What to put in place of a garage window that is blocked out. Mirror?
I have a garage at the end of my garden. The house faces straight onto it so it is
very visible.
The inside of the garage has been lined by the previous
owners, so the window is blocked off.
I'm wondering whether to open up the window, or to replace behind the
glass with a mirror? If I did that it
would reflect the flowers in the garden, when I plant them.
Would it look nice, or wierd, with a mirror there? What would you do with the window?
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8 years agoSo this is how it looks now, with the walls painted.
Sorry it's so distant! I took it from the kitchen window this morning and was late for work so couldn't go down the garden for a better shot.
Next is to paint the door green, the soffits black and window white. I'll then do another white masonry coat to protect it better. The shutters I'll add (in green like the door) later in winter when I get more time.
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8 years agoHere's a zoomed in and cropped version of the above photo so you can see it better
Oh - and I won't forget the cat in the window of course! The most important bit.
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8 years agoI like the wonkiness of the guttering, It sits well with the roof which has character. I can't find a very good image but rather than go for the espalier I would go for a Climber ( I think you mentioned a rose before?) and add old chairs, console table and a collection of mismatched pots etc.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThanks. I love that look! Yes, I'm starting to go off putting the espalier there. I still want to try and grow one, but will find another spot I think. That way I can have my shutters
I was also thinking to add a window box under the little window. Something like this:
The problem with growing the climbing rose is same as the espalier. I'd have to remove the concrete patio or cut a large deep hole in it (hard!). If not and I used a pot I'd be always worrying it would die when I went away for a few weeks in summer
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8 years agoOk, so I've sketched up what I was thinking I'd like to look like in ppt.
This is a quick n dirty 10 minute job for initial ideas only, so it looks messy, but shows the general idea.
I'd love to get some feedback from people here on what you like / dont like so I can change it.
Basically the idea is to replace the existing patio by the house (it is broken and ugly concrete). I'd build a new winding path out of old brick, and would extend some of the planting areas a bit, while still keeping a large lawn. The patio at the back would be part-replaced by pea gravel.
From the house I'd keep a clear line of sight to the garage (as I like how it looks), but would hide part of the old rear patio with some trellis and climbing rose.
The brown areas are planting.
Any thoughts?
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8 years agoHere's an update on the work. I've finished the pebbledash first coat, and the painter did the fascias, soffits, door and window.
The green I chose came out a lot darker than I thought, but never mind.
What do you think?
What's left to do is add some nice pots in front, put up the guttering (I'm going to do that now), another coat of the white masonry paint, and of course the most important part, put a cat image in the window!
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8 years agoHello mv5869,
Yes it's looking really really good! Nicely done!! I really like the green, it's a fantastic colour.. Pots, Puss and what about one of these? : ) )
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8 years agoGuttering is all done. It looks much better. Black guttering on the new black fascia. My phone battery was flat so I couldn't take a picture today but will do tomorrow.
This is a photo from the house (before I did the guttering). The green looks a lighter shade now.
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