Rooms with a View



In our forever home I want to have BIG windows so I can enjoy the outdoors.  My parents live in a 1950's house as well, and while I hated the house when they moved, I have grown to love certain aspects of it.  The kitchen and dining room have windows from wall to wall with only 3" panes in between them with a beautiful view into the backyard.  My bedroom at my parent's house is on the second floor with the same windows and the view is amazing!  All you can see are the tops of trees and the occasional squirrel.  Very Peaceful. 

Sidewalk

Our front yard looked like this on Monday

And looked like this yesterday.

The sidewalk project has reached our part of the street.  You are probably figuring out now why I have been posting so much about front yard landscaping!! Today our driveway gets ripped out and regraded.  And HOPEFULLY by Friday we will have a new driveway, a retaining wall, and a side walk with a planting strip.  I have really been looking forward to this project as I think it will give our front yard definition and will help me figure out the best way to landscape.

In the meantime I guess we are parking on the street...



Etsy Finds

Check out this cool Jewelry from Etsy HaKNICK



These earrings and necklaces come in many different colors... Check out the shop at Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HaKNiK?ref=seller_info

Curb Appeal

Curb Appeal is so important to a house. It is the first thing people see when visiting and first impressions are very important.  The city is adding a sidewalk to our front yard in the next few weeks and then we are planning major front yard landscaping. 

Take a look at the before and after of a house with new front yard landscaping via House Beautiful.

Before:



A new front door is always a step in the right direction:

After:

It is amazing what plants and a little thought can do.  The best plan is to visit your local nursery or a local college with a landscape program and get their help for a long term plan.  No one can afford to do everything at once.  So do a little bit at a time and after the plants mature a bit you will have a front yard that welcomes guests and really shows your personality!!

Quick & Easy Change

Pillows... Change them out twice a year - fall and spring- to give an immdeiate "spruce" to your house.