need help redoing front of house
Interested in redoing front of house with new paint color, stamped concrete floor, new front door.
Roof is a red Spanish tile so thinking of painting house white but not sure what to do with landscaping leading up to house.
Any ideas welcome
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
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Comments (3)I would personally re-think trying to square it off with cladding and render. Not only is it an expensive option, but as a semi detached property changing the fundamental structure will always look odd when compared to the neighbours. It may actually devalue the property too. If you like the more modern style then I would focus on replacing the window frames as you suggest - if its all kept in one style this will also help. Then build a sloped roof porch to break up the profile of the front and replace the door with one that has full height windows either side to end up with a width the same as the window above - again this will re-enforce the symmetry, and linear balance that works well with contemporary styles....See Morehelp needed redoing restaurant interior and shop front
Comments (23)@ Jonathan: The stencil idea is brilliant, do you think using black colour on whites and white colour on black tiles can work as well? Also I like the flour plans , the room layout is a bit different in real life but I'm not sure what's the best way to explain the layout as I don't have more pics before next week now. What software are you using for the floor plans? looks neat. I tried a few now but they all need payment to export and then I'd rather know which is the best to use first. The garden screen looks good too even tho I'm still leaning more towards your original idea of bamboo screens. After reading all the suggestions here I'm definitely reconsidering the flooring and focusing more on the furniture and decor. And since we're likely stuck with black and white I'll start experimenting with the grays and other soft dark colours to see which combintion works out the best, and will try maybe get a few reds in there tactfully as J suggested @J: I love the diy idea for the banquette and most probably will try to do that myself, paired with a few A quality cushions to hide the imperfections hah. I don't have much experience with building stuff but after a few mistakes I'll get there. And thanks for sharing the pics , although I'm more of a minimalistic guy but I can see how adding a few extra bits and bobs can help take away the focus from where we don't want people to focus. I'll have a look at some decent size plants as well....See More
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2 months agoWe are in Southern California near the beach. These are the day Time pictures. We are planning on keeping the Japanese style tree but removing the left stacked tree and shrubs.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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emmarene9
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2 months agoI view your house as a Southern California fusion design that is quite prevalent in tract homes in our west coast area . These can be challenging but also rewarding when renovating to pull it all together into a cohesive design. You can take your design intent towards the spanish spectrum or completely modernize it by chosing a garage door and front door that share a narrative . The paint color will also aid in unification as will the landscape.
From a landscape architectural perspective my eye is drawn to 3 main elements that constrast with one another in disharmony : The japanese pine that is cloud pruned, the tiered topiary and the rigid boxwood like shurbs that emphasize the rectilinear brick edged pathway.
I would retain the Japanese stylized black pine and the understory of undulating zoysia grass and use that as your guiding principle , From there I would removed the tiered topary and the boxed hedged shrubs.
Replace them with a soft mass plantings of Agave attenuatas, sencio and cycads and a pop of color with Anigozanthos .
This planting scheme speaks to the pan pacific fusion style of Southern California while giving a nod to your climate.
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