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60's ranch curb appeal

3 years ago

We recently purchased this 60's ranch and are about to change out our windows and plan to paint the exterior. We'd also like to update the landscaping. Looking for ideas on colors and other ideas to add a bit of modern flair to the exterior.

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Denita

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

No, I don't think it's too much with your style home. I think it would be terrific to have your front door and garage door with the same wood. I don't always think this, but in your specific case your front door isn't recessed so the wood door would be a beautiful solution. The only fly in the ointment is that you have a screened door. Would a phantom screen door work for you and your family? That way a wood door would work well and the screen would only be used when you need it.

https://www.phantomscreens.com/

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Izzy Mn
3 years ago
Remove trees from gutters.

Instead of a picture window replace with 3 double hung. New garage door with a modern style if you really want to change it up.
bcanty13
Original Author
3 years ago
Izzy Mn - Could you clarify what you mean about removing trees from gutters?
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Could you add a couple of photos that show a bit more to the property lines left and right so we can see everything currently in the front yard? I would make the garage doors and all the trim around them the same color. You don’t want to be drawing attention in that area. The area around the front door I would make brighter with color and good lighting. The shrub in the lawn looks a bit unkempt and isn’t placed with any apparent logic relating it to anything else in the yard, so I would likely move or remove it. I would want something a couple of feet tall and rounded in the bed of purple groundcover as well as in a pot between the porch and garage.. The walkway and steps look pinched, so widen the steps and make the walkway wider. Change the placement of the walkway a bit to swing out a bit further from the house if you want to place a plant in the ground rather than a pot between the garage and the porch.
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Denita
3 years ago
I think you can get a modern flair for you wonderful home by changing out the garage door and the front door to coordinate. Something like the below would work nicely:

Clopay Garage Doors · More Info

^Garage door with windows down the side and there are front door options that mimic this same design like the first one below or coordinate with it like the last pic.

The Cromwell House · More Info

Homes Portfolio · More Info
Denita
3 years ago
If you are uncomfortable with windows in the garage door, a solid door works just as well for the modern aesthetic.

Cowart Door - Modern Wood Garage Doors · More Info
bcanty13
Original Author
3 years ago
Denita - I've been leaning toward a similar idea matching the front door and garage door. Do you think it would be too much if both are the same wood tone?
Denita
3 years ago
^Or paint the current screen door a color that blends with the new wood front door.
bcanty13 thanked Denita
kathleen MK
3 years ago
Gutters clogged with leaves will grow things even trees. Clean them quick or you will find water damage. Our roof repair guy blew ours out this spring and I swear it smelled like something crawl in it and died.
If the garage door is in good shape
just paint it. Choose a color that ties to the brick and use it on front door too. ( Don't fall for painting brick trend.) As much as I love turquoise, that door and rail are too glaring for me. A smoky teal or navy would be a less jarring contrast with your brick. A sage green or rusty red would also look good. I would upgrade the railing and maybe carry it around the rest of the deck. It could be simple black metal panels from HD or Lowe's or a DIY with paverstone post and cedar rails. Low growing ever green shrubs would soften the edges of the deck too.
Izzy Mn
3 years ago
bcanty13

10 hours ago

Izzy Mn - Could you clarify what you mean about removing trees from gutters?

Maybe I'm mistaken. It really looks like stuff growing out of the gutters but maybe it's the shadows and tree behind house.
bcanty13
Original Author
3 years ago
Izzy Mn and Kathleen MK - There are no trees or other things living in the gutters, those are just shadows and the tops of trees in the backyard.
bcanty13
Original Author
3 years ago
Kathleen MK - Totally agree with you about the turquoise door and railing. I like the idea of extending the railing on the front side of the deck and suggestion to plant some low evergreens in the adjacent bed.

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