How do i make this house look shorter..and better?

last year

My aunt had the roof changed to her house. The problem is that the house is really tall and awkward now. How do we make it seem shorter by only using materials like wood..or something else? We would like to keep it on the low budget..nothing too expensive..

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lisedv

last year

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I would paint the entire stucco the same colour not cutting it off with another colour at the bottom. You can add wood beams in the gable painted the same colour as the roof trim. I would also suggest an update in colour scheme, it can be as shown or with stucco in the same tone but lighter. Paint the fence to match the colour scheme of the house and work on some landscaping along the house. I don't know where the walkway is located along the fence but I show a style for the gate next to large address numbers.

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Debbi Washburn
last year
What about doing a simple wood detail at the top and then bring up that lower paint color?

It might be easy enough to do and not very costly
chispa
last year
Bigger windows and landscaping.
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sushipup2
last year
Enlarging the window is a major expensive structural change. Very costly. But landscaping and the trim mentioned above would do wonders.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
I am wondering why this was done at all? Can we see the whole house ? That wall is huge with such a tiny window so if anew bigger window is not possible then maybe a nice trellis built in front of that wall with a nice evergreen vine and then more landscaping to draw your eye down. The trim idea for sure works but I need to see th whole house
GN Builders
last year
Cut back the overhangs like the house next door.
sushipup2
last year
Again, cutting back the overhangs is a major costly proposition.
socks
last year
Debbi's suggestion is the best IMHO. Also plant a tall shrub or very short tree to the right of the window to remove all that blank space. Here in Calif. many houses have fake shutters framing the windows.
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The Kitchen Place
last year
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l like lisedv's rendering, looks great! Definitely keep the deep eaves! I like the suspended band board across the gabled area. Adds depth and dimension. Now add a trellis to the right of the window...some flowering plants.