updating brick home
Brandy Augustine
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Facade update ideas wanted for our 50's rendered brick home
Comments (2)Your house is very cute. I agree window trim the color of the soffits and garage. I would just do a color refresh and keep the color you already have for the body of the house. Looks like a design in the peak area, that is painted house color, I would like to see that painted the trim color too. Hopefully, some of your new landscaping will bloom with brightly colored flowers. Some colorful pots full of pretty flowers in the spring, will be a great addition. The awnings are a bit dated, but, they look to be in decent shape, and it sounds like you do need something there. Are the roller blinds you mentioned inside the house? If so, unless they are really old I would keep them. I just replaced all my mini blinds (which I hate), with total blackness roller shades with the side chain for rolling up. I am so much happier with them, than the slatted blinds....See MoreHelp needed updating exterior of brick home. Not painting brick.
Comments (26)"Ideally, a primary or entry walkway should be at least 48" wide and even wider is [often] better." I concur 100%. Another consideration in addition to sheer usability, is that a walk's width needs to coordinate with the building architecture ... size being one of those characteristics. This walk does that in that it is equal to the full width of the opening at the porch. My guess is that the walk is 5' 4". I have no arbitrary opposition to straight walks, thinking that many of them are equal to curved walks in their potential to be beautiful. From what we are shown in the picture, either seems like it could work well. It would probably only be worth the expense of changing it if a person developed a compulsion about it, as compulsions cannot be explained by reason alone....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 Moreupdate this 90’s brick house!
Comments (6)For a simple update, I suggest you paint all the trim white, the shutters and front door a charcoal grey. But that is simple enough to visualize so I'm showing a kit and caboodle option with larger front steps and improve the landscaping and walkway (you can also do these updates in the simple option) ....See MoreBrandy Augustine
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