Tips for Modernizing the Outside of My Home
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Comments (60)My husband just pointed me to this story from Port Perry Ontario (he had siblings in Port Perry several years ago). The Golden Girls of Port Perry Lifted from that article: The national median monthly cost of a private room in a nursing home in the U.S. is $8,365, according to Genworth Financial, which means it costs more than $100,000 annually to live in a retirement home, and the price tag is only going up. Even if you have to "hire in" cleaning help, etc., aging-in-place is a whole lot cheaper than a nursing home. Of course, that's a nursing home -- not assisted living. Some communities here have gotten so far as declaring that first cousins aren't close enough family members to live together. That particular case was a household of grandmother and her two granddaughters. After grandma's death, the two cousins inherited the home and continued to live there but the local government was trying to force them to leave. I've never heard of this, but I don't see ... - How it's enforceable. If I let you come live in my house, who's going to say no? Assuming, of course, we're both law abiding citizens, who can say what happens inside my house? And if "they" do say no, how are they going to make you leave my house? - How it's possible, given society's widespread acceptance of unmarried couples living together as if married /though not married? I mean, if you can live with a guy you just met last week, why is it not okay to live with your cousin? - How it's possible, given that young people have always looked for roommates as a way of keeping their rent low? If this isn't okay, then college dorms are just plain wrong....See MoreHow can I make my home's exterior look more mid century modern?
Comments (5)I don't like the dark paint. With your light roof and light stone it looks like someone tied a dark green ribbon around the top of your house. A lighter color would be an improvement. I dislike the planters and would remove them if possible. I would remove the rail if it is not needed for safety. It is probably original but it makes the door seem inaccessible You can buy a full view storm door and paint it and the house door the same color. I love your lamp post. Do you have a porch light? I made an amateurish image of a lighter house with no planters. Do you think the stone is original?...See MoreWant to modernize the outside of our home
Comments (17)You inspiration pics were a good start. Now, I'd strive to find examples not of contemporary homes you like, but of older homes that have kept the bones yet transitioned the outside to look more contemporary. I tried to find some. While you might not love the pics, they do show how to modernize a home with new colored siding, new windows, new lighting, and a new roof. I agree that landscaping will be key. Hire an excellent landscape designer, with a lot of hardscape experience, who can work with keeping your mature trees while making a grass free contemporary outdoor space in the front of your home. Walls and fencing could help a lot. BEFORE AFTER Nice combo of gravel, concrete, new steps, painted brick, wood windows, new outdoor lighting. A lot of these transformations focus on changes to the front door, but your front door is recessed and hidden. I'd think of other, contemporary ways to focus on the area around your front door. Maybe there is something you can do on the side of your garage that leads up to the front door - a contemporary trellis, a row of contemporary lighting? Making windows pop seems to be a common thread among these homes....See MoreTips to enhance the exterior of my home
Comments (9)As mentioned I’d replace the door and have it a more subtle color. It would look nice if you could replace the pots and move them back to next to the front door with something that could be left in them permanently. It would be nice if the pots were the same color as the door and the plants could have some height. I don’t think you should plant tall landscaping right in front of the house. I don’t think there’s room . Instead I would look to see what I could add farther out from the home in the front yard. A circular driveway would be nice and give access to the front door. With or without it I would add a a bed with some interest - think ornamental tree, hydrangeas, evergreens, possibly a bench and lighting- think a tiny park- hey I’m not a landscaper- or if that’s too much maybe a grove of dogwoods - with a bench under one. I can’t really tell but is the hanging light big enough and should it hang lower? I would probably add some beautiful metal chairs on one side of the door and maybe a loveseat or bench on the other. I was at a garden center the other day and it’s amazing what’s available. Not that this pertains to your home but they had an outdoor velvet! Anyway I hope you have a lot of great memories in your new home. God bless....See MoreRelated Professionals
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