Help giving the front of this house kerb appeal
1970s property in need of updating.
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PROCelery. Visualization, Rendering images
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago- PRO
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Kerb appeal - front fence design help needed
Comments (6)nobody will be looking directly at the house, either walking or driving by they will see the hedge regardless if there is a wall in front. I wouldn't put the bricks all the way around the letter box unless a builder has structured it correctly. You could do the base the same as the res of the fence, set the letterbox in that base/footing and leave around the letter box blank to show some of the hedge.. Bad drawing attached.....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 MoreNeed help for giving this house a more interesting street appeal.
Comments (19)1) My cost saving suggestion to you is PAINT, this is going to give you the cheapest tool to change the Miners cottage appearance to attract attention. 2) Leave Roof as is, no Paint ,the roof being left natural to me gives it a studio edge.(and saves precious dollars 3) Wall colour in a darkish grey with all white trim, I was going to suggest a beige colour but it looks like your neighbour has these colours so that's why I'd go bold with wall & fence colour. 4) Perhaps you could build a small fence like the metal one I sent you, this would be made up with scrape material nd place to the R/H side of the driveway, can't see whats on that boundary 5) Gutter and eaves same colour as walls 6) Gates shinny black 7) Keep existing window & door shades and paint them all white, no stripes 8)Front door of your choice, Red and make the studio door a different colour to help students find there way, Yellow 9) Looks like you have a crushed gravel path running along the side of the house to the studio, try to define this from the gate so that you don't have everyone cutting across the verandah, 10) It would be good to have some screening on the Verandah, mesh or other affordable material. 11)Trim the grass, plant some hedging behind the fence and plant some red NZ flax plants off to the right side of the garden 12)Paint garage like house this would help to bulk out the building and make it look a bigger property 13) PAINT good luck...See MoreHelp to improve our orange brick facade / overall curb appeal
Comments (11)Thank you oklouise The house started out as a small single storey fibro house (left section). By the time we bought it, it had a 2 storey extension 6.2m w x 12.1m d added to the right side and the whole house was bricked over - leaving a strange stairwell on the side of the new extension (which we faux brick stamped 15+ years ago as it was bright white). There is a small step down to the front verandah but still good head height. The current garage doors are also quite high at 2.5m and would not need to be as high when replaced. So hoping the bulk head (if that is all we come up with) would be consistent / level across the front. That was just my first thought, but fresh eyes and fresh/other ideas are welcome!...See MoreSally Medd
6 years ago
PROLSO Architects
6 years agohave you considered replacing any of the windows - perhaps dropping the cill levels to the ground floor windows - you could also go for cladding and render as a mixture- change the garage door or paint
. The arched window seems like a strange feature - perhaps enlarge and square this off and clad this section - not sure of the layout behind so difficult to comment . heres a face lift we are in the process of doing for a client may give you some ideasSally Medd
6 years agoSally Medd
6 years ago
PROOrange Key Design Studios
6 years agoHello Sally, some good advice above and nice before and after pics from celerygirl. To give you an idea of what a part rendered, part timber clad 1970s house could look like, I've attached a before and after pic of a remodel we recently designed for a client (this was a 2-storey side extension, losing the garage and re-positioning the front entrance and internal layout).
Decide upon whether you actually need a major change to your house, or just want something cosmetic to improve the way you feel about it. Re-positioning the front door, updating the windows/garage door and rendering/cladding might be enough?
Whatever you decide to do, make it the right choice for your lifestyle needs and the best possible version you can afford.
Good luck with whatever option you decide to take. Regards, Jo at Orange Key
Sally Medd
6 years ago- PRO
Orange Key Design Studios
6 years ago 
Sharon
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
#2 requires front exterior extention. The photo above only requires changing windows and door and refinishing.
Please give your opinion on my exterior too! [https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/which-exterior-remodel-dsvw-vd~5138748[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/which-exterior-remodel-dsvw-vd~5138748)
ps I'm American and we paint the brick directly with breathable paint vs render it.. painted brick = charm. Not sure why this isn't done more often but consider it?
Chris