As for the above-the-ground variety, I hear that a bucket of soapy water is your best bet -- just knocking them in. You can spray insecticidal soap solution, too, but I think you have to hit them directly. How can I make this home look more modern and fun without losing the a Q. Wow, just taking off a few awnings really made a big difference.
Painting the ones you've left your roof color is an excellent idea! Looking at the inspiration house, they have put the darker color on the body, and light on the trim and gable. I'd go for that. Since you have a kind of "drive down" garage, I'd paint that the house body color without any embellishment Then your eye would just naturally go to the front entry.
In that inspiration picture, I wonder if they didn't use a third color on the trim along the roof. It looks darker than the house body color by a couple of shades. Since someone mentioned the railing ironwork, I understand it is possible for a DIYer to use a metal cutting sawblade to take out the "fancy bits", sand at the spot they were previously welded and then spraypaint. That would leave you with a simple rail until you might want to re-do the railing and porch cover.
I think Antico Elements had a very simple and good idea to add some low growing shrubs right across both sides to soften the ramp walls, maybe Boxwood which stays green all winter long. You might consider to also add a dwarf ornamental tree, such as a Japanese Maple, if you live in a zone 5 or warmer, to your front lawn, maybe even one on each side.
I like the soft grey color you used to stain the wood on the ramp walls. I think your design of your wall and the Craftman style portico give your home a nice modern touch. The idea given to stain the porch posts a darker shade of grey would give your lovely rusty red doorway more presence, as it sits behind your wall. Your house looks lovely, just a few tweeks to give it a finished look. I love the contemporary camp vibe that PCMom hit on for you.
Color on the house is what will take it there - are your windows paintable or no? Charcoal or black would work with them and the cedar elements shutters, crossbuck door really beautifully if you select a warm tone bm black bean soup for the stucco, maybe bm caviar upstairs but that is a very brave step. Because you have so much stucco, you will want to stick with tones you find in natural stone.
Personally, I think all the different window sizes help read out the cottage thing - and you may want to add some shutters on the back side eventually. I think it is neat that the builder could do some things for you, but before you jump - paint and a new garage door will give you much bigger visual impact and should be integrated into your project.
The railing on the upper deck now doesn't work with the rustic contemporary thing - you will want to shift your details to be more consistent as you add to your site. Also, you will want to search houzz for pergola details - there are so many different styles of end cuts, braces or not and those details are what will make your pergola add to the look you want. Since you and builder are still in talking stages and foundations have to wait for thaw , discover the details you want before you sign a contract and he buys materials.
Hang in there - doesn't matter what your neighbor thinks, it is your home and you love it. This is the first year here I've seen Japanese Beetles in June. I'm kinda bummin'. Carla, I'm with you, girl. I hatehatehate them too. Love the thread on Antiques!!! Sunshine, I hate to be the one to dash your hopes, but Barbara, armed and ready with a bucket of soapy water. My first JB showed up early June too.
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Japanese beetles live for up to two months during their adult life form. Adults dig their way out of the soil and mate in the summer.
Eggs are laid by the female in short burrows they dig in the soil. She can lay between 40 to 60 eggs in her life. The larvae, called grubs, feed on roots in the soil and will pass the winter in a dormant state. In spring, they resume feeding and ultimately pupate into adults by the summer.
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Diet The beetle feeds on a wide variety of plants and crops while the larvae or grubs, will feed on a variety of roots of ornamental trees, shrubs, garden plants and grass.
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