Front of house improvement!
Layla Shkoukani
il y a 9 ans
Hi guys, we are looking at doing a few home improvements over the coming months, one being to smarten up the front of our house/front garden. Any suggestions big or small welcome! TIA
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il y a 9 ansDernière modification :il y a 9 ansDefinitely change the colour of the door - the red really doesn't work with the brick. Soft grey or grey-green - or white? and then keep the planting to silvery greens? A path going straight from the sidewalk to the front door would give the opportunity for a more symmetrical arrangement and I would put a white picket fence across the front - or iron rails with a hedge inside. And gravel instead of lawn works well - and serves as an alarm as its impossible to walk across it silently. If it were my house I would cover some of the brickwork with white weather boarding - at least across the upper story. The windows aren't great but the weather boarding would make them less prominent.
http://www.mydesignchic.com/2011/07/white-picket-fences/
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il y a 9 ansDernière modification :il y a 9 ansLayla Shkoukani
il y a 9 ansThank so much for all the suggestions. It's interesting to see what people have picked out. Some food for thought. I perhaps should have said we are on a row of houses all the same so anything too major may stand out too much. Will def be going with the gravel, foliage and painting front door as first steps. Perhaps window boxes may help the look of the windows at the min. Any thoughts on these door colours? Thanks for the paint suggestion Martin will check that out.
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