Here is Some Curb Appeal To Play With
Christopher CNC
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Anyone willing to photoshop some curb appeal for me?
Comments (123)MetroMom- FYI: There is a post on the remodel forum from someone who bought a home with a painted brick exterior. I remebered reading it so I searched and found it! You may want to read his post before you proceed. I know you mentioned something about a concern re: possible transfer in future. http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/remodel/msg021538463187.html?9 Hope this helps! Here is a link that might be useful: ideas for improving exterior of this house...See MoreWhite Brick Colonial needs some curb appeal!
Comments (47)A few more ideas: I think if you continue the banding along the top it would do loads to help unify the addition with the brick house. Don't use the same fancy molding, just a plain band to go with the simpler style of the addition. Yes to a pediment/eave over the window. It would "cap" it and give it presence. Use beefier trim on the sides of the window so it looks like the trim is supporting the pediment and to make the window/trim/pediment look like a whole. More substantial trim around the garage and on the corner of the addition. Splurge for a pretty garage door and pretty lamps. I didn't care for the window box. It didn't look like a graceful length to my eye, and the black was distracting. If you still want a window box, paint it white to make it part of the window/trim/pediment element. I also found something odd about the way the siding goes all the way to the concrete (or maybe it just looks that way in the picture). If you had a little foundation showing like over in the brick section, that would also make the addition look connected to the main house. I've drawn in a "foundation." Others had wonderful landscaping ideas, especially about balancing the plants and putting a planter or trellis under the octagonal window....See MoreI need some ideas to improve curb appeal - x-post kind of
Comments (47)Lovin what is happening with the thick posts. Adding a railing is also a very doable option. I particularly love how the posts thicken up at the bottom. Very grounding! And that's the thing with foundation planting - it really grounds the house. (I have to figure that out at my own house now that my house has new siding, doors, windows.) It's really fine that you don't know how to do that. GW has some great forums with folks who would be more than glad to help you figure out some low maintenance, substantial scrubs/plantings for around the foundation. You can also just look around your neighborhood/town at what people have done. Pay attention to their choice in shrubs and make sure you are seeing mature plants so you can figure out placement. It makes a TON of difference. And, for the second time in 5 minutes, I'm with pfmastin. I still really prefer the current paint color and brick. I like it light. It's really just such a good, fresh look! That being said, I know you were disappointed from the beginning with it and taste is taste. Would you consider just going with a creme with an undertone that takes you from the yellow if that is what is bothering you? Be careful with tans and beiges, or you can end up with a bandaid/pinky tone. IMHO, neutral and earthy, grayed out tones are good for the bones of a house. Punches of color can be added in porch furniture, front doors, plantings, pots, shutters, etc......See MoreGive our (soon to be) house some curb appeal! (Pic)
Comments (14)Congratulations on your new house! This is really exciting. We purchased this house last year and, like you, before closing we were already planning away on what we'd do to the front. This is a picture of our relandscaping I think the day it was completed; as it's nighttime now I cannot take a more lush photo (the plants have filled out amazingly in just one year!), but I'm including it because what I really want you to see is the curving front walk. (ours has steps but you can still do a curving flat or slightly sloped walk) Ours is brick pavers and Colorado rose flagstone, but I've seen beautiful stamped concrete and other foot-friendly materials. If you're in an area where you have to shovel snow, keep that in mind when choosing your material -- you don't want your shovel to get caught! In this (planned) community, the houses only have paths to the front door from the tops of their driveways, which I find really unwelcoming! There are only a handful of us who've put in walkways but I'll tell you, driving around I always find I smile at the houses with dedicated walkways to the sidewalk (inc. ours!) because I just get a friendly feel from them. I love and second teacats suggestions for undulating beds -- they are so attractive and lush! There are so many low-maintenance but showy plants out there -- but so much of the selection depends on your (micro) climate. I'd like to suggest you visit the Gardening forum for your area -- really knowledgeable, helpful people are there, and they can help you pick out the right plants for your garden, or at the least, give you a great list for when you go to your nursery! I also love kswl's color suggestions, but that may be because we had ours painted with those v. colors last summer .... Congratulations on your new home!...See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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