How to fix this light situation
The light fixture over the two car garage is off center. How can I fix this without redoing the brick? (We just had the garage doors replaced and they are being painted today.) I talked with a contractor about adding an eyebrow roof over the whole area but he says it’s not enough room. My husband wants to have a decorative metal plate made to go behind the fixtures (which will be replaced) but I’m not sure about that. Help!
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4 years agoCurious what color you are painting the doors? I agree with @ci_lantro to remove the strapping accents if you can - they are distracting. I would paint the doors the same dark color as the trim. The current lights are tiny in comparison to the space. I would replace them with simple spot lights that blend with the brick on motion sensors they will not be noticeable and add decorative larger scale lights to the sides. Add large terra-cotta pots with boxwood evergreens and remove the trash can.
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3 years agoUpdate: Our brick mason is coming this week to move the box over the 2 car garage. I've taken down the fixtures as you can see in the 2nd picture. Those fixtures were 14.5" and totally faded from the sun. This area gets a TON of afternoon sun. New fixtures (20.5", pictured below in 3rd pic) are headed here and will be installed this week when the brick mason is finished. Thanks so much for everyone's input.
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3 years agoJust an FYI those fixtures will also fade in the sun. It is ok tho, if you are at all handy they can be taken down and painted. On a side note,
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3 years agoBrickmason hasn’t been able to get here yet... But we went ahead and installed the new lights. I know the one over the two car garage will have to be taken down and reinstalled once the box is moved but this still looks way better
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3 years agoLooks good!
But I'm with the others that commented that the faux hardware is jarring. I guess it's trying to suggest that the big garage door is actually four doors that swing out with a post in the middle?
If you're going to embrace the faux, then I think you need something down the center of the door.
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