Suggestions to boost curb appeal? Not a fan green/red brick combo
Christine W
3 years ago
We have thought about the idea of brick staining and painting the siding, just paining the siding, or just changing the garage and front door. Thoughts/suggestions? Other photo is our inspiration
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Comments (49)Oops- try the link now http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c38/bobval/exteriors/ Thanks Michael :O) Les - I too was thinking a golden/fall yellow - more muted. I said mustard, but I mean more of a dijon maybe :O) Here's a mockup that squirrel did with two teal doors. She even put the pink roses in for me :O) (I am nuts about pink roses and will be planting a pink climbing rose). Here's a brick house in my neighborhood with a teal door: And here's a brick house that has some creamy trim...definitely nicer than white! Here is a link that might be useful: Exteriors...See MoreCute Cape Cod curb appeal suggestions
Comments (39)How I appreciate the visuals jtl and Doug! Thank you! And all the good ideas! Don't worry daisy, you'll be getting plenty of photos...I'll be looking for help with the galley kitchen and truly appreciate the attention and respect here to period details. I won't be there until around the 4th, and I will get all the dimensions and get to work on figuring out door options. Denita got me thinking about the shutters. I wonder if these are original to the house. There doesn't seem to be one particular shutter style for capes. Do you think these should be painted or replaced with panels or louvres?...See MoreNew brown brick colonial home needs curb appeal boost!
Comments (11)Beautiful home. Budget and building codes permitting, consider first changing what you can for actual wood with wood finish: first your front door; then shutters; and then your garage door. Wood with natural finish (rather than paint) can go a long way toward transforming the look of a home. IF you are going to repaint what is painted ... and this is a matter of personal opinion, of course -- putting off whites with white can make the off whites seem dingy by comparison. If you don't want true white (trim and fascia and shutters porches, etc.), you could choose a truly dark brown or, at the very least, if you choose an "off white" by any name, use the same off white color for all those painted parts of your home. Exception: Black shutters could also work with a brick home with a brown roof and white elsewhere. Just a note: If you're considering changing the landscaping, that usually has the potential to make a lot of difference toward curb appeal. One issue to consider is how much maintenance are you willing to do (or have done) and how much maintenance would any changes contemplated require....See MoreImprove curb appeal: First home help; Front landscaping suggestions?
Comments (43)Flo, I like your sketch very much (although without knowing the basic sun/wind info I mentioned above, it may or may not be what she needs.) However, the suggestion of polished black Japanese river stones for a first time home owner in Oklahoma is probably not helpful.b You will drain her budget and she will find herself looking at dusty, not shiny, stones. If she likes your concept of creating a dry bed/ river effect (as I do), you or someone else might teach her how to do this with grasses native to her area. Ones that can be easily propagated by division, require no water or weeding, and will blow in her prairie breezes while attracting birds and wildlife. Can, I urge you to google images of landscapes by Oehme, Van Sweden. They are known for using sweeps of native plants, especially grasses. My suggestion to you is to play around with flexible hoses or ropes in dividing your wide open space to see what shapes please you. Then imagine the spaces filled with different color blocks of various heights. Which ones do you want moving, which ones static? Designing a three dimension landscape from scratch like yours can be overwhelming. Break it down into digestible parts. 1) Gather all information about your conditions. 2) Get out the hoses and ropes and draw on the ground like a canvas....See More
Rachel Lee
3 years ago
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Your green with a brown roof and reddish brick is exactly right. IMO, there are a couple things you could invest in that would enhance your home so much more than painting the siding/brick, etc. Either change out the garage door for a red cedar door or a wood look door. This would hugely upgrade your house since the garage, and therefore the green, takes up so much visual space.
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Note the landscaping on the posted house photo above. You're probably planning to get the front landscaped down the road. Before you sink money into repainting the house, go to a small gardening center that offers design services and have them work up a design for your house, which deserves a beautiful, natural setting in front of it.- PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years agoIMO you just have the wrong green , it is too yellow this is one of my faves for brick and siding combo you see how different the green is from yours
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