Help with Exterior Light Fixture on Front Porch
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Please help fill this HOLE w/ a front porch light!!
Comments (4)You have a bit of a problem with the way the light area is framed by the siding. Presume the frame could be removed but either way, it leaves you with a large hole that must be covered. My suggesting is to cut a piece of 1 X wood to cover the hole which could be screwed into the frame. You must have an electrical box centered in the wood for the wiring. Once this is accomplished you will have a lot more light options....See MoreNew Ranch! BUT ugly front porch awning.....exterior paint and col
Comments (34)Congrats on your new home! It will be charming. I think the awning spoils the lines of the house, and doesn't let you see the interesting angles of the brickwork. I would take it down. However, if you think it is really of benefit and you want to keep it, I would paint it the same color as the siding OR the same color as the roof. I would also paint the brown wood the siding color - it makes the front windows feel like they are sitting in a hole, and doesn't really do anything special for the house. I would also love to see you take out those bushes in front of the porch. They really date the house, and exposing that brick and stone would give the front porch more substance. A wider, curved bed in front of that with low plantings would be nice, and then perhaps a larger evergreen on the left corner of the porch. A second curved out bed in front of the left half of the house, perhaps a birdbath in the middle of the bed, and then a small tree of some kind on the left outside corner of the house, but a bit away and in the final curved planting area out even a bit more into the yard there. The ironwork is also a dated look, but I don't know if you want to replace that right now. Personally, I might take out the pieces in between the vertical posts, and open up the front porch even more. I think I would leave it white, like the rest of the trim on the house. Finally, I would think about a strong accent color for the front door. A rich navy would be very pretty, and a good transition between the cool grey tones in the roof and the warmer yellows and oranges of the brick and siding....See MoreFront Porch lights being removed-Help
Comments (8)I do think repairing the holes might be the way to go -Thanks to everyone for the suggestions-but you make a good point countryatheart. Its just the lights on both side of the door kind of lean out and lean over after a while. We have siding so would have to put in piece, sand it out then paint. But I think I like that suggestion. Don't want no critters in my walls.I like the dodads for the exterior site,but none of the designs caught my eye. Problem solved...See MoreHelp Needed: Front Porch, Exterior and Landscape Design
Comments (13)Find a window that is near the size of those in the dormers. It also needs to match the number of panes (6) in the dormer windows. You don't need to mirror the dormers only the windows in them. You need a carpenter to cut a hole in the garage gable for the window, then place framing for the window on the interior of the cutout. The window is put in place, secured and trim to match the rest of the house is cut and fitted to the outside. Adding a vent uses the same cut and frame, but doesn't require matching other features unless you have other gable vents that you wish to match. Vents are made in square, rectangular, triangular, round, half round, arched and octagonal shapes. They should have metal screen or hardware cloth on the inside to keep small birds and such from getting into attic space. This can be added if not part of the vent as sold....See MoreEquanimity
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