Exterior ideas for modern home
Summer Johnson
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House Exterior - modern craftsman?
Comments (17)Our first home was a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, one level living (with basement/garage - right end): Three kids and 10 years later, it became a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, story and a half. I always thought it looked like a modern craftsman. Old brick house couldn't be matched exactly, so we shingled upper master bedroom suite - sitting room/front, bath/open space center, bedroom/back of house. The back looked just like the front. Hipped roof. FP Chimney was continued up and left exposed: We added arches to the front porch, boxed the post and added a shingle base to the post. Also added a custom wooden, divided glass front outer door. Can't find a good picture of the porch from outside: Also can't find a picture that shows the sides of upper floor. The sides are not shingled (more expensive) but painted board. House sits on a corner, so you never see the side unless you are coming into the garage. I think your home will look great as a modern craftsman....See MoreModernize my house exterior, need ideas!
Comments (5)A bare stretch of lawn does not say newer. I would look at planting some trees, not too close to the house, to frame the view. Some color near the house, say some rose bushes, easy ones like floribundas, in soft and compatible colors, like pink and white or cream, would make the house look more lively and attractive. Those two pots flanking the garage should have something taller in them to soften the stone facade. In fact, the pots should probably be larger and a contrasting color for a little pizzazz....See MoreImprove exterior and curb appeal of midcentury modern home
Comments (19)Congratulations on your new home! What a wonderful house and garden situation you have to work with. Make a path, with irregular/natural stone steps along the left side of the photo, behind the tree, so that that slope serves a purpose for you. Add some evergreens along the wall, some that have interesting bones, like a shaped pine, or an intriguing shape, like espaliered camellia. [Note! As it is unknown which direction the house is facing, and in what part of the country, it's not possible to suggest plants— plant selection really depends very much on that, as well as how much sun/wind/shade/water a specific area of your garden receives] You could replace all or much of the lawn with an ornamental perennial with good texture, for example Carex pensylvanica, which looks a lot like grass but is much less maintenance and has a great texture. Other soft ornamental grasses and perennials would frame the stone walk to the front door, interspersed with evergreens for structure. On the right side, in planters on the balcony, you could add one type of ornamental grass, or a soft perennial (lavender with artemisia 'Silver Mound' and stachys or a dwarf white-flowering echinacea. If it is sunny and you like the idea of growing fruits, veggies and herbs, then you could dress the base of the porch/balcony with espalier fruit trees. An area of walkable lawn could be framed by native grasses and perennials for a natural, informal, relaxing feel, and you could tuck raised beds in the planting beds for growing basil, rosemary, tomatoes, squash, eggplant, sage, peppers--that kind of thing. Adding well-placed and planted boulders to this garden would make sense with the terrain and the house....See MoreLooking to update & modernize house exterior. Siding? Stonework Ideas?
Comments (5)Thank you for your suggestions Patricia. There is a circular driveway that is hard to see from the picture we posted so I'm not sure how a walkway would work as it would have to cut across the driveway. We currently have asbestos shingles and have painted them 3 times over the last 20 years. I think they kind of make the house feel dated. The small windows are from our master bedroom redo 20 years ago. They were actually very modern looking when we put them in. I'm attaching a picture of how they look over our bed, but your right they do appear small from the outside....See MoreSummer Johnson
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