I think it has a lot of potential and is a very cute home.

I see lots to like in the pics…but yes, I’m with @chispa - really?

It has a lot of potential, looks very inviting. Good energy. But it all depends on what is it about it that you don't like.

I’m not sure if it is the energy of the house; the lack of sunlight at times; or that I’ve grown out of it. I have an attachment to it so I can’t decide- sometimes it helps to get other opinion on how they see it to have a deeper appreciation. I hope that makes sense.

SInce the house lacks sunlight at times, look around to see if trees have grown far bigger than when you moved in. There are a lot of leaves and debris on your roof. It's cheaper to have trees pruned by a professional arborist than to move.

If you have a feeling that you've grown out of it, then perhaps it is time to list it. Attachments are hard to break, but the feeling that something is not working for you any more is telling. Perhaps this house has served its purpose in your life and it is time to move on. And that's a good thing. Listen to your inner voice :)

Thank you for this great comment!

Love it! I see a charming vintage home. Cozy. Warm. A home with character. In a sea of cookie cutter houses, this stands out…to ME. But that is MY opinion. As has been said, above, it is your choice. In the current market, you could get $$$ for this home. But then, what is out there that calls to you?

I think it's a beautiful home. My first impression was honestly that it's a beauty but it's too dark for me. When I read your comment about that and then apple pie's comment, I have to say I wonder if some tree maintenance might help brighten it up?

My first impression was that it was too dark and I can see shadows on the roof from trees blocking the sun. Dark from no sun and dark from all brown.

What are your priorities in a new house? What changes would need to be made for you to love it and stay? How much can you spend on a reno? What is it worth in its present condition in your market? What real estate is available and at what price point in your market?

Honestly how woudl we know from one pic of a house. You need to provide actul fact about what you do not like both outside and inside how can we tell if you have outgrown a house with no infoThe darkness is created by all dark choices for screens front door poor roof maintenance and at least one huge tree The landscaping is not great the house has lots of potential but we need info.

@Kelly Harris How long ago was the house exterior painted? How long have you lived there?

You could start fixing up the house as if you were selling for top dollar. A "blue ribbon house" (real estate term in my area) means new "light and bright" paint inside and out, no clutter, excess furniture removed, professional cleaning top to bottom, pruning the shrubs and trees, removing the vines on the bricks, replace all the old gray light bulbs with brighter ones, colorful flowers planted along the front, and so on. There are lots of lists to help you get started.

If you still feel like moving on once you have done all that, you will be ready to sell. If you love it once it is all fixed up, then stay.

Those are all great ideas-thank you so much for your response

My eyes see a very cute vintage house that needs some assistance with trim colors and landscaping. Several posters here are good with showing fresh ideas. I would play with a visualization program and see what it would look like with light colored trim. Almond or light sage green might look nice or just try a light aqua on the front door.

Sometimes fresh ideas are needed to help you recognize the potential that is hidden by the dark exterior.

This is a great time to sell a house, but a terrible time to buy. It doesn't do you any good to get top dollar for your house if you can't find something better and there will be 5-10 people bidding on whichever house you get interested in unless you're in an unusual market. So I would try some minor fix ups to see if you can rekindle your first love or at least enable you to postpone moving for a couple years.

Either way, it probably needs some work for you to enjoy it more or for it to sell to someone else. Start a 'pros' and 'cons' or 'love' and 'hate' list to determine the facts. Make a list for facade and back of house, and one for each room and the area for parking/storing vehicles. The main issue I'd have with the exterior is the accumulation of pine needles, but removing the trees might be an expensive proposition. I love the screened porch. If the darkness is the main exterior issue, you should consider limewash or German schmear for the brick.

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I have been thinking about doing the german sheer for sometime now! thank you for your feedback and appreciate your advice and pics!

We left our house of 20 years and neighborhood of 30! It was awful. If you moved can you stay in your area?? We didn’t and that’s the hard part. Getting used to it after 4 years, starting to feel like home!

I actually would love to leave the area. We live in Atlanta and it has gotten so crazy busy here.

Good lort, don’t smear permanent mortar or limewash over this beautiful brick because of strangers seeing ONE partial house picture and thinking it’s too dark. We don’t see the whole house, what time of day the photo was taken, a view from further back showing the yard, the interior, how long you’ve lived there, what appealed to you when you bought it, anything.

Keep in mind all the pretty inspiration pictures are multi-million dollar homes, professionally done. The second one was sandblasted!

It looks like a beautiful old home, but if you’re not happy with it, and have the means, look for what will make you happy. Don’t alter this one forever because of a fad. If you want to stay, I’m sure there are plenty of other ideas you could try, inside or out, for whatever is bothering you. But we don’t know enough to say.

This is just too vague a thread to get advice for such a life-altering decision. Would love to see and know more, I’m intrigued by the house. :)

I totally agree with Jinx, above! Do not irretrievably alter your home if you are actually considering moving. Especially if you were considering a technique which is, in my opinion, a trend and inappropriate for your home. As Jinx says…start looking for an alternative. And be thoughtful about moving, too. As Kathy Furt suggests, above, think deeply about location, neighborhood, friendships, etc. Good luck with your choice!

