Help with curb appeal on ranch home!
Joss S
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Help adding curb appeal to ranch style home.
Comments (1)Kevin, You are more than welcome to head over to Smaller Homes and post your question. We lean towards the wonderful little ranch you have. Do a search for ranch, curb appeal, etc. on the forum. Link is below. Here is a link that might be useful: Smaller homes...See MoreUpdating 1960s Texas ranch style home curb appeal
Comments (18)Oh wow Doug! Thanks for all the detail. Not gonna lie though, the reason we only have bushes is because I’m scared I’ll kill off other plants/flowers. Were on top of a hill and it seems like the sun is extra hot! Also when planting, its hard to dig up holes deep enough since theres rock underneath....See Moreexterior design - curb appeal help for a blah ranch house
Comments (12)I knew there is a way to update your beautiful home. Consider spending your limited resources on the front entrance and garage door. FIRST SUGGESTION: 1) Paint the front door, garage surround and window framing (the trim everywhere) a spruce green. (or med brownish green) See the first & second pic. 2) Paint the shutters a butter sand. 3) And now the fun stuff: Add a wood arbor over the front door to focus on a welcoming entrance. Add the same color wood garage door and short arbor as shown in the pic. Continue the same at the back. SECOND SUGGESTION: 1) Paint the front door, garage surround and window framing (the trim everywhere) a blue grey. See the last pic. 2) Paint the shutters a pale grey. 3) And now the fun stuff: Add a wood arbor over the front door to focus on a welcoming entrance. Add the same color wood garage door and short arbor as shown in the pic. Continue the same at the back. (see pic) IMHO I like the first suggestion because it's fresh and new and be a showstopper on your street. The second suggestion is more traditional and sophisticated. After that, we can concentrate on the plantings and landscaping. Hope this helps and please comment on what you think! Suggestion #1 Note the colors: Butter sand for the shutters and brownish green for the garage surround and trim Note the colors: Spruce green, butter sand and arbor. This obviously is a back area but can be adapted to a front entrance. Note Garage door and arbor Suggestion #2: Note colors: Blue grey and pale grey and black window frames and garage trim around wood door...See MoreHelp! 1950s ranch home lacks curb appeal and needs new paint
Comments (10)Agree with you that landscape needs a lot of attention. Looks like there is nothing now so you have a blank slate. Adding plants & changing the hardscape will make a dramatic difference in the look of your house. How wide is the area with white rock? Do you know what was there before rock went in? It looks like really wasted space now. No clue as to your location & weather but wondering if small scale pavers would work to create additional parking & would also widen the walkway to house. If there’s soil under the rock, maybe the front 1/4 of the length could be converted to planting bed for small evergreens to soften the whole expanse & create a soft barrier between paver parking & house. The pavers lining walkway on both sides look like trip hazard & I’d remove them so there’s level surface across entire expanse of driveway, rocked area & grass. Widen & increase size of planting beds on right side of house - remove the small brick circle planting areas. A wide curved planting bed across the entire front of house would make such a difference. Again, no location clues except the trees with no leaves so you may be in a place that has a ”real” winter. If so, it’s a good time to find a landscape designer & have plans drawn for spring planting. If you’re so inclined, planting can be DIY to control costs but well worth it to get professional design. Check your local nurseries for help. As for the house, I agee with @cat_ky - house & roof looks like needs a good cleaning. Maybe a creamy white - not bright white - for siding parts & trim around windows The storm door should match window trim - looks like it’s black. Love the blue door color. Where are house address numbers? Add them to right of front door - large numbers. Add a new & much larger porch light. Not black for either numbers or light - too harsh - maybe bronze?...See MoreJoss S
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