Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Reno Ideas 1980's Brick? 7Mar 20, 2013 9:41 am If it was me I would square off the arches, plaster all the walls and keep as much height as possible, it would give it a nice large airy appearance, ideal for large art pieces. I would also remove all the floor tiles Re: Reno Ideas 1980's Brick? 8Mar 20, 2013 10:20 am Render outside. Remove the security grill entrance. Remove the sun awnings. Change the garage doors. Inside plaster the walls. Square the arches. Put in ceilings and new kitchen. (I assume the bathroom is just as old?) Re: Reno Ideas 1980's Brick? 9Mar 22, 2013 11:07 am At the very least remove the awnings out the front and even painting the roller doors would improve them if you cant afford to replace them (can you paint roller doors? im not sure!) Personally I love the ceilings, and think you would be removing a real feature if you covered them up with a normal boring old ceiling. Have the beams been painted a dark brown colour? I quite like the natural timber look of the ceiling but dont love the colour of the beams. All painted white would be an improvement and would improve the light in those rooms. Agree with what everyone else has said, cover up bricks inside and square up the arches. Not a big fan of floor tiles so i would remove those. New kitchen if you can afford it, it is a nice big space and could look amazing with a totally modern kitchen. Re: Reno Ideas 1980's Brick? 11Apr 01, 2013 11:15 am Trish If it was me I would square off the arches, plaster all the walls and keep as much height as possible, it would give it a nice large airy appearance, ideal for large art pieces. I would also remove all the floor tiles We have a 70s brick house and I agree with the above. We have squared off the arches. Makes such a difference. I would also plaster over the brick walls. I think the ceilings could be left but just painted white - including the beams. We have done a new kitchen and new bathroom will be on the list. Obviously everything needs an update but it's a work in progress and the house is liveable and tidy in the mean time. Renovating our 1970s home Re: Reno Ideas 1980's Brick? 12Apr 09, 2013 11:56 am Hi there... I'd love to get my hands on a house like this - I kind of prefer a 'retro' feel . Outside - personally the brick itself doesn't bother me. First thing I would do is repaint the trims to a nice dark charcoal colour - including garage doors and grill gate (which I also don't mind - esp if it creates some added security). Unless the awnings were necessary to shade west sun or something - I'd remove those - or if a necessity, replace with a dark colour to match the trim (they do add a bit of an extra dimension to the front - might be too flat without them??). Update the outside light. Put some modern or australian native plants in - and that's the front taken care of . Inside, again, the brick doesn't offend me tooooo much - but perhaps would be better plastered. Ceiling I would definitely paint white (not just the beams but the timber ceiling itself). I wouldn't close it in - I think the open-ness adds to the appeal of the house. Agree about squaring off the archways and bringing up the floor tiles. Kitchen could do with an update - but it looks very neat and clean and useable - so you could get to that down the track (or maybe just replace the bench top and paint the wall tiles and the cupboards??). Depends if you had plans to change the layout around - in which case you might want to consider doing it before/at the same time that you re do the floor. From what I can see - and depending on your own personal tastes, I reckon those pendant lights look like they could be pretty cool too?? Maybe just change to a white cord? All the best with it. HHCIB Re: Reno Ideas 1980's Brick? 13Apr 11, 2013 1:24 pm I'd start by plastering the walls, painted brick won't look right and will collect dust and then I'd reassess the ceiling. I think once those walls are lightened up the ceiling will be a nice feature, right now it's just all too dark. If you do decide to paint the ceiling I would leave the beams as is and not just white out the ceiling which will make it look very generic and bland your new kitchen and living area looks great and we need accurate dimensions to be specific but with the thickness of the brick column you may be able to line the inside… 1 2062 Bought in Nov 21 at the height of the market (classic). Good area, atrocious floor plan. BUT has land out to the left-hand side that we can extend out on (see second… 0 9123 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. Having someone… 4 18036 |