First Home! Need help with Exterior Color and Architecture.
We just purchased our first home! The interior is great, mostly updated and just needing our finishing touches. The exterior on the other hand... needs some love. I’m thinking of changing the exterior colors. The garage door is a must. Possibly stain the brick? Change color of the siding? We will be replacing the current wood boards on the upper level with siding. Roof is only 5 years old so I’m having a hard time picking exterior colors that will go well the color of the shingles (brighter photo is a more accurate representation of shingle color). I would also LOVE to move the front door out of that “cubby hole” to face the street. Any architecture ideas for that would be greatly appreciated!
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Comments (5)I agree with Carolyn - a new coat of paint can make a world of difference. There's really not too much about the house that 'screams' a certain decade - so you're luckier than lots of us. I hate that teracotta colour on the gable ends personally, and I think that would be good to paint out. I would consider painting al the bits that are currently white a darker more serious colour (grey, taupe etc) and then paint the trim and the entry ceiling white. Also consider painting the roof - as it is a big element and teracotta tile colour doesn't always work with your colour scheme. If you want to make some more permanent changes, you could consider filling in the gable roof lines so they become box gables - and I agree with Carolyn that the entrance roof looks like it is missing a column on the left side....See Morei am bored with the look of my home!
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoLooks like the front door is a bit barricaded by bushes right now.
Open up the landscaping so you can see the entry. Adding a walkway so the entrance is more visible will help greatly.
Paint the door an accent color rather than the dark color. The dark color visually diminishes the front door. It is more effective IMO to have the garage door darker so it recedes or blends and the front door a brighter color so it 'pops' a bit. To illustrate the point see the pic below - even though this style home isn't your home's style, the door garage door and lighter/brighter front door with a walkway showcase the point IMO.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIn the insp pic below the landscaping is pulled back from the front entry and the walkway is a lighter, brighter color to draw your eye to the front entry. It is adjacent to the driveway but clearly pulls the attention to the front entry simply using a color change and change of materials in the walkway. This front door is even a little bit dark, but the plants and walkway give enough focus to make it work.
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