Ideas for the outside
Let’s change the front door and the garage door to something like this:
Or a single frosted pane. Is there some kind of rule that says front doors need to swing open to the inside? I’d love to build out the stoop and have the door swing out to save the sq. ft. inside. Or do they only do that on double-wides?
And for the garage:
Garage Door on Left
I am also keen on the architectural element of the “matchsticks” coming out of the building. I wonder if they are metal or wood. And perhaps a similar treatment over the front door. Pseudo trellis but very contemporary.
I would love to put a corresponding left side window on the second floor. It would end up being in the walk-in closet of the second bedroom. Worth it? Considering the only other window in that room faces the house next door, it might be.
Let’s move to the back. The path at the left of the front door leads down and back to a concrete area with a cement block wall bordering the neighbor (no pic of that yet). There is also a door to the “bonus” room. Above, off the main living area, is this balcony:
Back suspended deck
I think I would want to take off the roof, and extend the deck out another 1.5 ft. or so using a glass or plexi like this:
Deck redo
That way the concrete patio below could get a lot more natural light and the balcony would then accommodate a table for 4 to eat. I would also want to add a set of stairs to reach the lower level without going out the front of the house and around (the better to corral my rug rat).
I might consider installing some of that fantastic, new kind of AstroTurf on the concrete patio to create a softer play area for my son. And, of course, dress up the cement block wall somehow.
Next post, we’ll move inside.
