Help with curb appeal
joshnjen8
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Comments (7)You can also hire a qualified and experienced landscape designer for either an onsite consultation or to develop a planting plan that you can DIY at your convenience. This is a very affordable option, rarely costing more than a couple hundred bucks and should be considered an investment in your property rather than just an expense as it will save you the expense of trial and error plantings and can increase property values. Online design sources tend to be expensive for the value provided and judging by the amount of negative feedback they receive in this forum, are rarely very successful or well received....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 my curb appeal
Comments (18)I think staining or painting the red brick only looks like an improvement based on what people saw before. That is to say, if you came upon this house for the first time after all the suggestions for staining or painting had been done, you'd be thinking: How can I change the look of this house? The big black portico overhang is the thing I would most want to change, along with the black roof trim. The house has a design (not saying it is one I like) and I think uncovering the design would be a step in the right direction, rather than constantly applying coats of darker paint. Wondering if any other houses in the neighborhood are like this? Are there photos of the house when it was built? Would love to know what is behind the lattices....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 MoreLyn Nielson
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