Question on Exterior Paint & Stain also Interior Remodel
What would you guys think about sanding the red wood on exterior and staining it light (or maybe dark wood) and painting all the stucco that surrounds the house white? Maybe adding some palms and remove current trees? If I do this what color would you paint the garage? Or would you sand it and stain that as well too?
Here is a link to my shutterfly which has all the photos including interior. I would love some recommendations on the interior as well :)
http://harperavenue.shutterfly.com/
Here is a link to my shutterfly which has all the photos including interior. I would love some recommendations on the interior as well :)
http://harperavenue.shutterfly.com/
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http://www.olympic.com/color/stain-color-and-finish Olympic has a huge collection of solid stains. maybe a darker Pewter for garage door, and a lighter Mullion Gray for the siding and find a matching lighter gray paint color for the stucco. Good luck
Lets say I say forget the sand job, looks painfully tedious, what paint scheme would you go with for the garage, stucco, trim, and front wood paneling?
I like the medium light Gray Mullion gray for the field, cedar (?) siding. Paint in a matching color for the stucco. For the trim (and balcony posts) white (Olympic white smoke ) would be nice. For the accents (garage door) Pewter (darker gray).
I am not sure what you mean by front wood paneling?
I would go down to city hall and get copies of all the permits that have been issued. There may be a lot of unpermitted work such as the second kitchen area or that strange drain piping in the basement crawlspace. Perhaps you have already budgeted for those things or repairs are scheduled during escrow.
A professional paint job on the inside will run a few thousand dollars but may be worth the expense. If so, choose a classic white such as Swiss Coffee or a richer yellowed off white such as Antique Linen, both are Dunn Edwards standard colors and available from other companies as well. Polishing the windows and removing the old window coverings will let in some great beach light.
Here are some great colors:
With 20% contingency, that's $80K to work with. Tight, but do-able. $1000 for initial pruning and yardwork. Let's hope you can do another layer on the roof instead of a tear-off with new plywood, etc. You can get good ideas of what is popular for remodels in your area by looking at the MLS photos of "future comparable" houses costing $800K-1 million. Don't overimprove one room at the expense of the others.
Although it is not the kind of item that anyone posts about much on houzz, having a professional window cleaner to give neglected windows a tune up on opening and closing mechanisms and to scrub the years of embedded grime off can be worth the money. Last year I was shocked that a pro took two full days to clean the windows of a neglected single story 60 year old house for sale across the street, but when I saw he'd made all the original windows operational again and absolutely gleaming, I was impressed with what a pro could do. Ask your agent for referrals and check the references. If you'll be replacing the windows, don't bother, of course, hot soapy water and a squeegee will do fine til then.