Exterior Spruce Up *IDEAS NEEDED*
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Front & Exterior Spruce Up help needed
Comments (14)Around here, the only summer “cottages” with stone or brick work are actually lakeside mansions. The actual cottage sized summer places like yours are clapboard or shingled with the only masonry being perhaps a brick chimney. So I think adding stone or brick would actually make it look more suburban and reduce the cottage vibe. Landscaping shouldn’t be fussy, with a tree off each side of the house to frame it from the road side. Beds in front should be at least 5’-6’ deep with either undyed mulch or a groundcover dense enough to suppress weeds. There should be only a very few types of relatively easy care plants such as shrubs that flower during the time you will be visiting, unless you plan to live here for long periods of time in the summer and don’t mind puttering in the garden. Around here, spirea, smaller red-twigged dogwoods, and panicled hydrangeas like Little Lime would work well. An untended flower garden advertises that no one is currently living there full time, but there are a few easy care perennials that could be tended just on weekends. Perhaps a few large pots with Geraniums or another annual that doesn’t mind occasional dry soil to provide some cheerful color on the deck out back, but on that side of the house, you want the lake view to be the star and so I would generally keep it simple....See MoreAny ideas on how to spruce up this fireplace? It needs a makeover....
Comments (2)Please post some other pictures from further away as well as pictures of the room so we can see what you are dealing with....See Morespruce up exterior help! red door? need all the advice we can get
Comments (7)What a gorgeous home! And it appears to be in beautiful condition, well cared for, too! Lucky you! I would, at most, take off your screen door as it obscures your front door. I love how it matches your garage doors. Live with your home for a while. I would focus on refreshing the landscaping, including annuals, perennials, etc. to add color. I don’t know that a red front door will add much to your brick home. I would wait on that. I, for one, love your wrought iron posts! VERY period appropriate for your home. Appreciate what you have by looking at the RetroRenovation.com website for tips on how to enhance its intrinsic beauty....See Morespruce up exterior help! red door? need all the advice we can get
Comments (1)What happened to your previous post? Best to keep going with the original one but it looks like you deleted it....See MorePatricia Couryney
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