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newhomeowner2024
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Help! Ugly front porch- need help with curb appeal!
Comments (7)Chiflipper is right. Repairs first, then cosmetics. Easy and inexpensive to fix the railing(s). As for the stairs, I would go in this direction for cosmetic changes or really gray treads and white risers....See MorePlease help with curb appeal!
Comments (15)I live in the country and bought a house with a looooooooong dirt and gravel driveway. The house had not been lived in for a while, so in addition to a new roof, I budgeted tens of thousands to re-grade and re-gravel and put newn confines on the driveway (since blacktop would be totally wrong for the neighborhood and the house). Since it was impossible to do that work before winter set in, I ended up living with the old gravel driveway for months. I am never going to spend the money I planned to spend. Instead, my local lawn service tidies up the driveway each spring -- which was actually his advice to me when I first approached him to do the job. He said he would but he warned me it won't last. Just make it part of spring cleaning. I think your porch columns need to be white to show off the charm of the house, and likewise all the front bushes need to be removed or cut practically down to the ground. You definitely want to show off the welcoming openess of the porch. Take away the shutters and re-think the front walk. What is the most used approach to the house and put the walk there, and light it. Doors with oval insets have always been popular on houses like yours. If you like it, keep it. If not, you are not being ahistoric. A lot of these houses were built and sold with an oval inset door on them. Is that your house address over the porch entry steps? If the town allows, put your house number prominently at the end of your driveway instead for safety....See MoreHelp with Curb Appeal
Comments (5)Would be helpful to see a photo from further away. I see no walkway leading to the porch. Consider removing the 2 shrubs at entryway and landscape a path off the entryway out about 15 feet leading to a circular large planting bed which might include a tree, bench sitting spot, and flowers. The light above entry seems wrong for placement so when budget allows consider getting new lights located each side of entryway....See MoreHelp with Curb Appeal
Comments (3)Maybe a different trim color and front door color? Yes to potted plants. Possibly two large ones, between the windows, with a trellis and tropical vine. Or next to porch column. Nice (but easy care) landscaping on the left side. Create a bed with plants, a bench, etc. Plant things that will screen the side street. A screen of some sort to hide the trash containers....See MoreCelery. Visualization, Rendering images
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