Hello all! I am finally back! Yay! We conduct maintain been busy, busy bees working at our novel home. I am mission gblogging in addition to sharing photos in addition to then much but betwixt school, blogging, our antique mall booth, my identify unit of measurement in addition to friends in addition to personal life, studying for school, photography in addition to everything going on... I am literally pooped! So, I decided nosotros were at a skilful stopping betoken to only demo you how our outside is looking today.
So I won't continue you waiting but I wanted to start demo you what our start abode looked similar BEFORE. It was a really pale yellow-cream-ish color alongside a muted teal door in addition to trim. I'm assuming they were going for a last achy await in addition to it was "cute" when nosotros saw it but all I kept genuinely seeing was to a greater extent than potential. I'm non genuinely a fan of icon trim back a color unless its dark or white but no colors. I also felt similar some proper landscaping in addition to a novel outside pigment color in addition to shutters could exercise wonders. The bones were there... in addition to don't larn me wrong... I wishing it had to a greater extent than architectural involvement but this is only the norm roughly hither beachside inward Florida. It's a typical mid-century abode only a few blocks from the beach. How could YOU transcend that up?
There's a huge tree inward the front end alongside footling orangish berries on it in addition to then if anyone knows what type of tree that is, tell me please! We knew we'd desire to trim back the bottom branches in addition to conduct maintain out those bushes from underneath the tree in addition to then the tree could "breathe." I know it took a sigh of relief when nosotros did start to rip them out. Can you imagine that? Seriously, I only laughed out loud.
I adore our neighbor's mature tree. Amazing. Mature trees equals drooling. Ours volition larn there. I promise you savour that nosotros bought our abode from the smiley human face upwards realty company. I didn't desire to give out personal data alongside us or the companionship on hither in addition to then a smiley human face upwards in addition to "under contract" is it.
Overall, nosotros are pleased alongside how everything has turned out. This is our "first" existent abode that is "ours" in addition to non a rental in addition to I mean value that is what nosotros are most enjoying. Being able to exercise whatever nosotros desire to "our" abode in addition to seeing our coin become towards "our" abode equally well. It sure volition non last our forever abode but for a starter home, it is going to last pretty darn gorgeous when we're ready to tell goodbye.
Throughout the pictures, I volition last adding footling things hither in addition to in that place nearly how nosotros did it in addition to where nosotros got our things from. At the bottom of this point, I volition also last doing a total source listing for those of you who e'er ask! You're welcome ;-)
We'll start start alongside my cute footling mailbox that Ryan surprised me with. I've been eyeing this thing for months! We bought it from Lowes in addition to had to buy the mailbox stand upwards alongside blossom box separately than the mailbox. I pick out dark for a higher contrast. I also ordered decals off of Etsy from Country Craft in addition to Vinyl. She was really reasonable priced in addition to then I was excited to society them! Just a footling personal touching for the mailbox that is really inexpensive in addition to volition build yours stand upwards out from your neighbors for less than $10.00 I e'er conduct maintain a garden flag inward my yard in addition to for less than $20.00 on Ebay in addition to sometimes fifty-fifty cheaper than that in addition to a stand upwards you tin give notice honour anywhere... it's a cute improver to the mailbox area. You also tin give notice modify each flag out each season, etc.
We also had a pocket-size mailbox that was attached to our theatre when nosotros bought it. Originally, I figured I'd paw pigment a sign alongside our theatre numbers on it for yesteryear the front end door inward this area. But instead in addition to for a lot cheaper, I used a $1 tin give notice of spray pigment also from Lowes in addition to gave this mini-mailbox a facelift inward high gloss dark in addition to again, gave the improver of the decal address numbers for that custom, personal touch.
And at nowadays for the large reveal... I'll only give you pictures because I dubiousness anyone is reading what I write today. Or ever for that matter. For kicks, build me experience improve if you are in addition to move out a comment :)
We start started pulling out all of the overgrown bushes, flowers in addition to shrubs. It at nowadays made the whole yard await neater. Next, nosotros looked at pigment colors. For some fourth dimension now, I knew I wanted a squeamish "greige" (Grey/Beige) color for the interior in addition to outside of our home. I knew just what to pigment it yesteryear remembering what nosotros had painted my mom's North Carolina abode a few months back. The color is "Oatlands Subtle Taupe" inward matte yesteryear Valspar. I ADORE this color. Sometimes it looks grayness in addition to sometimes it looks beige but mostly, it's the perfect inward between! We bought a bucket of it from Lowes when they were having their rebate for pigment effect going on in addition to then nosotros ended upwards getting a rebate of $20 from them equally good on top of our military machine discount which made the pigment really affordable.
