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It seems to me that no matter how spookily I do the graveyard in my front lawn, or how I put up the scary death head figure on the overhang above my front door, my house is just not very scary looking.
Most of the house is a pale sandy brown almost orange kind of color. It's brick. Also, there is a section above the front door that is white siding.
I would really like to put a facade up this year that would mask the bright, unhaunting colors of my house. Also, I would like to make the area by the front door look like a turret kind of thing, like the Addam's Family house, that big tall part. The section above the front door is sort of a half hexagon, where the nook in our kitchen is, so I think that if it weren't white, I could probably incorporate it's shape in pretty easily to what I'm trying to do.
However, I am uncertain how I should go about doing this facade in general. The end of October here is rarely very gentle weather-wise, so I will need something that can stand up to snow and rain and some wind.
I'm thinking of making walls to box in the part that is under the overhang of the front door, and putting a gate kind of door there. Then, I'd like to put gargoyles at the corners on of the top of the overhang. I think that would make the half-hexagon thing above look rather naturally like a turret. However, I need a way to cover the bright white of that siding... and perhaps give the windows a more arched shape too.
So, I guess my question is, does anybody know how to make a good facade that can cover the outside of the house without ruining the house for the rest of the year?
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Most of the house is a pale sandy brown almost orange kind of color. It's brick. Also, there is a section above the front door that is white siding.
I would really like to put a facade up this year that would mask the bright, unhaunting colors of my house. Also, I would like to make the area by the front door look like a turret kind of thing, like the Addam's Family house, that big tall part. The section above the front door is sort of a half hexagon, where the nook in our kitchen is, so I think that if it weren't white, I could probably incorporate it's shape in pretty easily to what I'm trying to do.
However, I am uncertain how I should go about doing this facade in general. The end of October here is rarely very gentle weather-wise, so I will need something that can stand up to snow and rain and some wind.
I'm thinking of making walls to box in the part that is under the overhang of the front door, and putting a gate kind of door there. Then, I'd like to put gargoyles at the corners on of the top of the overhang. I think that would make the half-hexagon thing above look rather naturally like a turret. However, I need a way to cover the bright white of that siding... and perhaps give the windows a more arched shape too.
So, I guess my question is, does anybody know how to make a good facade that can cover the outside of the house without ruining the house for the rest of the year?
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks!