Refreshing a Vintage Home’s Eighties Exterior

In this episode, we’re bringing a classic 80s brick household into this decade with an exterior refresh.

Property owner Kim Hetzman and her 3 young children reside in this household that her kids have deemed ‘the hot pet stand.’ (The nickname will come from the awnings that resemble a sizzling pet dog kiosk.) Pointless to say, Kim is completely ready for a improve and we’re far more than content to assist!

Limewashing the Household

To make Kim’s property stand out and strengthen its suppress charm, we limewashed the exterior bricks.

Limewash is a mix of lime, minerals and drinking water that applies specifically to brick and truly soaks into the brick in its place of sitting on top of it. It’s simple to apply and makes a wonderful rustic glance on any brick floor.

The brick requires to be moist prior to making use of the limewash. We utilized a sprayer to apply the limewash to velocity up the course of action a minor bit, but this can also be finished with a masonry brush.

Soon after allowing it dry for about 15 minutes then you can go back again and take away some of the limewash with h2o in selected places.

Making New Shutters

Kim and Chelsea create new cedar shutters for Kim’s dwelling. They appear timeless and incorporate some vintage allure.

Chelsea generates a jig using a handful of quit blocks to slide the shutter elements in place and so she will not have to measure every single piece. The shutters are built upside down this way, no nail holes are obvious!

We develop the shutters from a few 1-by-6 cedar boards throughout and, using the exact same width, a person 1-by-4 at the leading and base. The diagonal accent piece is also 1-by-4.

When assembling the shutters, put the sleek side of the cedar down so it faces out when concluded. As soon as all the boards are in place, Chelsea attaches the screws in from guiding — this way, no nail heads will display on the exterior of the shutter.

Note: Be guaranteed the screws are not far too long since the tip can occur out of the front side of the shutter and damage the project!

New Landscaping from Blair’s Nursery

To complete off Kim’s suppress charm update, we had enable from our friends at Blair’s Nursery, a nursery found right here in Cellular, Alabama.

Owner, Blair Kovar, allows us generate a stunning landscape strategy for Kim’s home that is very low routine maintenance and accents the property.

Kim’s landscaping includes a variety of plants and flowers that you can check out out at blairsnurseryandgifts.com.

Manufacturing Feelings

When we initially arrived at Kim Hetzman’s household, or ‘hot pet dog stand’ as her a few young children known as it, it was a house in great condition for a 30-year-aged dwelling but didn’t suit her character.

It was dated and uninteresting but just wanted some adore additional to it. Now the dwelling is lighter, brighter and whole of character thanks to the limewash included to the bricks. The rustic cedar shutters include heat to the residence creating it comfy and cozy.

The new landscaping provides depth and color that improves Kim’s curb attraction!

Special Thanks:

• Romabio
• Blair’s Nursery & Items

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