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Comments (15)Hi Melissa c- I like your shutters. If they don't need painting, I would leave them alone and save the money to use on something else. I think the front of the house could be improved by putting something over the front door. I am not sure what, maybe a portico. If it could be something that sticks out a bit to protect from the rain, that would be great. if not, then just something for looks. What color is your front door? If it is wood, then leave it that way. If it is painted red, I might change it. Larger light fixtures might be nice. And big brass house numbers to the left of the front door. I love, love window boxes. Some people hate them. I don't know your climate and the exposure of the front of your house. Before you decide, think about whether you are willing to water the boxes upstairs. With the blue shutters, depending on your tastes, you can choose foliage that is variegated like coleus, tradescantia, plectranthrus and intersperse flowering plants. Or go for something like ornamental cabbage. If window boxes are not you thing, I would really buff up the area in front of your house with some great bushes. I am crazy for things in colors of purple, blue, pink and white, and that attract butterflies and hummingbirds like lilac, buddleia, hydrangea, salvia, passiflora, ipomoea, morning glory, jasmine, nicotiana, foxglove. I would get some solid perennials and supplement with annuals for color and things you can cut and bring in for your vases. Maybe some things you can sow by seed easily like cosmos. Drape a string netting against the bush and sow sweet pea, they grow so easily and smell lovely, and not too strong. If you have lots of money, maybe you can build a little sitting area, maybe even a pergola. Then perfect your sweet tea and muffins because the neighbors will come running....See MoreCurb appeal help and ideas
Comments (13)This style of house was built by the thousands in Florida in the 60s and 70’s, often referred to as Bermuda Style. Usually painted a pastel color, always had shutters, and the quoining on the walls would have been white. Your columns look a little bit undersized to me, and a slightly wider staircase might be nice, but I think once you’ve landscaped you won’t really notice. They are so pretty when painted a cheerful color, and look wonderful with a colorful garden much like it seems you want. If you are far enough south, Hibiscus is a fantastic choice. It blooms all year, comes as a bush which you can even grow as a hedge, or as a Standard, for a more formal look. There are an almost unlimited variety of flower shapes, sizes and colors. Whatever you do, don’t get talked into Oleander, beautiful but toxic. Your house is going to look wonderful when you paint and get the landscaping in....See MoreCurb Appeal HELP!!
Comments (1)In general, I'm not a fan of replacing columns, but I think beefier white columns will look a lot better. Then, I'd paint the blue the same as the purple. After that, some chairs on the porch (blue to match the siding if you don't paint it and some pots of flowers....See MoreLooking for front curb appeal help
Comments (12)@HU-802224546, the "plants" I used are just shapes, pieces from elsewhere in the original photo. I would use a mix of different evergreens (for winter structure) and perennials (where you need to pile snow), with maybe some deciduous flowering shrubs mixed in on the left. Shasta daisies, black-eyed susans, and orange asiatic lilies are some perennials that would look much like the picture, if that area gets sun. The small trees shown on the left are native fringe trees, but any flowering trees would be fine there to screen your side/back yard. I showed shade trees (maples? oaks? other?) on the right; if you're planning to fence that area, they could be inside or outside the fence. (I assume you've checked local regulations to see how high the fence can be and how far it needs to be from the road.) The main visual changes are the generous walkway pulled away from the house and the deeper planted area fronting it that forms a long, sweeping curve, meeting the driveway where the paving changes color. On the house itself, I removed the overhang supports entirely for a cleaner, more modern look. (If the garage and house front walls are in the same plane and the overhang is unsupported over the garage, it should not need supports over the house either, but have someone make sure that would work structurally.) I painted the infill panel below the large window black (assuming the window frames are black as they appear in the photo) and showed sidelights beside the door. (The opening width looks like that was the original intent.) If you just replaced the door and don't want to do sidelights, I would paint those infill panels black too. (I see lights mounted on those panels, so if you did do sidelights, you would need that lighting moved elsewhere.) Enjoy your project--and post a picture when you're done!...See MoreAnn
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