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Exterior Updates on a Mid-Century Yellow Brick House
Comments (5)I wouldn’t lime-wash or change the brick .... I think painting trim, adding cedar accents, and other mid-century touches would look awesome. These sites are great for ideas: https://retrorenovation.com/2010/03/28/exterior-colors-for-1960-houses/ https://www.atomic-ranch.com/architecture-design/curb-appeal/ Your brick is a perfect backdrop for so many ideas. Search for more inspiration with terms like ‘mid century yellow brick’ ... ‘mid century house colors’ ... etc. For alley privacy, horizontal fencing: Landscaping inspiration: https://www.atomic-ranch.com/architecture-design/landscape-design/ ETA: Obviously an ultra-mod house, but just showing what a great job they did incorporating the original brick: https://www.dwell.com/article/christopher-polly-architect-binary-house-australia-84cda39e/6441684286814961664...See MoreLandscape design help
Comments (3)Gardenias come in several sizes, are evergreen and have beautiful flowers. We have the daisy flowering gardenias for foundation plantings on the north side of the house. I do give them a light trim after flowering just to correct any wonky branches. No major trimming and they stay about 2.5 to 3 ft tall. 28 years in the ground....See MoreNeed help updating a pink brick exterior home
Comments (29)Yours is one of the better looking and nicely designed exteriors that I've seen on Houzz. I like the composition, scale and proportion. If you want to keep shutters on your home I would suggest replacing what you have with appropriately sized operable shutters. It's a bit hard to see in the photo but if your door and sidelights have 80's decorative glass I might consider replacing to update the look. You might even consider replacing the door and sidelights with double entry doors. I would suggest looking at your landscaping - especially thinning out some of the shrubs in front of the porch. Just to say again - you have a lovely home!...See MoreUpdate orange brick house
Comments (20)I love the classic look of your house! I would probably try to tone down the orange of the bricks to enhance that classic feel. (Romabio is often recommended for that on this forum, but I have no experience with it.) The trim looks quite yellow in the photo; if that's accurate I'd neutralize that but stay with a light beige that tones in with the limestone, not bright white. (The trim has not been edited in the photo below.) Normally I think a garage door looks best when it's basically the same color as the house, but without a photo it's hard to say whether that's true here. I'd remove the scrollwork from the railings (if possible) and paint them charcoal or black. I'd keep the landscaping also classic and simple, reducing the height of the existing shrubs if possible, otherwise replacing, and then filling in the gaps. Depending on your zone, Chocolate Chip ajuga makes a basically weed-free dark green mat with purple undertones that looks nice all year and blooms blue in spring; it would make a good ground cover under the now-dormant shrubs (roses?) left of the steps and could be repeated right of the steps as well for visual balance (ajuga will tolerate either sun or shade). In my experience it's pretty well-behaved (some ajugas invade lawns), but you could edge it with limestone(?) on the right to contain it and to match the left. A nursery local to you could perhaps suggest low deciduous shrubs for that area if you want to continue the planting pattern from the left side. Now, you might have something much more edgy in mind, but here's a visual of a calm and classic look:...See MoreBrandy Augustine
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