My Home Exterior is Ugly, Need Advice
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Yet another ugly '70s house post. I'm in dire need of advice.
Comments (8)It is fantastic! I can see why you love the lot. I don't have photoshop but I'm sure you can find someone to take a photo of the house and play around with color & adding texture. I wouldn't try too hard to mask the 70s style -- just update it with more modern colors and textures. I find the lines make the house!!...See MoreHELP!!! Ugly 1950's Exterior Lava Rock and Brick. Need Advice!
Comments (23)Those white painted rocks in the pics above make the house look like its made of marshmallow fluff! Not a good look. OP, Im willing to bet that those rocks are on the front only, am I right? Usually I argue in favor of saving original house parts but i have to say, the 50s thing for attaching fake rocks or brick veneer to the front only (like we cant see the sides??) is really annoying. Take it off! (Be sure to post after pics). Glad the tree is staying. Its not that close, and looks to be in good shape - a good tree adds value to a house. When the time comes redoing your front beds and adding a snazzy new door will add much more appeal....See MoreNeed advice with exterior colors of my house!
Comments (8)Erin, that's false (about the heat thing). I'm in SoCal too and just did a very dark charcoal roof (cement tiles). They have a CCR rating on tiles meant just for dispersing heat. They also have a 'gel' type of underlayment that goes under the tiles. It's helps to keep the roof cool. Loor at Boral and Eagle roofing. I used the tiles from Eagle, and the gel thing from Boral. They also let you know what colors are available in your area. I had mine done last summer. my home is a bit on the spanish side, so I kept w/the cement tiles. They looked much darker on the ground. once on the roof, they look like a light gray, so keep that in mind when choosing a color. I did the White stucco, very dark trim and some slight light gray accents. I have wood look garage doors and wood fencing. basically used the bottom three. You could also use the Navy if you like. So for your home, (and I love how your roof is angled) the first thing I see is the garage door window grilles. I'd replace those w/something a bit more modern looking. (u can order them on Amazon) Something like this, with the added carriage hardware, would update the door. (and you're going to paint it too!) the next is the porch post. maybe beef it up a bit? so here are some diff stucco colors and combos to give you an idea Basic white but his has black windows and a newer modern garage door. See how the wood siding accent really warm up the exterior? you could add wood to the underside of your front entry, maybe a wood door, or a wood post. Dark gray stucco with black trim around the white windows. again w/the wood. I love this one and think something like this would look great w/your home. notice the garage door windows similar house to yours. light gray roof and dark gray/black stucco. the wood accents are perfect here. I love this look how about a blue/gray? wood accents in the orange tone really compliment it well...See MoreHelp please! The exterior of my house is a little ugly!
Comments (25)I love those ideas above, thank you all so much!! Those photos and the photoshop one especially give me such a great visual on how it could look! I love the white with black/dark charcoal window look, and of course the red door I’m partial to 😊 I took a look at those romabio products, would love to use them but haven’t found anywhere in Canada nearby that carries them! we were going to wait for spring before any pruning or removal, to see what is actually alive and what we have out front. A lot of pruning is definitely on the list. Our spring comes pretty late here, so we won’t be able to get started until may/June!...See Morecat_ky
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