Please help with exterior design...
Ken Moffitt
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Please help with exterior house design!
Comments (15)If you can't change the window to larger, maybe you can balance it with shutters or something... but a look on Google at mid century homes, most seem to have all different sized windows. They didn't matchy match back then; they built more from the use inside out. The door color could change to a contrasting color. I guess people here are liking the exterior siding but I am not a fan of the vertical. But I guess it's in keeping with the style. Also the people who said no to stone. Actually, there are a lot of mid century homes WITH stone; and a lot with brick too. Most of the homes have a mixture of the two. I think it'd be beautiful and you could do a fence of wide wood horizontal planks.... Contrasting color on the roof line and around door and windows... Maybe plant some square boxes of flowers.... you could do that under that bedroom window to balance it if you can't make that larger. Look online for homes to see what they did. Go through the neighborhood to find others and maybe get ideas. Attached a photo of one that is a little like your home. That's how they updated. That wood fence/partition in front is very mid century and in vogue right now....See MoreExterior design help please!
Comments (35)A Colonial Revival with 3 gables in the early colonial Post-medieval English tradition (like the existing house) might look like this: The pitch of the gables would be at least 12 in 12 with ridges aligning with the existing main roof and the rakes would be "close" with copper eaves, gutters and entrance porch roof. (see earlier photo) The lower windows could be wide bays or a row of windows and don't need to be the same. You could omit the center gable and add some windows to the middle part of the second floor. The windows would need to shift to accommodate the interior layout. Worry about the trim, siding and color after the shell is designed. I would still do a 3D model....See Moreexterior remodel help please-color and design
Comments (5)Even my husband who is not architecturally educated can identify a Modern Farmhouse style house. It's such a specific style that as @cpartist says, it will end up being dated sooner rather than later. Mass produced subdivision colonials may not be special, but they are in a sense timeless in that millions of them have been built and millions of people happily live in them. A black metal roof strikes me as being very impractical. How long are you planning on living in this home? Anytime you make a non-standard design choice you risk alienating a large segment of buyers. Also, in order to completely execute the MF look you would have to replace your windows with black ones. The trim around the front door can be changed to something less colonial and maybe since you're going to have a builder putting on an addition you could add a covered front porch. I hope you're using an architect for your addition. If so, ask them to spec out a front porch. Then you can side the house in a different color. Maybe DH would compromise on the roof (medium gray shingles are the most popular and versatile roofing choice) if you did white siding. Keep the black shutters - they add interest. You would then have a lot of choices for a front door color, or just use black if that's what DH likes. Good luck - it's always hard to get two people to agree on everything. :-)...See Moreplease help exterior design
Comments (18)Sorry for your disappointment. Many online design services are disappointing! I don’t think your house itself needs much. I would focus more on the landscaping. As others have mentioned a new front door would be nice, but that can be expensive. Painting it might be a good temporary solution. Many colors look good with red brick: blues and greens almost always work, as does black. You don’t need a lot of plants - hopefully one of the mock-up artists will jump in and give you some ideas. Is it possible to move the driveway to end at the side of the house instead of running right up to the front door? I think that would be nicer. Define the driveway with edging material. I see you have flood lights, but a nice porch light or coach light could also add interest....See MoreVirgil Carter Fine Art
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