Help! Ugly facade 1980's mottled brick home.
tiffanie29
6 years ago
Looking for colour scheme tips to modernise the front of this home. We thought about rendering but if we are to leave the bricks as is what colour schemes would you suggest for front door, garage, plank work. The external awnings are to be removed and the tall windows will all have white plantation shutters on the inside visible from the front.
Would love your tips.
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Comments (31)I would paint the upper part of the brick so that it blends in with the house colour, then I would hang plant pots off the top of the brick making seasonal type planter boxes that way you are not waiting for a larger plant to grow and you can quickly swap out any plants that are not thriving when the house is on the market. I would start the paint level at the same height as the bottom of the weird rectangular boxes. This will be a very cheap idea with impact / freshness....See MoreHELP! 1980s Rectangular Brick Facade Update
Comments (10)Hi Deb, If this place were mine I would be going for a timeless Australian look to blend with your native and European plant choices that's durable for our climate. I would start with a portico built over the entry in hardwood with a colour bond pitched lined roof trim all the wood in white. Clad the walls with Hardies weather boards or flat planks, building a wide timber trim around the downstairs window to create a feature. I'd go with charcoal walls to compliment the white trim classic colours that will endure time. I'd clad the retaining walls all with a stacker stone tile that resembles old English mortar less stone walls. Some outdoor lights by Barnlighting Autralia are classics. If you want a cheap alternative creeper over the bricks, be aware that all vines will erode the mortar and attract spiders, yet my favourite creeper for this application would be "ficus pemula" it sits really flat and can be trained as a solid wall. Perfect for privacy. You could pave the entry path with "Millboards" wharf style boards so it looks like a beach path, they will never rot or need maintenance, otherwise you can use concrete moulded timber look planks. Some flax grasses to add to the coastal look. As for this upstairs Windows, what was the building designer thinking?.. There's a couple of choices, you can create one way visibility with white shutters inside or out, line the glass with sunblock film or have some exterior screens fitted outside with laser cuts screens, timber etc or replace the windows and create a more balanced frontal feature with higher rectangular windows. This cladding can take to a contemporary look, coastal look, bush style etc. the best feature of this cladding is the additional insulation and uniformity. Have fun...See More1980’s ‘spanish’ house needs 2010’s update
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Comments (20)my suggestions includes cleaning all the brick walls and paving and repair any damaged pointing and grout, extending the roof sideways over a new garage without the Dutch gable, clean and paint the roof tiles in a mid colour or consider replacing tiles with Colorbond Steel for a more long lasting fix and opportunity to upgrade roof insulation, replace gutters in a dark colour and downpipes to match the brick colour, replace the steel fence with simple horizontal rails (and/or raise a solid brick fence to maximum height and render in the darkest fence colour) add Plantation shutters or venetians to allow light inside while retaining privacy and use Kate's idea of the pergola across the rear, add generous outdoor furniture to make an outdoor entertaining area, paint the garden retaining walls and fences in a darker version of the new gutter colour and fill the garden beds with shrubs to block out fences and neighbouring houses, keep the big palms and add some big shrubs and more palms to the front yard and paint the front door in the darkest version of the new gutter colour and what are the flat panels on the outside rear wall??...See More
tiffanie29
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6 years ago
Tyrian
6 years agoDo people lime wash brick in Australia for exteriors much?
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Perhaps your facade is not the type for it and anyway I think it's a really cool facade as is. It strikes me as going with a mid century modern vibe as oklouise is suggesting rather than perhaps more trad plantation shutter look. But if it is a look you like then limewashing could inspire. Having said that I like your bricks and the idea of using Domino.
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6 years agoOooh I love the limewash - I don't think its that common here but I might look into it!
I should clarify, the shutters are an internal window fitting/blind. So no external shutters. From the outside the shutters will look like this window beside the door. This door colour is similar to what I am thinking (more modern style however), and obviously the bricks are a different colour.
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