Modern Curb Appeal Ideas..
Nick Schwed
5 years ago
Hello!
We recently discovered that our brick planter boxes in the front of our house are infested with ants and we need to get them removed. I would love to hear any and all ideas you guys might have to create more of modern look for the outside (that also won't break the bank).
Thank you so much!
Nick
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Help - Curb Appeal/Updates needed for Mid Century Modern House
Comments (16)Remove the meatballs and amateur garden center retaining walls in favor of one single low horizontal retaining wall. Pick a material that relates to the exterior choices. Matching brick if you could. Cot-ten steel possibly. The wall should have a decent horizontal space between it and the street where some larger scaled pots and concrete jigsaw puzzle blocking “garden” with some heavy “sculptures” can shine. Look at the standard blockade pot planting’s meant to keep vehicles from ramming public buildings. You will need an expert to design this, and implement it. Maybe Phase 1 is Design, and Phase 2 is Implement. The smaller space between the top of the wall and building can be actual planting’s, but mostly drought resistant grasses and maybe some very low growing junipers. The building is a STAR, and needs to be more revealed than hidden by landscaping. Also think about a rooftop terrace and garden if it’s flat. Would be cool to see a hint of green in the sky peeking over like a secret paradise....See MoreMidcentury Modern 1957 Curb Appeal Help!!
Comments (3)Warm gray siding with red-orange door would look nice. There appears to be a lot going on with your plantings, I'd remove the majority of them placing a tall planting only in front of the pipes that run between your windows. Ornamental grasses and other contemporary plantings would look nice....See MoreHelp need ideas for curb appeal for my modern midcentury ranch
Comments (15)I would change the siding to horizontal (to echo the lines of your house - I think vertical just would not look right except a small area around the front door to set it off) When you re-side, look at adding a little bit wider framing around the door and windows. You will want to paint the trim, downspouts, gutters all the same color - black would look good, white will work also. Pick a bold color for your front door (storm door too) although black is good there also. For sure, take out all those shrubs. It looks like you could keep the stone walls, but perhaps add a smooth top, like large cement look pavers. Or if it is even possible, once all the other changes are made and then you don't think the stone looks right, add a cement paver facing to the front of the wall. Low growing, ground cover juniper or similar evergreens would look good behind the wall. What am I seeing at foundation level on the house? Are those windows?...See Morecurb appeal. need a modern look
Comments (4)Not a pro. Looks to me like the main body of the house is reddish-brown stucco -- is that correct? If you want to keep the current door color, I would paint the body of the house a slaty blue. You might want to update your front door and garage door to reflect a more MCM aesthetic, if that is your goal. You have a rectangular area of grass inside the walkway that looks odd as is. If I were you, I would either make it into a garden bed with flowering plants, or pave over it and turn it into a nice patio (bistro table and chairs, maybe with a small fountain -- a pleasant place to enjoy an alfresco breakfast or cocktail hour on a nice day)....See MoreNick Schwed
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI would get rid of planters, expand entrance walk and re-landscape.
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5 years agoThe planters look as though they were an add on to begin with. I would remove them and update the landscaping with some contemporary plants and grasses that are low maintenance and work to reduce the amount of lawn in your front yard.
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