what do you mean redo? paint, landscaping, or renovate?

I kinda think its got a kinda quirky look, that I really like!

It needs new windows, new doors, parts of the siding are rusted through, so pretty much I need ideas on redoing the whole exterior and landscape. I despise the color. I don't even know what style of house it is.

Congratulations on you new home! It has a lot of potential.

One thing you can do is remove the existing plantings and put in some flowers and shrubs . I would suggest putting something like dwarf arborvitaes at the front corners.

Also you could paint the front door a bold color (maybe red), add corner boards and put in larger exterior casing around the double windows on the first floor.

If is affordable, you can also repaint the house a complimentary color to the brown roof (maybe a pale yellow). Also you can rebuild the front stair and entrance with brick pavers of field stone.

Good luck!

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Here is some inspiration

It's definitely not boring. I think it's rather charming and, yes, quirky. I think replacing the colour you loathe with a colour you like will change the way you see it, for a start. What colours do you like? I agree the door and windows, especially the downstairs windows, don't work. An indication of budget might get you good ideas based on what's available in the US.

I also see a rock garden in front of this home. Here is some inspiration.

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I'd add some soft and flattering landscape, some lights along the concrete path, and a new door and windows

I really love the style of this house! Yes, the siding color is dated and needs to go, new windows, new doors, and freshening up the yard. Depending on the neighborhood, I could see this style working well with "flashy" exterior colors (in lack of a better term), rather than the typical grey / beige.

Good luck, don't forget the "after" pictures :)

Patrick

when was the home built? I could see it done wth craftsman type windows, paint, a craftsman door and some sort of porch

It was built in the 20"s. I love color. I hate blue and yellow on houses though. I have about $20,000 to update the outside.

Try a pretty green! Then add just the right yellow door. I don't know what kind of room is in the rounded cupola part of the roof, but I'd consider doing something like this one - maybe it can serve as a clerestory to allow light down into the first floor if you can open it up. New windows around the top of it would make for a cool look.

I like the house a lot , and a rich green with a goldenrod door would compliment the roof color. Beefing up the trim around the windows and door should help too. If you can afford it I'd build out the porch in wood to be wider and deeper, framed out with a bench on both sides built into a pergola type structure. Make the porch and pergola echo the shape and size of the dormer above in the depth to add dimension to the front of the house and to repeat the most interesting aspect of the house. Landscaping will finish it all off. Good luck!

The color you choose needs to compliment your roof. Here is a pretty green, with a creamy yellow tint trim. Use a touch of black by adding two lanterns by the door and mailbox. Also adding the pergola as mentioned above.

My very first reaction was that someone enclosed the front porch. Then when you said it was built in the 20s, I think even more so. Maybe too much money, but if it did have its porch enclosed, open it back up. If not, oh well.

What a charming little bungalow, I would suggest a taupe Color siding, or paint that Color to stretch your budget. Modern windows with shutters would be cute, and beef up around a new door. If shutters are added, I would paint them black. The front door would look great painted in red, perhaps an orange red, with the surrounding trim the Color Metropolis. If budget would allow, extend the porch across the entire front, and add shrubs etc on both sides of the steps. Good luck.

The windows of the dormer make me think this is an arts and craft bungalow. I hope you consider trying to have those saved upper windows and looking into period window replacement for the rest! Your chimney brick makes me wonder if a white home- yes white- would be a nice alternative with a bold blue door or a craftsman style wood door.

Sounds like you need an estimate on siding and windows then go from there. Is there actual holes in the siding from the rust? Not sure you would be saving much if you had to hire painters though. All the rust would need to be primed first. Painters aren't cheap.

It would be an easy house to paint. Are you good with a paint brush? How about your other half? Sherman Williams sells what's called Super Paint which is great on aluminum siding.

What is under the siding? Anything? Could be stucco or shakes under it. I would check that first. I agree it is vaguely a bungalo craftsman type thing.

House is so cute. Not boring at all. Have fun with fixing it up.

A few thoughts to throw into the mix.

Multipane windows below - with drapes, not shades.

Handrail down the steps.

Rain/snow gutter over the front door.

Weather vane at top of lighthouse roof.

White picket fence and eye-catching plantings along the property line.

Small terrace and post lamp to replace dead tree on right.

Enjoy the neighborhood.

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Your roof color looks very similar to Benjamin Moore Suede Brown. Their website suggest that it be paired with Bed of Ferns, and Natural Linen. I'd do the green for the body of the house, and the Linen for trim. Sorry I can't figure out how to copy in the color chips.

There's also a suggestion for a blue pairing but you said you don't like blue.

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/paint-color/bedofferns

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/paint-color/suedebrown

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/paint-color/naturallinen

Hi congrats. It's cute! Like another person said it looks like the old porch was closed in. Open that up and you've got a real charmer!

a new entry door, and a nice railing would help

This is an old post, but I would love it if the poster posted some updates!

Ditto.

Tritto

What did you do? Hope it included a porch at least 6' deep all across the front of the house. Pic/update?

Yes! Please update us on what you have done so far with this house!