Can you give me ideas for making over the front of this house?

Dee
by Dee

Any ideas for improving the look of the front of this house I am buying? I am planning to remove the tinting (?) on the storm door so you can see the actual door...

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  • Cheryl A Cheryl A on Oct 26, 2019

    you could add large flower pots for color and texture ; here are more ideas


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  • Kelli L. Milligan Kelli L. Milligan on Oct 26, 2019
    I would add gable roof over front door and enlarge the porch to the window on right and same distance to the left. Use columns for the front of porch. Use more delicate handrails and blasters for porch. Something less backyard deck looking. Paint front door a warm color like soft yellow or red. Add plantings to the left and build a planter box to the right. I can see it now. Very cute cottage and welcoming. Congrats on new house. Have fun.
  • Sharon Sharon on Oct 26, 2019

    I would paint the house part a darker color than the fence to make it stand out. I agree on either potted plants of topiary tree on either side.

  • William William on Oct 27, 2019

    To start. Extend the porch the full width of the house. Add a pergola the full width. Paint or stain a medium wood tone. The gray roof, porch, and foundation make the home look low. New wall sconces on each side of the door. Also consider painting the fence a wood tone.

  • Beth Beth on Oct 27, 2019

    I don't see any need to paint the house itself; we can work with it. Copy a picture of the home on paper and sketch in these ideas:

    (1) Extend the porch out to the corner of the house on the single-window side only. (2) Add shutters, to this window only, in the same color as you paint the front door (home is too small for too many different colors), which could be most any color to go with the gray -- blue, red, yellow, etc.

    (3) Add a planter box, in the dark gray color, under the double window that stands on the ground and extends to the corner of the home and fill with colorful flowers that complement the shutter & door color. At the end of the planter box on the corner, plant a tall, slim ornamental evergreen.

    (4) Flank the door with matching porch lights in a black lantern style that is a lot bigger than the existing one.

    (5) When you paint the front door, paint the storm door frame the same color. Leaving it white diminishes the size of the front door.

    (6) You will have to move the walkway to the gate when you extend the porch, so take the opportunity to do something prettier. Make a herringbone pattern in bricks, if you can afford to, or at least outline the path in bricks and fill it in with pea gravel (it comes in gray). Good for the environment and not too expensive.

    (7) On the new front porch, plant a tall palm or "tree" of some sort in a pot and place it in the front corner (by the corner of the house) to balance the tree in the planter on the other side.

    (8) Paint -- or staple a real -- runner down the front steps to the driveway.

    (9) Two chairs in another color on the porch with a small table between them, and you've got yourself a really cute little place. Ah, it's good to be home!

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    • Beth Beth on Oct 28, 2019

      William, adding shutters to the single window will help bring it into proportion with the larger, longer, double window, thus improving the balance. And as a retired interior designer, I can tell you that professionals always recommend that the frame of the storm door be painted to match the front door. If both are the same color, then from the street/curb, the door "remains" its original size. It is when the storm door frame is a different color that the front door is outlined and therefore diminished in size.


      Don't make me come over there.

  • Vanessa Vanessa on Oct 27, 2019

    Put awnings over the windows in addition to what was said above. OR do the pergola idea n add a porch swing

  • Ginger Ann Jones Ginger Ann Jones on Oct 27, 2019

    Some greenery, nice blinds maybe a cool decode on the wall outside near the door and maybe a grill down there by the porch

  • A canuck A canuck on Oct 27, 2019

    Add a porch not only for welcome looks but additional casual living and bad weather entry. Decorate according to personal taste. Increase property value and curb appeal.

  • Michelle Michelle on Oct 27, 2019
    Cute home window boxes, a little bistro set where the pavers are, potted plants of various heights, different outdoor light on front of house. I leave deck as it maybe add some fairy lights on railings
  • 17335038 17335038 on Oct 28, 2019

    From the perspective of curb appeal, there are some deficiencies:

    1. The front of the house, including the porch, is not symmetrical
    2. There is no contrast. The drab colors look tired, and just fade into each other.
    3. The front facade looks flat and very stark due to there being no depth or overhang projecting from the roof, or around the windows.
    4. There is minimal greenery, or connection with nature.


    Agree that extending the porch both sides would make the house seem larger and less chopped up.


    Painting the trim around the windows, door, and the porch would help connect the different parts together, and would add needed color and contrast.


    I would replace the tiny light fixture with a larger more attractive one which would further draw the eye towards the door.





  • Jeremy Hoffpauir Jeremy Hoffpauir on Dec 28, 2019

    Some landscaping (potted plants) will help. Also, some window shutters would be nice as well.