Help!! Exterior paint, rail, shutters, landscaping/Tree placement
Susan Soto
4 years ago
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house exterior help--shutters? paint the brick?
Comments (16)Thanks for the extra pictures -- especially the photo of the brick itself -- very helpful!!! :) So ...... perhaps consider a medium tone of gray that would work with the dark gray roof AND the tones in the brick AND the dark gray tones in the driveway ...... For the door itself -- consider a whiter tone that will bring it into prominence in the façade ..... The color of the trees really does help to emphasize the pinky-red tones in the brick and the driveway .... BUT ... rather than lose the trees -- do consider having those trees WELL trimmed and thinned so that the color is more balanced in your landscaping .... Here is a link that might be useful: BM -- Street Chic -- CSP-45...See MoreExterior help - paint full house, limewash brick, just paint siding?
Comments (10)@Zone4 yeah, I think I'm starting to realize that the brick probably helps break up the facade and keep it interesting. I'm starting to be really intrigued with the limewashing idea. If it turns out we could paint the windows, would you do black or white? I like the idea of a black/charcoal, but have also heard that is the worst color on vinyl windows. @aprilneverends it has been hard to really get the colors across from the listing pics. Basically it is 50 shades of unappealing (to me at least) tan inside and out. So I want a dramatic change, but I know people are really torn about changing brick, so I'll probably have my husband mockup a version with the brick and a dark greige paint to see how that looks alongside a limewashed version. Front door, yes, that thing has a big stain glass Texas star that doesn't help anything. I was thinking one of the modern doors with 3-5 satin horizontal lites to keep some light coming in from the door, then finding a complimentary garage door. For the French doors, I definitely won't change my mind on the divided lites - however they are just an overlay on top of a solid piece of glass, so one of the contractors said you could just pop them off. One set of doors needs a new handle, the other needs about $300 in repair work and weatherproofing, so that is why I'm debating whether or not to rehab these versus put in new ones. And if we replace, I don't know if sliding glass doors that let in tons of light or new French doors with the thinnest frame possible would look best. I know landscaping will have a huge impact too, and could really turn this into a more modern looking house. The bones are certainly good, and it is plain enough that we can subtly take it in a couple directions, just trying to narrow down what will look best while also being somewhat our style....See MoreExterior Paint, Trim and Rail? Advice Needed
Comments (5)The house is a mid-century rustic ranch. I love rustic ranch homes and think people ruin them trying to make it something it's not. When you say "retro/midcentury style of your dreams" what does that mean? If it's mid-century modern, that will take a lot of money. My ideas if I owned the house: I would remove the security door. Remove the fence. If you want a fence, I would do a painted rustic split rail. The original windows are fantastic and give it charm. Will you be using the garage to park cars? If you could take some driveway space and add stairs coming out facing the street, I think that will give you a better looking entrance. Incorporating the used brick from the driveway would be in keeping with the style. A new, carriage style garage door would look nice. Paint the downspouts the same color as the house siding so they blend in....See MoreHelp with exterior upgrades/landscaping
Comments (4)You are on the right track. Do take off the shutters and paint the gutters the same color of the house, as well. I do not understand what you said about vinyl on the roof. I would recommend also a different treatment of the facias. I will post a drawing later today....See MoreSusan Soto
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