Ideas to make the front of this 70s house nicer please
We’ve lived in this 70s house for a number of years and have never touched the front and it looks awful! The porch thing is hideous and the existing render is grubby and cracked. Please can anyone suggest ideas to make it look nicer as I don’t know where to start. Thank you
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Ideas needed please to update the front of my 1970s house
Comments (11)Thank you Gina for the advice! I think it does have good lines - glad you think so too! I don't think our budget will extend to rendering the whole front of the house unfortunately. We will definitely be getting a new front door - and we are reluctant to paint the garage doors so will match the front door with them I think. I should have said the upstairs window will become a Juliet balcony. The cladding on the top dark area is the same as under the front window. We were thinking of replacing the cladding with more contemporary grey horizontal cladding but we're still left with the problem then of what to do with the brickwork ?!...See MoreHow can I make my Edwardian house front look nicer?
Comments (16)Personally I think that the issue is that the pebbledashed section is too plain and this is exacerbated by the fact that the roof here is higher than the original plan. In my opinion the solution is to create some visual interest in this area. If both you and your neighbour is replacing the porch a taller version might help. Personally I think the pebbledash looks like a lower quality product than the rest of the house and painting it would help lift it (as long as the neighbour also want to do it as half done would look worse). Ideally I would put a tall thin sash style window in the pebbledashed section but I recognise this might be inconvenient inside the house- but it could be faked by adding a window surround to the outside to match the stone on the bay....See More70s house exterior suggestions
Comments (0)We’ve lived in this house for years and have never touched the outside! Please can you give me some ideas, particularly regarding the porch area. I have no idea what to, I think just some sort of canopy over the front door but no clue on styles or designs. Door and windows will remain. Any suggestions gratefully received, thanks....See MoreCan I make this ugly 70s house front look better?
Comments (2)If it was me I d knock the porch down then build a new one with tiled roof that goes across the front window like a canopy so it ties in together. Not sure if you want to involve the front room as well but you could make that a bay window...See MoreChartwell 19
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3 years agoI think it’s a very attractive house, especially for a 70s house! You can easily change the porch for a lovely Oak one as Chartwell suggests, but they come in many finishes. My brother added a porch to a customers very bland and plain 1950s house and it’s really improved it. The customer had the windows and front door painted mid blue, unusual but very attractive. I’d love to stop and take a picture but the owner will think I’m a bit weird.......Here’s some porch ideas
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