Exterior Makeover Help Needed
nlennick
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Exterior Makeover Help and Brick Cleaning
Comments (0)Looking to paint our home and really looking for some guidance on color selection. Walls, trim, front door, garage doors, etc. We will be getting new rain gutters and garage doors as well once the paint is done. So color for those as well. Very interested to hear suggestions on what you would do if it were your home. We are open to all suggestions on anything you see. The house also has used/reclaimed brick across the front and around the sides/back. It has hard water stains which has turned it to a grayish color. Really need to get it back to the natural look. Any suggestions? We haven't painted a home before, so any suggestions on what to ask or look for in a painter as well. What I've been told: house is stucco, supposedly never been painted or messed with (home is 30 years old) coming from previous owner and neighbors who have been here. I've also been told that u don't paint stucco, then others say you can. I saw a new post here regarding that same topic, so I'll keep an eye on that. Any and all suggestions are helpful. Will be doing landscape as well and looking for suggestions on yard, trees, plants, planters (keep or remove), etc., once we get paint situated... basically doing an exterior make over. Looking forward to your suggestions!...See MoreClueless... Need Help with Exterior Makeover!
Comments (23)post this over in landscape design too. you'll get some visuals from them. personally I think those shrubs are too tall, too round, and the ones by the front entrance need to go. they detract from the beauty of that brickwork. at the very least, yank the two on either side of the front steps. post a pic of the house over in landscape design and the garden forum, and hopefully DigDougDesigns will show you how it could look. consider doing the flower beds like this, with more purple flowers/grasses as for the door, stop looking and do this color. a deep Aubergine tried to take out the bushes so you can see what it can look like or a lighter purple shade. I like the purples because they go well w/your brick. or find a warm, wood door w/windows. do a wood garage door, carriage style....See MoreThe exterior of my 1960s side split needs a makeover! Ideas welcome!
Comments (12)-Replace the siding (not sure what colour?) and re-brick over the red brick portion of the house. [why rebrick?] - Replace the pillar with something more craftsman style. [no. This is not a craftsman style house and No room.] - Enlarge the window above the garage (this is the main bedroom) by doing a cut down enlargement. [yes!!] - New shutters (not sure what colours) [no shutters. Shutters are dated except for a couple styles of home.] - Replace the garage door (again, colours are a ??) - Maybe window box planters underneath the other front windows. [no. Too high maintenance. A bed w good for season interest will get you more than boxes. They don’t look good year round]. - New door [color statement] - New garage door and garage light - Change up the landscaping a bit...no idea how though [what is sun for front yard? approximate growing zone?] - Add a lamp post maybe [no!]...See MoreHelp! Exterior makeover ideas. Redoing doors, windows & Hardie board!
Comments (2)Which door is the front door? I think it would be nice if one door stood out as the front and the walkway went directly to that door....See Moreptreckel
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