Curb Appeal Help!
Bethany Radloff
5 years ago
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Comments (15)Hi Melissa c- I like your shutters. If they don't need painting, I would leave them alone and save the money to use on something else. I think the front of the house could be improved by putting something over the front door. I am not sure what, maybe a portico. If it could be something that sticks out a bit to protect from the rain, that would be great. if not, then just something for looks. What color is your front door? If it is wood, then leave it that way. If it is painted red, I might change it. Larger light fixtures might be nice. And big brass house numbers to the left of the front door. I love, love window boxes. Some people hate them. I don't know your climate and the exposure of the front of your house. Before you decide, think about whether you are willing to water the boxes upstairs. With the blue shutters, depending on your tastes, you can choose foliage that is variegated like coleus, tradescantia, plectranthrus and intersperse flowering plants. Or go for something like ornamental cabbage. If window boxes are not you thing, I would really buff up the area in front of your house with some great bushes. I am crazy for things in colors of purple, blue, pink and white, and that attract butterflies and hummingbirds like lilac, buddleia, hydrangea, salvia, passiflora, ipomoea, morning glory, jasmine, nicotiana, foxglove. I would get some solid perennials and supplement with annuals for color and things you can cut and bring in for your vases. Maybe some things you can sow by seed easily like cosmos. Drape a string netting against the bush and sow sweet pea, they grow so easily and smell lovely, and not too strong. If you have lots of money, maybe you can build a little sitting area, maybe even a pergola. Then perfect your sweet tea and muffins because the neighbors will come running....See Morecurb appeal help! front door color etc
Comments (6)I would work on the landscaping. add bigger lights on the sides of the door, i would do brass to match the colonial style. they dont need to be huge, but to scale for your house size. For door color, i would match the shutters or paint the shutters black and do the door in a different color. Also do you face south? if so, i would consider removing the storm door in warm virginia. i had to do that - it was baking and warping my door....See MoreCurb appeal help
Comments (6)I always hate to see a vehicle right in front of a house. Is there any way the vehicle could be pulled to the side of the house, so as not to block the view of the house front door? Also, your comment about adding a small set of stairs to the front door - the current set is too small and temporary looking. The stairs to the door should be large and sturdy enough for two people to use at once and stand side-by-side just outside the door. At LEAST that large....See MoreCurb Appeal Help
Comments (15)We have a lot of drivers at our house, and though our driveway is shorter than yours, it holds a lot of cars. Function first, people! The driveway NEEDS to accommodate the cars, and I think this one will. Additionally, it is notable that the front yard is huge (by the standards of where I live in SoCal), so there is so much to work with ! This is mainly a landscape issue, with the addition of blfenton's comments about exterior lighting fixtures, numbers, etc. So much could be done with the yard! A lovely curved walkway through the grass, elevation change(s) perhaps so the yard isn't so big and flat without something to look at. I think your house is really cute and you have room for shutters. I like them when they look like they could be operable (or even better: are operable)....See MoreBethany Radloff
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