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This small home exterior lacked architectural features to lend it style. Wrapped in dingy yellow siding and trimmed in brown, the facade mostly fell flat. An extensive addition to the back of the house provided the perfect opportunity to refresh the entire exterior. White paint brightens the small home's exterior, while a new Dutch door and stripes painted on the awnings bring in a zippy lime-green accent.
A beach home should be bright and breezy but that wasn't the case with this 1960s beach home. The overall appearance was weighed down by the two black-hole carports, topped by ascreen porch. The porch's screens, which blocked sunlight from entering the home, reiterated the boxy shape of the space below, creating an unappealing stacked effect. With new rooflines, naturalcedarsiding, and accents of rough-hewn stone, this weekend retreat gets the Arts and Crafts character it was lacking.
Fabulous Whole Makeover to A1970s Traditional Brick Home Exterior
If previously it was light blue, it is now grey with a darker shade than the one applied in the first floor’s walls. Removing the slope-roofed porch gave this home a happier exterior. The centered front door is now the focal point of the home's exterior.
Todd also replaced the original dogwood in the yard's front corner with a 'Winter King' green hawthorn. Larger columns with subtle copper lights direct you to the front walk that now connects to the terrace. For the young family who moved in, this older cottage needed an update. There was no direct route from the street to the front door, leaving the yard a confusing mess. Landscape designer Todd Dorlon of TMD Landscape Designs came to the rescue. "Have patience, do the job right, and plan it in phases," he says.
After: Craftsman Home Exterior Renovation
Although it had a stately presence, the small home lacked polish. The Gublers chose letters from modernhousenumbers.com and ordered matching stencils to paint the house numbers on the curb as well. This colonial style home received a major renovation, and I’m torn between which version I like better! Very few structural changes were necessary to give the home new life.
The addition of afront porch, dormers, and several styles of trim combine to create a custom appearance that brings the home to life. Low-maintenance fiberglass columns and molded polymer millwork, along with charming whiterocking chairs, frame the new entrance. Removing the solarium makes room for a prettyporchwith custom-built columns that improved the entry's function and provide the curb appeal this lakeside home needed. A handsome wooden door with sidelights serves as a focal point.
After: Splendid Exterior Makeover
Here, it is clear that the kitchen takes the most area of the steel insert. Besides, there is also the sitting area, the window seat, and even the entry. See how brick&batten designers, architects, and graphics turn these traditional ranch homes into absolute stunners… with before & after curb appeal makeovers. According to Zillow, nine of ten houses, in the 1950’s and 60’s were ranch style. As the 80’s hit, people were opting for more square footage; however, the McMansion trend is quickly coming to an end and the 50’s ranches are BACK in a big way.
Though the porch was structurally sound and offered ample space, it needed a few creative touches in order to turn heads. After choosing warm neutrals for the house and trim paint (Sherwin-Williams Dover White and Fawn Brindle), Jenn wanted lots of plants and flowers to add brightness. She and John and their teen boys dug the trenches for the brick planter footings and built the wood window boxes.
Simple Front Landscaping
The original look of the back exterior of the traditional house. Image © absolute-architecture.co.ukThe makeover project does affect not only the front of the house but also the back. There was a raised patio with a table and chairs on it, but it was not spacious. To update the exterior of this house, was painted it a light gray, and incorporated raw shiplap shutters and new cedar and stone posts along the front of the house. David’s house also got a brand new roof and installed minimalistic and classic green landscaping along the front to bring this place to life. The portico was updated to include a porthole window near the eave, new square pillars and local fieldstone at the base.
The new kitchen is bright and lively, with a bar-height work space, abundant granite countertops and plenty of specialized storage. So the dining room transforms into a home office, with an enlarged opening to the living room so whomever is working remains a part of the action. By removing walls on two sides of the space they now have an extended eat-in kitchen that embraces the living room and creates a functional and communal flow.
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whole-house remodel of a 1950's walk-out rambler. White washed brick fireplace tutorial...wish I'd seen this 15 years ago before I painted mine. We are thinking of painting the yellow brick in our livingroom grey similar to the "after" picture here.
Here, low- to mid-height shrubs line the walkway, offering a border and visual direction as well as a brighter element for the neutral tones. To one side, a mid-height tree offers shade without completely blocking the view. Jessica Bennett is an editor, writer, and former digital assistant home editor at BHG. She covers interior design, decorating, home improvement, cleaning, organizing, and more. She is currently pursuing an interior design certificate from the New York Institute of Art + Design. Hope everyone who wants go ahead will understand you clearly.
Uniform plantings are a great way to establish cohesion and elegance. This cottage-style ranch home uses elegant, low-growing grasses along both sides of the walkway, which functions as a clever border for a shady flower bed. The landscaping accents the rich green shutters on the front windows. Ranch-style homes are a fixture in warm-weather climates, and landscaping should reflect that environment.
Traditional home given a makeover with painted brick, white trim, and black shutters. Although the porch offered extra living space, the boxy design and lack of furniture or decor left it uninviting. Boring white paint and zero landscaping left a lot of room for improvement. Lifeless and gray, this front porch served as merely a pass-through to the front door.
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