Ugly Brown Brick exterior design dilemma
amarinder77
3 years ago
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Comments (23)Penny the Raku is on our house & carport & we love it! Our house is timber (white) & hardies composite painted Raku along with the carport to the right. White Duck weatherboards (Dulux) & Windspray (Colorbond) roof, gutters, fascia & timber poles . Though we have no brick we do have a patio & gates in a rust colour along with Merbau stained timber decks which all seem to work together nicely....See Morerenovate ugly letter box wall...house red/orange brick, brown pavers
Comments (8)I don't think that it is so much the wall that is the problem but the plants hanging over the wall. They are leaning on the wall and look as though they may be destabilising the whole wall to the point that it may fall over. If you removed all of the top heavy plants on the inside and then had a simple hedge that is a bit higher than the wall itself so that you get a solid green above the wall, then this green would break up the monotony of the wall. Keeping the weeds away from the base of the wall would also help, tho this is not too bad. You could paint the lattice but once you do this you have ongoing maintenance. You could paint it a bright, bold marine blue or yellow based red/orange, but as stated, the maintenance is then ongoing. I would look at the structure of the wall to ensure that it is stable before doing anything. Alison...See MoreHelp! Ugly facade 1980's mottled brick home.
Comments (15)Do people lime wash brick in Australia for exteriors much? 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....See MoreFront design dilemma - terracotta roof orange bricks
Comments (6)It looks like even the footpath is done in an orange ? Anyway , my first observation is about your 'update' comment -- it is 'of a certain era' , I don't know if you mean you want something that looks more modern , but I'd embrace what is there -- most materials and tones and even the window styles are all the same era -- you'd risk making a messy look if you only update 1 or 2 -- thats part of the reason I wouldn't render or even paint the bricks ( other posts have outlined the maintanence issues too ) . I'd offer a twist on the above ideas -- get up on the roof and paint the timbers on the gables in charcoal , and also the window sill under the angled window . I'm also assuming there is at least 1 more window to the left of the entrance , that we can't see . Similarly , whether it is flat or angled , I assume it has a window sill , so paint the sill there too . The garage door would look overdone if you paint that in charcoal ( monument etc ) , you want to keep away from apricot or citrus or even reds IMO , and it does look a bit too understated as it is , so if the budget extends that much , maybe replace with a nice stained timber in a mid brown tone -- too dark will get back to the cliched 70's look ; whilst cedar or similar is trending back towards the brick and roof tones . And one thing that grates with me -- the letter box looks to be in a slightly different brick , veering towards a sandstone -- thats annoying in itself in that it doesn't match , but doubly so because it probably would have been a better brick to do the whole house in hindsight . I can only guess it was added several years later , but still grates with me , I'd probably redo that , even though it seems a bit of a waste , but maybe thats just me ....See MoreBlack Bamboo
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