Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Curb Appeal: Before and After




Here's the front of the house today, and a few years ago. We've done it all: windows, trees, paint, porch, bushes, shutters, light...

I wanted to go dark...once I settled on a window colour, the rest of the woodwork was done up to match. I hesitated over the door colour. It had a fresh coat of black for a heartbeat, before I decided to paint it out the same as the rest. 

The brick porch was rebuilt and new limestone caps replaced the concrete caps. We still need to get the it power washed. 

Originally, the house had louvered shutters. They were tossed out before we bought the place so I was free to try something new. I sketched these out and my contractor made them.  

The peak was rebuilt, and the original detail was scrapped in favour of  wide straight boards. I know the new clean lines will not please everyone, but I felt the original was dinky and oddball. I didn't want to be the one to destroy (change) something that has been around for 80 plus years, yet who's to say they were right? We are looking at faux tudor style here...and this embellishment was a bit much.   
The dirty white aluminum fascia board was removed to reveal the original dental molding. An awesome surprise! We had it stripped and restored. Also, the portico was stripped and restored.   

What do you think!??

27 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Shannon. What an amazing transformation - it looks so much more posh!

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  2. Shannon, I think it looks beautiful! It's fresh, updated and very clean. The stonework around the door is much more noticible now. The darker paint colour was definetly the way to go!

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  3. Oh the dentil molding underneath is amazing! What a pleasant surprise it must be for you when you had the flat boards removed right? Love the faux tudor style you are going for!

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  4. The boys must love it!! It looks great, I LOVE the pull out beds. Are the boys OK with the sheer amount of pillows on their bed?? I thought males had an innate need to reduce the amount of pillows on any surface ;)

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  5. so gorgeous! I just love the way the trim color works with the grays in the brick. and all the new work makes the house look so stately! really wonderful transformation!

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  6. Wow - well done! Your home looks amazing. I LOVE your front door - my mom always said that she wanted a rounded front door and I think her obsession has rubbed off on me - i want one too ;)

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  7. so cozy! love the mix of patterns and textures, and the art is awesome, of course.

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  8. such a beautiful home. I would be so proud to live there. Dang girl, you make me want to move on your street now. :)

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  9. Looks great. Love the entrance -super stately.

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  10. Wow it looks so much better! I didn't think it looked bad before but what a difference the darker colour makes. And I love that original molding. Gorgeous!

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  13. Thanks Daiva! The house across the street has the same brick and similar paint colour...with wooden door, different stone, and cutesy shutters...so I knew it could work!

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  14. it was the best!
    I was just sticking with what is going on in the hood. This area was built as a sub-division I suppose, in 1920's...so all the houses are in the same style.

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  15. Thanks!!! Stately I can live with!!!!

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  16. The rounded door with that rounded arch is the best!!! Thanks Michelle!!!

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  17. COME TO MY STREET! I have some of the best neighbours too!

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  18. There was about 23 coats of off white paint on the portico thing...so we were the first to go dark...I think it's a good trend! Plus, once my gingkos get big, the house will be in the dark! So, I thought dark was the way to go!

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