Advice on curb appeal for raised ranch

8 years ago

We bought a raised ranch earlier this year and we really want to find small (budget friendly) ways to improve the curb appeal. Raised ranches are hard enough to dress up! I was thinking of swapping out the shutters with a different style/color and the door to a different style and color, potentially adding different landscaping to the extent we can. We want to fix up the steps too eventually.

Any thoughts on a color scheme, working with the same siding? Grateful for any ideas!!

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Denita
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
The three most cost effective things you can do to improve your curb appeal:

1) Paint the front door a bright accent color.

2) Change out all of your landscaping. Get a master plan and implement over time as your budget allows. Those large overgrown bushes don't showcase your home well at all.

3) Remove the shutters from the triple window on the right. Paint the remaining shutters in a different color. OR remove all the shutters. This is one of my favorite reno's in Houzz with your style home...and no shutters.

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I would also add a walkway.
Denita
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
As to colors, I like these color combos below for your home:

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Denita
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Or black shutters

^This is from Ridge Creek Custom Homes

"The yellow is BM HC4 Hawthorne Yellow, white is just a match to LP Smartside White, and the black is BM2127-10 Twighlight Zone. Below is a picture of the home after we put up the black shutters and added the flower boxes under the windows!"