It is hard to give advice based on one photo but I'll give it a shot. The house seems to need some work and updating but, in general, I find it very pleasing. Do love the screened porch on the left side of the house. The entry is quite nice and the house, overall, has a picturesque quality.

Just looked to see if you had other posts with the house, saw one from 2019. This is a gorgeous ’40’s Tudor with original features. I love it. It’s so charming! Tons of character.

But I think if it’s been bothering you for 3+ years — probably time to move on (depending on financial aspects and such).

I envy your shade from my very hot, unshaded house in Texas.

yes! as you can see i changed out the color of the concrete and added a new walkway as well as changed some landscaping-I think i thought it would enhance it more than it did. Do you think it improved the look from the original?

I felt a little disappointed i think with the changes

I think the changes look very nice, yes. Maybe consult with a local landscape pro for other ideas?

Can you be more specific on exactly what you don’t like about the house? Interior issues, too, or just exterior?

I dont like the peaks- the shakes? i was thinking that i need to add some board and batten perhaps instead of the shakes- on the front- i also am not in love with the glass squares around the window but pwople have told me that is part of the history so i kept them i do think it is a cute house but i have OCD and believe that may be what it is also- old houses can make you feel that nothing is ”right.” 🤦‍♀️

I understand. We all like different things. And I agree that old houses can certainly have different challenges. I’d just urge you not to drastically or permanently change original features of a house like this over trends and fads, especially if you don’t think you’ll stay long. I’d so love to have this house. :)

It might be worth looking into consulting with a pro(s) experienced with old homes. Maybe get some ideas of updating while keeping the integrity of the house. Or —

Have you been looking around at other houses, if you decide to sell? I’ll bet there are others you’d feel happy with. Tudors have very distinctive features, and aren’t for everyone. You should love and feel good about your home, and I’m not sure a few updates will do it in this case. Just speculating, of course.

Wishing you the best, whatever you decide. :)

The exterior of the home is charming. It has the potential to be stunning. The focus for me would be landscaping (it may be significantly cheaper to hire a landscaper than a mover) and the screened porch. No home will ever be perfect (perfection in terms of homes is subjective). If the location is good and the layout works for your lifestyle, you could consider making a list of priorities for modificatons that would make you feel better about it.

Please don't paint or schmear the brick. My opinion FWIF- It will not look good, is way overdone, can compomise the integrity of the existing masonry, and will destroy the wondeful character of your home. On the other hand, do add some bright annuals, more landscaping, and lighten and brighten up the covered porch area with a rug, lighting, white ceiling paint, potted flowers,etc.

Does your porch need to be screened (apologies if already asked and answered). I had a darkish porch... we took the screening off, got rid of multiple uprights, and replaced with a couple of posts on each side. I used railing (my porch was raised), added hanging plants. It made a HUGE difference. One of the least expensive bits of remodeling with fantastic "payback." Alternatively if you need the screening, a friend had panels that they fit between posts--switched out from screens to windows actually.

If it is not in other respects a good home for you I'd say DON'T change it, put some bright pots of flowers about, and just put it on the market. Inventory is still low and it's a great time to sell. Many, many, many, many people would love the exterior and woodsy setting of this home. Best of luck whatever you decide. In the words of a friend, "perfection is the enemy of good."

I read your other posts from 2019 and 2020 that @Jilly mentioned. In Atlanta, a house built in 1943 would have been designed to keep cool and shady in summer because air conditioning wasn't readily available. The shaded screen porch was part of the way people kept cool. There may also have been sets of French doors with attached screen doors that were opened when it was cool.

The older posts show many tall trees, mostly pines, in the back yard. If they were planted in 1943, they'd be 80 years old now. That's a lot of dark shade cover and a lot of pine needles and other leaves.

BTW, historic houses like this often had winter and summer curtains. The winter curtains were removed in spring and put back up in fall. The winter curtains were heavily lined to block the cold. They were often on a double traverse rod with the summer curtains closer to the window glass. The heavy dark curtains were stored in closets during the summer.

I forgot to post this earlier … if you’re on IG, I follow a few Tudor accounts, like this:

https://instagram.com/littletudordiary?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Just sharing for fun. :)

I'd bring out your home's really great potential if everything else is working for you (square footage, location, etc.)

To do that what I'd tell a design client is "We're going to break up the all one color effect and soften the exterior with landscape to make it fabulous!".

Suggest:

• Lighten up the shingles and trim with a pale cream (not as bright a white as this photo).
• Match & paint the larger peak trim to the width of the porch peak
• Paint porch WOOD railing cream (leave metal railing charcoal)
• Paint door trim cream but door charcoal
• Add lowish landscape along the floor to ceiling windows and front porch (see photo)
• Add a tall cream plant pot by the front door with a variegated or bright green plant
• Add light fixtures with brighter finishes (i.e. photos brass & white glass)
• Same with the house address
• Decorate your front room with the picture window in mind, (i.e. center a beautiful white lamp in the middle on a round table flanked by a pair of higher back chairs.

(You'll be so glad you didn't move... and now, everybody will want YOUR house :)

I aopreciate your comments so muvh! i appreciate all comments today! i wish i can reply to all of them but can only reply to the last one! I feel so much better about it! The suggestions seem doable and not overwhelming!

thank you all who took the time to comment! i so greatly appreciate it❤️❤️

I love the instagran site! Thanks so much Jinx- thank you!