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Need help improving the front of my house

3 years ago

Hello! I am looking for suggestions on how to improve the appearance of the front of our home - landscaping, mulch, flowers, shutter colors, door/garage color, etc. I'm open to ideas and our budget is flexible. I'd really appreciate some advice and ideas! Thank you!



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  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    the sky is the limit if you have the budget.

    right now the colors and styles are a bit depressing and dated-looking.

    Even if you just painted and redid the porch w/something like this




    It would make a diff. but that garage door needs help too.

    here ya go. completely moderized. bottom brick in white, dark siding on top, new landscaping, garage door, do a nice balcony over the front porch


    love the modern walkway, wood posts (pretend your garage door is on the left in this pic)


    just look at the landscaping on this one. you could easily copy this. garage doors are nice too


    let me show a bunch of pictures w/similar home styles, and diff landscaping that you could copy for your yard. See what you like.

    for instance, you could easily copy this front yard design, garage door, wood posts, windows, and painting the brick


    If you've never heard of this, read up on it. It's a natural lime for your brick that requires no maintenance and will naturally wear over the decades. won't hurt the brick comes in this masonry or a limewash application


    You could do the brick and possibly change some of the siding to a board and batten.


    Hardscape, flowerbeds, lighting, posts, etc, complete the look

    If you want to keep the shutters, try this look. and a limewash on the brick. notice the yard, garage door, windows




    a bit more modern design


    black or bronze windows, dark siding, limed brick, new garage door, hardscape, etc






    Think about doing this type of tiered walkway along side the driveway up the front porch area. (ignore everything else, just look at teh steps)


    or check out this one. this is a very similar style house. look at the AFter shot and the yard.


    if you want to stick w/the brick, then try these colors for siding, trim and a new garage door




  • 3 years ago

    a Deep Rich Rust/Maroon color, similar to the brick color would be rich,

    to unify the brick & siding.

    The trim color you have would be a pretty contrast.

    Painting the garage door and the upper siding darker to unify the color in the brick body would make the house look more grand. It would make the shutters stand out, too.

    The front door needs to be more welcoming, any shade of Blue is a great compliment to the brick color.

    Evergreens with Varigated leaves are always a beautiful, natural landscape planting scheme.

    Verticle planted pots on the corners of the garage to soften, and colorful azaleas in front of the porch, rather than the full mound shrubs?

    ... just my initial thoughts as I look at the photo you posted

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    You might break out those pads either side of the drive for flower beds. I would remove the arched trim between the porch posts and make it straight, with square 8x8 posts. If those are louvered shutters, I would do without them or replace them with a solid model. Windows in the top of the garage door would be an improvement, and increasing lantern lights to be 1/3 of the front door's height. I think the ones at the front door need to be raised a tad higher too. Remove the squatty bushes for a good start on landscaping. Then take pix and head to your local landscape or nursery center to get a plan together that you can install over time. Your roof looks to be burgundy and wet on my monitor. Perhaps a new photo when it is dry would help with a direction for color.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    It would help if you could post some photos of front facades of homes you like into your Ideabook. Good ideas here but not sure what styles you like, how extensive you wish to go, etc. Thanks.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    found another possiblilty. very similar house to yours


    China white by BM

    Tricorn black by SW (garage door, front door and back patio door)

    Woodland sage by Behr for the shutters.


    I like the limewashed brick, and the brick ribbons around the driveway.

    https://www.rebeccaandgenevieve.com/blog/2021/5/10/exterior-paint-picking-the-right-shade-of-white-for-our-home-and-more