Kerb appeal ideas please
Y Me
6 years ago
Hi, I am lucky enough to own this lovely bungalow shaped house soon and I can't think of ways to improve the front, I want to the most cost effective changes but also have a lovely exterior, the house is all brick currently painted in white and black at the bottom 30 years ago(the paint hasn't chipped at all!) and some panels at the top, the drive has space for 4 cars and only need space for 2 cars, I'm going to eventually reduce the size of those two large windows and locate the front door to the side, that front door opens up into the reception room(formerly a shop) we are going to block it off to use the side entrance.
I love plants and want something in between modern and traditional also a little bit carefree. we can park 2 cars up the side of the house to give you an idea of the space, I don't know if the shed at the back will stay or not but it used to be the garage originally and is a workshop/storage at the moment and eats up part of the space i would use for seating in the garden. all suggestions appreciated thanks!!!
I love plants and want something in between modern and traditional also a little bit carefree. we can park 2 cars up the side of the house to give you an idea of the space, I don't know if the shed at the back will stay or not but it used to be the garage originally and is a workshop/storage at the moment and eats up part of the space i would use for seating in the garden. all suggestions appreciated thanks!!!
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Isidora Markovic
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Comments (65)Hi all, Thank you so much for all the helpful comments and suggestions, and sorry that it's taken me so long to respond - house renovation and work have been keeping us on our toes! This has become a long post, so a quick reminder - we were looking to renovate and rewire our 60s house to update it and also make it more wheelchair friendly downstairs for when my mother-in-law comes to visit. We employed an architect and came up with what turned out to be an 'aspirational' design (much more than the budget!) so we ended up deciding to split things into two stages: Stage One to add a downstairs wetroom for accessibility, remove chimney throughout and add a porch Stage Two to do the extension across the rear, removing the conservatory to open out a large kitchen/diner and add a utility room The layout below shows both Stages One and Two as complete. Bits shown in red are existing walls which have been/will be removed (apart from the wall in red in the seating area below which is between the existing kitchen and dining room - that's a mistake). So.....the building work is now done - hurray! Stage One is complete, we are much poorer, and we now need to decorate the whole house :-) Some before and after photos below - please bear with the terrible photography skills. The rooms aren't big enough to allow for expansive photos!: We've re-plastered throughout, apart from in the kitchen and upstairs bathroom, as we'll deal with those later. Current challenge is deciding how on earth to pick paint colours and flooring throughout.... Anyway - hopefully that gives you a sense of where we've got to. Best wishes...See MorePlanting ideas for kerb appeal
Comments (7)One of my favourite herbaceous plants is the Geranium family (not to be confused with summer bedding of the same name). My front garden faces north east so only gets early sun and the Geraniuns grow well there. They come in a huge range of colours from white to deep magenta. They are not very tall so ideal in a front garden. Another good doer is Alchemilla Mollis which has frothy acid green flowers. Some bulbs grow well in shade like grape hyacinths but the bulbs need to be planted in autumn, unless you buy potted ones which are flowering now. Euphorbia are good too, but try the low growing ones. There are so many fab plants which grow in shade. Try the RHS website which is full of helpful advice. Here are some pics:EUPHORBIAS GRAPE HYACINTHS GERANIUM ROZANNE ANOTHER GERANIUM ALCHEMILA MOLLIS...See Morebungalow exterior ideas, kerb appeal help ?
Comments (13)Render is very 'on trend' right now, especially coupled with grey windows. 100s of houses across the country are receiving 'the treatment' in the same way. However, I think that when trends move on, what was once a house with it's own character, appropriate to its age, is obliterated by a pastiche of a passed fad and style not necessarily in keeping with the house. The resulting problem then is that you're left with a render that will need re-painting regularly and window frames which were in fashion but may later appear dated, that will require replacing or repainting. Personally, I think if you render it, it'll take on the look of a scout hut - sorry...See MorePlease help give my house kerb appeal!
Comments (2)Hi Ellie, there is a front door to the left in a modern extension. The materials used are more inline with the plans we always envisaged for the front. Without going out in the dark, I have managed to get some photos...hopefully this will show you the bigger picture. I want to tie the front in....See MoreY Me
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoDefinitely a nice porch at the side if you could afford the protrusion. If not then a smart canopy would do nicely.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHi Yasmin,
Have you considered an aluminium dual swing gate for the side of your property? Not only will it provide extra security for your home, it will compliment and make use of that fantastic space you have down the side.
One of my recommendations would be our Bengal model below,
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