Should I update my home to this facade?
Donna
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Hello,
I have fallen in love with the facade style. We will be renovating our soon to be PPOR and want to know if this style is achievable. I am happy to extend the garage out and the stairs will go inside so we have a bit of internal work to do which will assist in changing the facade so not only cosmetic work. Is it too much work just to achieve a look???
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6 years agoDonna
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Comments (16)I look at it differently . Someone has tried to do some updates , so rather than changing the front window or trying to do a 50's homestead look or similar -- go more modern ! I'm not even sure if the roof is unpainted , or painted light boredom ( sorry , I mean grey ) , but redo it in a more modern tone , depending on your climate -- charcoal / monument if cooler , light steel grey / surfmist if warmer . Then do the trim ( gutters , downpipes , etc ) either the same as your roof , or my preference is a highlight colour -- charcoal against surfmist ; or red or yellow to get more attention ( do the front door the same if followin g that suggestion ) . Get rid of the green around the base -- boring people would go mid-grey , I'd go charcoal or similar . The balustrade and the veranda support are just horrid IMO -- go charcoal paint if on a tight budget , but I'd replace -- just a simple , clean style would suit . Doing rendered walls , glass panels , stonework wouldn't . And rip out that front fence -- I hated them when they were pool fences and not seen from the street -- so why put it along the street ? The rest has been 'covered' already -- the bins , the driveway , the lawns , then landscape ! But try and make it look 2000 ( its not going to be 2021 without big $$$ ) , don't aim for 1950 , as that was what was trying to be hidden ....See More- PRO
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Donna G
27 days agoLost original account but outside is still a work in progress after completing inside. The change to monument makes a big difference though.
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