You want something to give your home a little character.
You've tried a coat of paint; it's just not doing it.
While the paint may change the color of your house, it's not changing the overall shape and feel that comes off of your home's structure.
Landscaping around the house may help a little bit, if you use large trees that somewhat mask and change the shape of the house.
But, eventually you may have to come to the conclusion that the only way to really change the overall character of your house is to change the shape.
There are two ways to do this.
The first is to call in a contractor and be ready to be out tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars on a new home construction project.
That seems a pretty dramatic way to go to make a little character change.
It's also a chunk of money that most of us don't have sitting around.
The other option is to change the character of our homes by adding pieces that can be attached to the surface of the building, like a copper copula.
It's amazing the difference a copper copula can make to a house with a blocky shape.
Instead of looking like a rectangular box that was put on a lot, a copper copula will take the viewers eye to the portion of the house that sticks up higher than the rest, and will make them see more dimensions to your home than just the basic shape.
While there are copulas made out of a number of materials, a copper copula is really an attention getter and character changer, especially when the sun is shining down and glistening off of it.
If you really want to make a change to your home, you may want to add a round copula to your squared structure to soften it up a little bit as well as add the bit of height.
When selecting a copper copula, you need to make sure you take scale into account.
While you may have seen a great looking copper copula on the church down the road and want one just like that for your home, have you really considered the size of you home in comparison to the church.
If the church is a lot larger than your home, which it likely is, that copper copula may not look quite right on your home.
As a matter of fact, it may make your home look even smaller because of its massive size.
You need to measure your home and talk to a copula dealer for a recommendation on the right size to add the proper accent and character to your home without overdoing it, or adding something that is so small, it is easily overlooked.
When talking to the copula dealer also make sure to tell them if your home is higher than one story, or if that one story roof is extra high.
The higher your roof is, the larger the copula has to be in order to look right from the ground.