NEED CURB APPEAL FOR 50'S HOUSE
lindag002002
8 years ago
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Need kerb appeal please help
Comments (49)@creativelychallenged the paint colours are grey - Luna Eclipse by New Look (paint place) and dulux quarter lexicon for trims the door and stairs are monument grey :)...See MoreCurb appeal / entry / house colours
Comments (8)Congrats! My first observation is the brick looks "tired". I'm thinking it just needs a good cleaning. So the first thing I'd do is pressure wash the brick and I'll bet it will look prettier than it appears now. Plus, the newly cleaned brick may change your mind about colors to pick for the doors and trim. The second thing I'd suggest is a fabulous, updated modern front door. This will go a long way to give your home an upgrade. A door something like this style. After a washing and a new door you love it would be then time to decide on paint colors....See MoreKerb Appeal Needed!
Comments (6)Without being sure of what those windows are from, it might be worth considering creating a flat roof/ deck on that single garage and replacing the first window with a sliding door to access it. Continue he same balustrade as your fence with have and create a terrace. Slatted balustrade might provide the privacy in screening, and a nice place to stand out at evenings. I think a colourbond roof would modernize this home in the right way, it's low pitch is suited to doing so. As for the windows, I personally like timber awning windows for this style home. Although I think a louvre window would look amazing where that long narrow window is, and if it happens to be within your stairwell, it would create a fantastic breezeway and vacuum the hot air upwards and outwards. The main structure of your garage, I would create post and beams that jut out over the entrance path not a covered roof, just the beams, which would be the joists from the garage roof/ deck. This would tie into the architecture and soften the boxiness of the exterior facade. Also it will direct you through an interesting entrance and lighting and landscape details could really wow you....See MoreNeed more curb appeal
Comments (30)Going through the photos these are my thoughts. - Personally I do not mind the contrast between the colours of the house but it is a strong contrast and might not be to everyone's taste. Do you dislike either of the colours? Changing either colour involves cost and possibly increased ongoing maintenance but if you hate the colour scheme you might feel it's worth it. - The change in driveway material is visually distracting. It looks like a tight turn into the driveway? As has been said, reducing the amount of gravel would help. I'm not sure what else you can do in the short term. - The PVC downpipe needs painting so that it doesn't stand out. - What is the tree on the corner of the house? I think when it gets bigger it will improve the kerb appeal. When it comes to landscaping sometimes what is needed is patience - Do you need the path to be so wide. If you don't need it for say trailer access or something like that I suggest extending the garden bed on the left further across towards the front door. - What is the upper lawn for? I lived in a rental property where I had to mow the lawn at the top of a sleeper retaining wall and if possible I would always design such things with a garden bed along the edge to avoid needing to mow right up to the wall. Bonus benefit, you can plant something to spill over the wall and soften it. - The plants in front of the garage look too large and random and distract from what is quite an interesting modern roofline. I see something like a larger garden bed with more variation in colour and texture, or perhaps more uniformity and one feature plant? And the house number on the brick wall in the same colour as the upper part of the house. - How's the drainage? I finally worked out what else was bothering me. Not strictly aesthetic. But it looks like you front door is not very high above the surrounding ground level? - I think the bush garden style with the rocks and strappy plants suits the house....See Morejck910
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