curbside ideas? I want to rip out the bushes!?

Kit

10 years ago

pergola/porch/ideas?

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mefor

10 years ago

Hi, the bushes do look like they're crowding the house, are they yews?
The front of the house is very stained, do you know what is under the coating, stone?
Were there shutters at one point? I think real, operable shutters would look lovely on the upper windows and the two windows to the right of the door. Will you be painting be house? Any idea of what colors you'd like to use?

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mefor
10 years ago
Just an idea of what it might look like with SW Beige on body and SW rookwood shutter green on new shutters. Not sure what kind of bushes you'd like in front, but I think something low and pulled away from the house, like small dogwood or holly and then a couple of tall columnar hollies at the corners, with smaller ones flanking the portico.
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Kit
Original Author
10 years ago
it is stucco over brick
mefor
10 years ago
Is it just stained or is there a problem with water seepage behind the stucco?
Kit
Original Author
10 years ago
I believe stained...there was a lot of ivy on the house previously and there is no water damage on interior walls
Kit
Original Author
10 years ago
we thought of making a full length porch but are undecided
mefor
10 years ago
The full length porch would darken the front rooms, plus the existing one is quite sweet, just needs a bit of love. If there was room in the back, I'd put in a deck, patio or porch that could be enjoyed with privacy from the street.
Kit
Original Author
10 years ago
mforr: did you use an app to color the picture like that?
mefor
10 years ago
Yes, sherwin williams
Carolina
10 years ago
Wow mforr, that paint job you did and the added shutters totally transformed the house. Nice job!
mefor
10 years ago
Thank you, carolins, that's really kind of you. :)