Ranch House Exterior Design help!
We’re currently in the process of renovating our interior home which includes the entry door, sidelights and need some design ideas and support! Next year we’re going to renovate the exterior of the house and would love to have a plan forward.
Love the home but the exterior looks very flat and bland since there isn’t any vertical dimensions to the home. We were thinking of adding a gable to the entry to add some depth to the house.
The first two images are how it currently looks. The last two,
I edited a clean version without the current boarding from the renovation. There will be two windows on the right side of the door.
I do love that modern farmhouse look. Need help with siding front porch/gable additions, color, trim, windows, and door color. Initially thinking black door. Any help would be very much appreciated! 🙏🏼
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acm
19 days agoacm
19 days agoSomething along these lines. You have a ranch, not a farmhouse, so learn to love what it has to offer!
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19 days agoMCM is all about simple lines I like the stone on the house so IMO use a color from the stone for the siding color The fron door IMO is not MCM only ythe side lights are . I do not like gables on MCM homes but a nice flat
overhang is ideal over an entry door Landscaping is where you really can play up the MCM style of the house This is one of my fave for inspiration the color of the siding , the style of the door anf garage doors are all MCM ideal The landscaping simple , easy care and a real eye catcher .Note the type of overhang over the door . It would be nice to have larger windows on the front of the house too.
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19 days agolast modified: 19 days agoOr go with porch overhang
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