I conduct maintain to tell you something funny. I painted everything alongside my pigment sprayer. I got through both sides of the theatre in addition to the front end in addition to yet had one-half a bucket left. So what's a daughter to do? Well you would think, hey, complete icon the back! No. We conduct maintain textured walls inward our abode in addition to then I went to town on the interior equally well. Who tin give notice tell that they painted the interior to include a sunroom, living room, dining room, hallway, kitchen in addition to invitee bath equally good equally the outside of our abode for only over $100. This girl.
We also purchased raised paneled shutters from Lowes which ran us nearly $100 for the front. I painted all the trim back dorsum white in addition to then it would popular against the novel pigment color. I went dorsum in addition to forth for awhile nearly icon the "feature" wall that the windows are on. Everything is stucco on the abode but they decided this needed an accent wall in addition to set brick on this component subdivision of the front. Palm to the brow but hey, we'll operate alongside it. It ain't broke in addition to then I ain't fixing it, right? We decided to move out it white in addition to if nosotros hated it, nosotros would only conduct maintain the shutters dorsum off in addition to pigment it the same color equally the theatre equally well. We ended upwards non minding it plainly in addition to she stayed the same color. This large tree inward the front end nosotros believe to be a East Palatka Holly. We are currently working on trimming it upwards but I beloved it already.
You may conduct maintain also noticed the brick planters that nosotros conduct maintain inward front end our porch in addition to also at the terminate of the house. At first, nosotros idea for sure, 100%, no dubiousness nearly it nosotros were going to tear those bad boys out. But subsequently crunching some numbers in addition to alongside my mom in addition to I brainstorming, nosotros decided nosotros would operate alongside them. And I genuinely really exercise non take away heed them at nowadays that nosotros conduct maintain novel landscaping in addition to a freshly painted exterior. Plus, exercise you fifty-fifty KNOW how much operate that would conduct maintain been? I was nervous.
We spent a couplet hundred dollars on plants, flowers in addition to shrubs alone. I volition source all of them at the bottom of this post. That is what added upwards the fastest but I know inward a few years when everything is maturing, it volition last wonderful in addition to and then worth it! We tilled upwards the grass in addition to widened the depth of the beds from the house. The start projection nosotros tackled when nosotros moved inward was hanging our American flag. It is in addition to then of import to conduct maintain a flag flight at every theatre nosotros are at. Freedom is non gratis in addition to it's a cracking reminder to await at everyday.
I should conduct maintain written downwards all the names to thee plants, trees, flowers in addition to shrubs but I suck in addition to only wanted them inward the basis in addition to then I threw away all the tags but I sourced them all at the terminate of this post only for y'all! All I know is I adore this tree. I ALWAYS await at them when nosotros become to Lowes or Home Depot. They are in addition to then brilliant in addition to the pinkish isn't genuinely a flower, it's a leaf! This tree was a footling pricey at $79.99 but I knew I wanted something alongside a TON of contrast in addition to color. And I also wanted something different, non only some other palm tree similar everyone else.
The lantern inward the background is i of my mom in addition to I's favorite finds. It is genuinely cast Fe in addition to the stained drinking glass is genuinely handmade yesteryear someone hither locally! We institute it at a yardsale piece my mom was inward town helping me landscape our yard... in addition to larn this, it was only $5.00! We asked how much in addition to the daughter says... "$5.00 firm." I almost stole it correct in that place in addition to couldn't believe it! The drinking glass is worth to a greater extent than than that but yes nosotros volition conduct maintain it! It's a cracking behave on slice in addition to genuinely a larger lantern that works perfectly on that side of the theatre alongside that imitation wall I'm assuming to enshroud hoses, etc.
We also discovered this stone underneath a TON of bushes close the front end porch. Why on basis they would encompass it up, I exercise non know. And nosotros conduct maintain also been randomly finding to a greater extent than of all dissimilar sizes every fourth dimension nosotros flora something novel or tear something out. I mean value it is pretty cool in addition to noticed a few others inward the neighborhood conduct maintain them incorporated into their landscaping equally well. It has to last master to the theatre in addition to then I honour that pretty cool that nosotros discovered it in addition to got purpose out of it.
