Upgrading your home’s exterior has many benefits, not the least of which is a nice welcome home every day. Whether you freshen up your finishes, 添加一个新的车库门 or redo your landscape, there are many ways to elevate your home’s curb appeal. 这六个前后项目提供了一个可以做什么的样本。 看看房子的外观，然后再看看房子的其他部分。

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1. 迪凯特,格鲁吉亚

之前当房主买下这栋位于乔治亚州迪凯特的房产时，砖砌的外墙被埋在一层灰泥下面。 The columns, pediment and bay window felt as though they’d been imposed on the structure, which didn’t have the scale to carry off such details, designer and builder Ili Hidalgo-Nilsson says.

外部2: 兵马俑设计建造, 原始的照片 on Houzz

后: 设计-建造团队 simplified the exterior detailing and replaced the bay window with French doors and French balconies. 他们更新了电气和管道，更换了窗户，并在整个房子里增加了绝缘材料。

外部3: Before Photo, 原始的照片 on Houzz

2. 巴吞鲁日，路易斯安那州

之前: For this 1939 Colonial Revival house in 巴吞鲁日，路易斯安那州, the front yard’s previous circular driveway was removed and replaced with a grass lawn to create a more natural curb appeal.

外4: TY Larkins室内设计, 原始的照片 on Houzz

后: The custom shade of white paint selected for the home’s exterior was inspired by the shade of white often found on buildings in Paris. “It has this antique, earthy quality to it that’s timeless,” designer Ty Larkins says. The home’s front windows also received functioning shutters that helped bring it back to its Colonial Revival roots.

外5: Before Photo, 原始的照片 on Houzz

3. 切维·蔡斯，马里兰州

之前房主迪·布鲁宁（Di Bruning）和大卫·欧文（David Owen）认为，这座1968年在马里兰州切维蔡斯（Chevy Chase）建造的房子的外观有些压抑。 然而，这个从街道向上倾斜的地块提供了一个宽敞的两层平面图，车库、家庭娱乐室和一间卧室建在一层的山坡上，厨房、餐厅、客厅和四间卧室在楼上。

外6: Balodemas建筑师, 原始的照片 on Houzz

后: Architect Lou Balodemas updated the home’s curb appeal by installing a new entry door and sidelights; 新开的窗户，包括二楼客厅的一个扩大开口； 上层新纤维水泥壁板； 还有一个新的车库门。 “The original entry door was a bit recessed,” Balodemas says, “so we popped it out to give the foyer a few more feet of space.” 他还增加了一条新的前走道，为房子创造了一个更宏伟的入口。

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外7: Before Photo, 原始的照片 on Houzz

4. 加州伯克利分校

之前: Here’s a look at the overgrown landscaping at the front of Geoff Lomax and Sabina Aurilio’s home in 加州伯克利分校. 木制挡土墙开始倒塌，地基也有下沉的迹象。

外部8: Mediterranean Exterior, 原始的照片 on Houzz

后庭院被挖了出来，景观被新的耐旱植物所取代。 地基被拆除并重新铺设。 粉刷和重新粉刷，并添加了适合地中海风格的新型轻质瓦片。

外观9: Before Photo, 原始的照片 on Houzz

5. 加州棕榈泉

之前: Though the exterior of the 1958 home in 加州棕榈泉, was in OK shape, parts of the ceiling were caving in, most of the windows were broken, and the home hadn’t been cleaned in years.

外10: H3K设计, 原始的照片 on Houzz

后: Kevin Kemper and Howard Hawkes of H3K设计 preserved the facade, including the “sun flap,” a common element used in the 1960s to keep sunshine from hitting inside the house and heating it up too much.

他们把剩下的部分拆到螺柱上，然后加了新的灰泥、管道、电气、绝缘和新屋顶。 “It was a big preservation effort on our part,” Kemper says. “There was some unusual architecture, and we were afraid someone would tear it down or alter it and you wouldn’t be able to recognize the home.”

外11: Before Photo, 原始的照片 on Houzz

6. 圣保罗，明尼苏达州

之前这所房子的正前方有一个22英尺乘7英尺的封闭式门廊，入口很不吸引人。 假砖沥青瓦覆盖了房屋的一部分。 “关闭 up, the fake brick asphalt was pretty nasty,” architect David Strand says. “The house was very true to what it was, but it was dirty and it went beyond what the owner was able to do with it.”

外部12: 链设计, 原始的照片 on Houzz

后Strand拆除了封闭的前廊，增加了一个带有三根柱子的开放式门廊，支撑着延伸的白色屋顶。 “It’s nice to be able to sit on an open porch and have that neighborhood feel,” Strand says. “This returns the house to the original concept, which was important.”

他还消除了假砖沥青瓦。 一条修剪的带子打破了房子，创造了两种色调的外观，顶部是温暖的白色，底部是灰色和绿色调。 “I love dark houses,” Strand says. “It was nice to have a white urban farmhouse but also have a bit of a modern feel.”

布莱恩·安东尼，Houzz