r/CurbAppeal

AI made the first lower window/trim (furthest left) look funny. It’s just a normal window. Apparently I have to have 200 words to make this post valid. Tralalala. Which color looks best. I lean towards the cream color, brown as second choice. Right now our house is an ugly 70’s yellow color. The siding is painted wood and we want vinyl siding. The paint is peeling so it’s time to do something about it. We also have woodpeckers in the neighborhood and it’s getting very old chasing them away from the house. Is this 200 words yet? Probably not but we’ll go with it. Thank you!

I just bought a house that was previously a law office and currently has zero curb appeal. I know I plan on adding plants and fences but my main question is what should I do with this concrete approach? I'm only a few blocks from the beach so I'd like to do something with a coastal feel.

Photos are of the back of the house, so at least it isn't the front of the place but damn it's ugly.

It is a walkout basement, garage on one side laundry and storage on the other. Steps up to the living are about 3 ft off of that wall and more or less centered in the house, so I can't really move the person door. Well, maybe, but it's getting adventurous to try it.

What do I do to make my house look respectable? Budget is in the thousands maybe but not in the tens of thousands.

3rd year me and wife are living here and we are now trying to sprue it up. Front steps are breaking so we need to fix them soon. We plan to add more plants a tree or 2 which is off the frame. Please give me some ideas for a new porch as well as color concept for the house.

Thank you!!!

Hello community - I’m driving myself nuts trying to choose siding and roof colors, please help!

Our older home needs a new roof, and the old wood siding is also needing to be replaced - it’s cracking and warping in too many places. We decided to go with Hardie siding - a mix of board and batten and horizontal planks, with maybe an offset section of faux shingle.

We are doing 26 gauge standing seam metal roof, and decided to choose from the Hardie Color Plus selection because the quotes for installing that vs installing and painting regular Hardie have come back so much cheaper…and we are putting quite a bit towards getting solar installed on our metal roof.

My understanding is that the bulk of complaints about Color Plus have to do with the darker colors being used in areas with strong sun. We’re getting solar because the entire back of the house has amazing all day southern exposure, so we are also steering clear of the darkest part of that palette.

Roof colors can be seen here: https://www.bestbuymetalroofing.com/standing-seam-panels/titan-loc-150/

Please help us choose a siding and roof colors! i really don’t want a gray house - right now we are leaning towards Navajo Beige or Cobble Stone.

And the other question is…what do we do with the garage doors? paint them to match the house? paint them to match the roof/gutters?

Been following this as its in my neighbourhood.

• Sold $1,010,000 (12 April 2025)
• For sale $1,950,000 - $2,100,000 (Now)

Thoughts on the reno?

The modern is slightly more money, more brick.

The more traditional has a lot more siding and more maintenance.

I’m leading more modern, but I feel like it may be a bold choice that would age questionably

my and my friend are getting into curb painting and we need a way to mask better because the tape wont stick well and we can never get it straight and the wind makes it hard. we also wait ten minutes for our high performance enamel rust oleum paint to dry because we put gorilla glue brand repositionable adhesive on our stencils and before we remove the stencils we let the paint dry for ten minutes again we are wondering if any type of paint drys better snd faster or if we should wait less time and we also are wondering solutions for the masking paper issue. this is the list of stuff we bought above

I rent and she won’t let me paint or use contact paper..I really hate the color of the door but any ideas of how to make it better? It’s just not my style so I’m struggling to make this look cute. Thanks!!
Not looking to spend more than $50 if that’s possible 🤪

This is the house we are building soon in the Midwest. Any better ideas or recommendations for the outside? We aren’t sold on white. We can do whatever we want without changing the layout. Any recommendations!?

Before is Black. After is not.

We’ve been getting it fixed up and are moving in soon!

Would love any ideas on how to lean into the historic period and architectural style. Lighting? Garden (native to zone 8a)? Fun extras?

Bought this with a hodge podge of inconsistent cottonester, lilac, etc. I'd love some real design help, but my wallet is feeling the pinch. 1) Can I rip it all out myself? 2) what do you suggest in the 3' gap between the house and the current bushes? Trying to be eco-conscious about it all. Thanks in advance!

Any way to “make the curtains match the drapes” or whatever the analogy is? I don’t know if you can tell, but the base of the house is kind of a tabby with shells in it.

I didn’t know if we could possibly take it European Mansard style?

Just moved into 4-plex. Asked LL about yard and he said he just leaves it... I'd like to create a little area to sit n barbecue or firepit. I moved everything off area by front door and covered with flat boxes. Thought I could throw an outside rug on top. It seems like a mound so not sure if this will work.. help?¿? Rent friendly options please....

These pics were from end of last summer. My front garden bed has black mulch now with 2 hydrangeas, a Japanese pieris and lavender. What would be a good setup for the side bed with the shrub/tree? Definitely want to remove the rocks and replace with black mulch but not sure what kind of plants to do. Located in SE Michigan zone 6

Door and shutter change

I'm having the siding replaced and need to pick new door and trim colors. Here's the mocked up version I'm thinking of switching to. I'm looking to lighten up and get away from the dark navy.

Painted shutters or all wood look?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

And yes I need landscaping. I just had everything dug up in the fall for foundation work in the basement. I'm focused right now on getting everything back in order starting with the siding and trim.

Navy is current look

Working on trying to make my house look better on the outside. Last year I worked on the front of the house and this year I’m tackling the side. We had a tree blow down and take out our fence (honestly that was a blessing). Yesterday I busted out an old beat up walkway on the side and am trying to figure out what to do next.

My thought is to dig up where the downspout goes into the ground and figure out where that goes. I will most likely try to divert that away from the house (possibly run it under where those beat up pavers are? Or maybe just around the little porch on the side and let it exit there or at the back of house). I’m thinking mulch with edging blocks on the left side of the sidewalk and fill in where the walkway was. I plan on putting up 2 4x4 posts with lattice between them in front of the where the downspout is so that I can level and put some pavers behind it to hide the garbage cans from the street.

Any thoughts or tips would be greatly appreciated.

What can I do to update this? It's an overhang on my back door that looks crooked and needs to be repaired. I'm thinking of removing it but I want something to cover. This is the door that I come and go out of the most and would like some covering from the weather.

Not looking to spend a ton as this isn't my forever house and am trying to get out soon. Replacing siding so now is the time to get out off and add new.