Curb appeal help needed please!
My husband and I have spent the last several years remodeling the inside of our house, and we are finally ready to tackle the outside! We will be getting a new roof and siding this fall, and landscaping come spring. The problem is that I have no vision at all for it! I would hate to put that much money into the house and not have it gain some much needed curb appeal!
Some things we are thinking:
*Adding some sort of portico over the front door
*Adding a front walk and replacing the temporary stoop
*Replacing the garden window with a regular one. I also dislike the shutters on the window (looks fake) but not sure if I should lose the shutters on the other windows (they are off in the pictures because we just replaced the windows)?
*Looking for a way to break up the two-story part of the house jutting out on the left side
*I’ve had some friends suggest adding stone (which I love) but i’m not sure how we’d incorporate it?
*Leaning toward gray for siding, but not sure what kind? Or what color roof to go with it.
As you can see we are clueless! I don’t want to try too hard to make it something it’s not, but would love to add some character! I love the homey inviting look of old farmhouses and cottages. My husband wants to get this done before winter, so I’m really feeling the pressure to get this project going, but I am so design-decisioned out! I would love to hear any suggestions you have. Thank you in advance for your help!
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PRO11 years agoSome things we are thinking:
*Adding some sort of portico over the front door
Gabled portico held up with two columns OR add a shed roof over the front of the home and create a front porch across the front. If light inside the home is an issue, the porch should not be considered.
*Replacing the garden window with a regular one. I also dislike the shutters on the window (looks fake) but not sure if I should lose the shutters on the other windows (they are off in the pictures because we just replaced the windows)?
The garden window needs to go. Since you have all sliders in the home, do you have the room for a picture window with side sliders?
*Looking for a way to break up the two-story part of the house jutting out on the left side
You could add stone to the base of the building but only extend it up to just beyond the lower windows.
Joan Murphy thanked BeverlyFLADeziner- 10 years ago
Thank you so much for taking your time to comment! Yes, we are in desperate need of landscaping and I'm sure it will make a huge impact!!
Thank you BeverlyFLADeziner for the visual! That really helps to see it. Love the picture window idea, I hadn't thought of that.
I've been perusing pictures all weekend for inspiration and I'm definitely drawn to the look of white farmhouses (which is also how i've remodeled the inside to look). How do you think it would look if I sided it in white board and batten? Do you think this old house could pull off the farmhouse look or would that be trying to hard to be something it's not? I'm just so uninspired, i feel like the house as is has no character. We're also considering a porch, and maybe some dormers in a few years, hard to know how it will look when it's all pulled together though.
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