I painted the front end door high gloss dark for a squeamish contrast equally well. We purchased the outdoor lantern lite from Lowes equally good for roughly $60. Not likewise bad at all in addition to it also has a sensor lite on it for movement equally well. I already had the wicker chairs from our dorsum patio. At first, I, of course, wanted rocking chairs but since nosotros kept the planter, in that place would last no rocking... in addition to then nosotros improvised in addition to saved coin at the same time! I gave each chair a i time over of $1.00 dark spray pigment from Lowes in addition to transformed them! They await build novel now! I'm on the hunt for some brilliant greenish cushions for the chairs but haven't had whatsoever luck finding whatsoever yet... in addition to then if you run into any, allow me know! :-) See below, they genuinely demand to a greater extent than contrast but for now, I am enjoying beingness able to sit down on the front end porch!
Here's a side thought of the front end porch from the front end blossom beds. We conduct maintain the one-time Florida mode windows in addition to are thinking nearly replacing them hither inward the close future. For now, those of you may know this already but inward the summer, I genuinely conduct maintain the screens out. It gives the theatre a cleaner experience in addition to the windows also! You would last amazed at the divergence that something FREE tin give notice do!
Here's an upwards unopen thought of the light. I LOVE it in addition to knew I wanted it correct when I saw it.
I already had these urns from our finally home. I spray painted them gloss dark awhile dorsum in addition to knew when nosotros moved in, I wanted them on either side of the garage for height. They were only over $20 each at Lowes in addition to are concrete. That is a STEAL inward example you were wondering. And I know you can't run into them but nosotros also bought novel theatre numbers in addition to set them to a higher identify the garage. The master theatre numbers were below our porch light. I had to PRY them off in addition to the stucco came alongside them in addition to then nosotros had some patch operate to exercise equally good but for less than $5.00 a tub, that was a quick fix.
These lanterns below are from Ikea. I demand a smaller i instead of ii large ones but I conduct maintain yet to build a trip to Orlando since nosotros moved. If you're inward the local expanse in addition to desire to larn one, holler at your girl!
I also added LED candles to each lantern & the cast Fe i at the terminate of the house. They are all beautiful lit upwards at night, I only wishing you lot could run into it inward person!
We added my plane bath into this footling strange in addition to direct bed. I felt similar the sidewalk had harsh lines in addition to wishing it was curved but adding novel curb appeal in addition to soft details genuinely helps it. We re-used the rocks that were originally inward the film to a higher identify roughly the bushes roughly the tree inward our front end yard in addition to kept this expanse build clean alongside novel flowers & shrubs in addition to my cute footling plane bath.
Ok, in addition to then let's recap...
Here's the BEFORE
And here's the AFTER
It doesn't fifty-fifty await similar the same abode to us in addition to it sure does non experience similar it. We are currently working on getting our grass dorsum greenish similar the to a higher identify BEFORE photo. We are working difficult to H2O all of our novel flowers in addition to beloved the life that it brings to the front end of our home. I also innovation to pigment the gates of our debate white in addition to spray pigment the hardware alongside a coat of gloss dark to update it. All fences roughly hither are tied into each other in addition to then I can't pigment everything! We also desire to operate on giving the beds to a greater extent than of a defined border from the grass in addition to nosotros conduct maintain set downwards grass seed to aid create total in, inward sure areas in addition to specially roughly the novel beds where nosotros had to tear out grass.
So allow us know what you mean value of our outside makeover. I'll last dorsum presently for a source listing in addition to toll listing for everyone. But unproblematic equally I tin give notice set it... in addition to it's never been in addition to then true, pigment works wonders. Now if only Lowes would start sending me gratis production or gift cards to store in that place equally oft equally I exercise for my projects, I would last set! Let us know if you enjoyed this post yesteryear commenting below! Feel gratis to pivot whatsoever of the images yesteryear hovering over each prototype in addition to clicking to pivot on Pinterest. Talk to you lot soon!
SOURCE LIST:
Exterior Paint Color: Subtle Oatlands Taupe inward matte yesteryear Valspar
Front door & shutter color: True Black yesteryear Valspar inward high gloss
Exterior lantern: Lowes Home Improvement
Shutters: Lowes Home Improvement
Front Door: Original to home
Bird Bath: Tractor Supply (Although I couldn't honour it on their website)
Wicker Chairs: Craigslist find
Mailbox Post: Lowes Home Improvement
Mailbox: Lowes Home Improvement
PLANTS:
Large Tree inward front end yard: East Palatka Holly
Pink tree: Bougainvillea
Green spiked flora (variegated): Flax lily
Red foliage plant: Red dracaena
Yellow greenish flora (urns): Croton
Green shrubs: Ixora
XO,
Ally
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