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Adding curb appeal to saltbox house

2 months ago

Hi Everyone. I got such great advice on a bathroom renovation that I wanted to ask the crowd for more help!


We live in a non-historic saltbox house (built in the 80s). We plan to repaint the outside and redo the brick front steps. Right now there is no landing and the steps are steep.


The current plan is to build a bigger landing in front of the door, add brick columns to the end of the steps by the driveway, replace the front door with a partial glass one, get rid of the storm door, build a bit more substantial moulding around the front door and paint the house a creamy white with matching trim. I really don't like the contrast of the trim and paint given its a plainer saltbox style (I think the contrast highlights the plainness of it and a monochromatic look would be better).


We do plan to clean up the yard a bit but we are on a heavily wooded lot so landscaping is going to be more of a foresty look


My question(s) are:

1. Is there anything you would change about the shape of the front steps? We have to rebuild them quite a bit to add the landing and not make them as steep.

2. Would you do a creamy white for the whole house or is there a different color that would add more curb appeal?

3. Is there something I'm not thinking of that could add a wow factor?


Here are two pics: one in the winter and one in the summer (the trees really make the house look greener in the summer)




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