Our new house

9 years ago

I am not sure where to post this. I submitted it somewhere else on this site. The narrow trim is
3 1/2", the boards in the center are 12" and the facing below the top two windows is 7 1/2" . What is anyone's opinion on the narrow trim being change to the 7 1/2". Thank you Kim

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acm

9 years ago

Wow, I couldn't sort out which pieces were which thickness, but anyway, I clipped the middle thickness and did two renderings, one where it's used to surround all the larger windows on the front wall, and one where it surrounds all the windows on the front wall. I didn't want to deal with scaling for the back walls, nor do I think those windows need to be treated equivalently. Both of these have merits relative to the current mix of trim widths in one place, though.

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Kim Anderson
Original Author
9 years ago
In addition to my previous post the narrow trim would stay the same on the sides of the house. You can see one window to the right would that become an issue in widening the trim on the one end of the house?
Kim Anderson
Original Author
9 years ago
Actually you can see more than one window to the right side of the house and wondering if the trim on the front was widened if that would conflict with the narrower side trim. Thank you Kim
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Maria Privat
9 years ago
What a lovely house in a gorgeous environment. Congratulations!

As for me, I would start with a paint brush. I would paint the brown parts a (slightly) lighter grey, that matches the middle grey you already have. That includes the front porch. You will be amazed how much better it will look then, more coherend.

It seems like your windows are the entrance to some dark and gloomy cave. When I took a closer look, it seemed like they actually are divided. So I'd paint them either the same mid grey of the same lighter grey of the house. That in itself might do the trick.

If not, I would consider to add a mid grey small beam in the middle of the biggest parts of the white trim as to optically divide them into two. The wide ones you have now attract too much attention. To me they are a too modern look in a more tradional house. But that is easily fixed.

So instead of altering the narrow trim, I would alter the wide trim.

I wish you lots of cozy evenings in that cozy house.
Kim Anderson
Original Author
9 years ago
Well the house is brand new and at this point to paint the chestnut gray probably won't fly with my husband. The whole house is smart siding. How will paint cover that and remain maintenance free. The windows are black. Thank you for your guidance.
Datu Phe Mastura
9 years ago
oh i love the house
Judy Mishkin
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
i'd change the top narrow boards to the 7 1/2.
Kim Anderson
Original Author
9 years ago
Wow I like the program you have to do that. If we had had a virtual program it would have made a world of difference in the decisions made. Would you please finish the visual for me by including the 7 1/2 along the bottom of the windows and around the lower basement windows as well as the door. Could you make the posts on the porch White? I would greatly appreciate what ever you can do. Thanks