It is crying out for some 3d elements. Are you able to add a verandah or at least trees and pergola in front yard. And fencing? Change the 70s garage door do you need 2 sliding doors?

Agree! I’m thinking a pergola or proper awnings. Fence will come next. Thank you!

That would be wonderful! I should have mentioned, we are nearing the end of our budget (completed an interior renovation) and are looking to sell soon. So, we’d like some aesthetic solutions for the front. Thanks! 😊

What your saying is, you don’t want to spend heaps of money. In that case, paint with a fresh colour, white, pastel blue, pastel green. Paint the garage door one colour. Then add lots of wonderful planting along the front of house, and a path, to ensure people can see where the front door is. The new owners can add the finishing more costly touches. Maybe a timber painted arbour wherever front door is, just to add some structural interest.

What colour are the window and door frames? It currently looks unbalanced. To address on a budget I’d add a ginormous pot with mature tree at the left hand point of the building. Write into the sales contract to take with you if needed. As above timber arbour to show where the front door is and some pathway to get there. An updated timber letter box to match the arbour. I’m assuming the fabric sample is for new awnings. I’d hold off on those until you’ve finalised the colour scheme. For resale you want a mass appeal colour which may be best being white. Have you asked an Agent what they think?

Which side is front door? You need to make that obvious and welcoming with planting. A bigger letterbox too. Keep colours neutral for sale. Get your estate agent to advise what has sold well and look at what they have done with colours. And spend 5k getting house staged. They can advise on pot plants etc.

Thanks for your suggestions! The door is on the right-hand side of the house, so we’re thinking of adding an arbour there.

(The owners before us really butchered this house by closing in the porch and adding the yellow glass 🤢 which removed the front access, a sense of balance, and any street appeal. Reinstating it all is not in our scope of works.)

The real estate agent was really impressed with the interior, and happy with the white exterior, but she suggested a house wash. I think we need to do a whole lot more, as the front of the house does not do justice to the inside.

We have a colour scheme - the orange is for the front door. Thanks! 🤩

Okay, so the photo you first posted was the external colours..? Wondered what they were. Yes, those colours or white would be good. And at least when the front door is found it will be very welcoming with that colour.

Where is the yellow glass?

The amber glass is on the right-hand side. I’ll post a photo.

Oh yes, I can see it now. This would be inexpensive to replace this glass with clear or opaque glass.

Thinking of replacing it with Hardie’s textured panelling (architect’s suggestion).

Yellow glass (at side of house, wraps around old veranda)

Texture panelling

Perhaps using this just on the bottom half, instead of amber glass.

I just did some research, as there is so much amber glass on 1960s houses, especially on the north side of Brisbane. It was sold by Stegbar and Wonderlich, sometimes door to door, and was promoted as a midcentury modern aesthetic. (No thanks.) But we are trying to work with what we’ve got, and if we can’t remove it – I’ll try to embrace it. ✨

Yes, if it wraps around the entire corner, then embrace it. I have seen it extensively used on brick homes over here in WA. But not in weatherboard homes. Yes, embrace it. It’s adding privacy to that lower part of the window.

Ok. I thought from the paving to left of drive the entry was on that side. You really need to work out how you guide visitors and delivery drivers to front door . If the front needs painting then paint it if a ash won’t do. Keep colours light so easy to change later. But your money needs to go to the front yard

I thought large paving slabs across the lawn, from the driveway to the door on the right-hand side.

For a cheap solution for sale that might be ok. Obviously stepping stones are not ideal for elderly or prams etc and more maintenance

......so if it's a flip it still needs to make sense to the buyer and. First impressions are important. The approach / entry is the obvious weak point and this will influence perception of value even if the interiors are good. So some form of landscaping would make sense drawing people to the front, even if it is a new steppers from the street straight up the side leading people to the front door. Consider adding/continuing the striped awnings or shutters to the windows with the amber glass that - it's possibly pushing the budget but will simultaneously add some facade dimension/texture/consistency and can cover/conceal what is not that great, and give off a more Queenslandy vibe

Thanks for all your great advice and interesting ideas! Really helpful.
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