VOTE! Front Door Makeover

Should we stay with the red or move on to something new? Here's a before and a proposed after. Weigh in by voting for your favorite option in the poll to the right of this post!

Coming Soon: Customizing storage solutions for a cottage

Here's a sneak peak of a post coming soon. For all you cottage dwellers, you know as well as I do that good storage space is hard to come by. Stay tuned for details on how we turned this unused awkward space into a window seat with ample storage.

$75 Porch Makeover!

If you're like us, money can often be a little tight from the array of unexpected expenses that pop up with an old house. But with the house being appraised for a chance to refinance, we decided the porch needed a little sprucing up. Nothing like solid curb appeal to welcome the appraiser in!

After spraying the porch down and giving it a solid and much needed cleaning, here's what we did with just $75 and a little left over paint from the foundation project (note the columns).

Nothing like a few little pops of color to give the house a stylish update!

Shopping List:

2 Bags of Potting Soil: $6.46

2 Striped Outdoor Pillows: $13.98

Sunburst Door Mat: $18.97

Hosta (Quart): $2.50

Salvia May Night (5.5 L): $8.97

Europys (1G): $6.97

Paint (Already Had): $0

3 Pots (Already Had): $0

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Total: $71.83

The Start of Spring

Ever in love with the tulip poplar (the offical tree of Tennessee) but having no where to place one of these magnificent trees with canopies up to 30 feet, we opted for a smaller rendition but ever delightful Jane Magnolia.

Jane went in the ground over the weekend and already has several showy blooms registering in the magenta to pale pink family.

Anticipated size is 8 to 10 feet wide and approximately 10 to 12 feet tall. Good thing the neighbor likes it, since I have a feeling it will easily grow over their fence one day!

Cheers,
Laura