Exterior Ideas

1950s front door photo in Seattle with a pivot front door and a light wood front door — Houzz This pivot door is very similar to our Line model. Check out Line and all of our other models, OR custom design your own at http://pivotdoorcompany.com/Exterior-Doors/. . — Pivot Door Company

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Garage Door

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Front door, opposite configuration? Poppy: A splash of punchy orange on the door immediately draws attention to the entryway from the sidewalk. Bright shades of orange – such as tangerine and poppy – work well with contemporary or mid-century-style homes with clean lines and neutral or cool-toned colour palettes. Keep plantings contemporary by choosing plants for form rather than flowers, such as upright horsetail reed (Equisetum hyemale) or clipped evergreen hedges. Inspiration for a 1950s gray one-story exterior home remodel in San Francisco with a flat roof — Houzz El camino en piedras, el contraste de la puerta y la entrada — Jorge Febus

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Planting (In front of kitchen) Use of decorative concrete blocks Mid-century modern homes were known for offering a seamless transition between inside and out. The front of houses were also not always facing the street; rather, they faced the back garden. Decorative concrete blocks were a common feature, and stylistic characteristics of this period included pops and blocks of colour, clean uninterrupted lines and an emphasis on sculptural elements. 1960s entryway idea in Other with a single front door and a yellow front door — Houzz all the lines draw our eye to the yellow door, and the colors are all very dull in comparison — Hannah Monson

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Front Yard Walkway Project: Engawa, Seattle, WA Design Architect: Stephen Sullivan AIA Architect of Record: Sullivan Conard Architects Project Team: Jim Romano AIA (project architect), Maria Simon, Freya Johnson, Jonathan Junker Interior Designer: Doug Rasar Interior Design Contractor: Krekow Jennings Inc Landscape Architect: TR Welch Photographer: Benjamin Benschneider.

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Another way to add simple Japanese elegance to your yard is to choose decorative rocks emblazoned with Japanese calligraphy and display them strategically in the yard.

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Your yard is the perfect place to add a bit of Japanese zen style to the home. A Zen garden is a great way to do this.

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“Since the plumbing of the kitchen wasn’t too far away, I figured having a washer and dryer in the kitchen made sense,” Millette says. To solve the problem of the dining table, he came up with an idea to create one over the appliances.

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rocks in front yard

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Grey house, orange door, plantings in front of window, rock border

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Driveway option: Recycled concrete. Breaking up and relaying concrete is another ecologically sound way to refurbish existing concrete. Broken-up pieces of sidewalk or used concrete paving stones can be used to build new paths, walkways or raised planters around your home and yard.

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rain chain

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8. Whimsical Blue on Secondary Doors If you like the blue doors shown here but don't envision the colors for your own front door, consider painting a secondary door on your property, such as in a gate. It can add a fun focal point to your hardscaping.

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4. Blue Door With White This shade of blue, a cross between navy and teal, would look great on a wide range of architectural styles. Here it enhances the sharp, clean lines of this modern house. If you want your door to stand out from everyone else's without being too over the top, this is your hue.

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wood, concrete, stone

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slat fence. two destination zones. wood separated by rocks then pavers

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slat fence, see through

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Bamboo to soften redwood fence. Clumping below 6-8'. Horizontal line of lower part of fence

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square pattern, dark rocks in between, interior opens up to back yard. Seating area

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textured concrete for driveway, broken up into squares

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