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de-emphasizing an unused front door
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| DianaU 2006-05-05, 6:21 pm |
| in my new home in portland, oregon, I have a section built in 1939
with a cute gabled front door but I do not intend to use this as the
main entance. An addition to the house in 2003 gave me wonderful french
doorson a north patio to the left of what looks like the front door
(past the camellia hedge i hope to retain) . They open into a large
tiled foyer. I will be changing the configuration to empahsize the
preferred entrance and guide visitors and give parking for one or two
cars along the street--- but i need some hints about how to start
thinking about this. I dont want to hang a sign and I think i need to
get rid of those scruffy evergreens.
the link below shows the front of this house.
http://webpages.charter.net/parkavenue/northside.jpg
Thanks.
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DianaU wrote:
> in my new home in portland, oregon, I have a section built in 1939
> with a cute gabled front door but I do not intend to use this as the
> main entance. An addition to the house in 2003 gave me wonderful french
> doorson a north patio to the left of what looks like the front door
> (past the camellia hedge i hope to retain) . They open into a large
> tiled foyer. I will be changing the configuration to empahsize the
> preferred entrance and guide visitors and give parking for one or two
> cars along the street--- but i need some hints about how to start
> thinking about this. I dont want to hang a sign and I think i need to
> get rid of those scruffy evergreens.
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>
> the link below shows the front of this house.
>
> http://webpages.charter.net/parkavenue/northside.jpg
>
> Thanks.
An interesting one, but it's difficult to see without a fuller picture
of the situation.
For example, were you live, is the population density at a point where
that French door may be mistaken as the entrance to another home?
I can't quite tell from the photo if the camellia hedge runs at right
angles to the house, or parralell.
Presently, the main point of interest missing on the photo is the first
point of access to the property from. If you want to maintain the
postcard image, but re-direct access, then it may be from there you
need to consider.
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| DianaU 2006-05-07, 2:21 pm |
| its is a suburban SW Portland neighborhood where everyone has a yard
and fences. the hedges hide fairly a substantial double doorway to the
left of that small gabled door. It is the little gabled door i DON'T
want people coming to. with pathways, lighting and plantings I want to
guide people into the north courtyard where the door becomes very very
clear.
I just want any specific tips, ideas or photos.
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| tbasc@bellsouth.net 2006-05-09, 9:21 pm |
| Speaking as an architect, the gable over the door is going to be hard
to miss.
However, I would look at some small trees or large shrubs to "screen"
that elevation.
No need to block it entirely, I think, just add a layer in front of it.
Understory could be some shrubs that add to the sense of separation
between your prefered path and the door.
I'm in the South East, so specifiic plants are probably pointless.
TB
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