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Showing posts with label exteriors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exteriors. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Garage Addition Planning
One thing that was always in the plans was to build a garage to our two story colonial. After living with out one for three months, its safe to say we are definitely garage people and miss having one so much! {Our last house had a carport, exterior storage room and shed...which worked fine but we much prefer a garage!} We have worked with a few different builders now to get estimates and are hopefully getting close to where we want to be. Not only am I excited about having a garage again to hide our junk, but I am also looking forward to the landscaping around it! I think it will be the perfect way to put our "touch" on our backyard. Due to the way our lot and house is set up, there will be a breezeway that connects the house to the garage. Here is what I have been daydreaming about, found on my pinterest board "exteriors"....
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
House To Do: Paint the Shed
When the time comes and we paint the house, we are also hoping to go ahead and paint our little old fashioned {1970's} shed. Literally, it's so 1970's and not cute at all. But I am hoping with white paint, strategic black detailing, exterior lighting and some great windowboxes and landscaping, we can bring it into the current century. I actually think it could turn out really cute. I would love to take a paint sprayer and hit every surface of the interior while we are at it, but I won't get ahead of myself!
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Let's Start...Paint the Exterior
I'm thrilled that I got some great responses to yesterday's post on the to do list for 2015. Obviously, this is a very over zealous list to think I can accomplish, but this is absolutely what is on the agenda, whether it happens to get accomplished in 2015 or even a little later. A home is always full of moving parts and it's constantly getting updated anyway. Why not make it fun!
I figure I will post the details/goals of each project in order of how they appeared on the list, no matter what order the projects might fall. Then, once the projects get worked on, we can revisit the inspiration post. Make sense? We really are so sporadic and I don't want to be tied down to one space unless I am trying to really get it finished for one reason or another.
First on the list... PAINT THE EXTERIOR!
I cannot tell you how excited I am about crossing this off the list. The dream has always been to have a white painted brick house with black shutters. It is so me. It is me to a capital T. As soon as I laid eyes on our house {via a listing} I messaged Stephen saying it would be an amazing house painted in white. The wheels were immediately set in motion after we surveyed the house.
We were thinking we would go ahead and paint the house now, with some money we have set aside, but the painting can only be done unless the weather is in the upper 50's for several days straight ...it's looking like we will wait until March to do that. In the mean time, we will work on some indoor projects, of course!
I won't be sharing full photos of the house for privacy purposes, but I will definitely show you some after shots. Until then, here is what has been inspiring me.
Really, there's nothing like a classic white house.
This is a pretty straightforward project {thank goodness for at least one} and we just have to choose the paint. Does anyone have any experience in paint types, and do you have any paint color recommendations? They would be greatly appreciated!!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Beautiful Beach Living
In honor of one of my favorite seasons just beginning, I wanted to share some images of beach homes that I think we all would like to stay in. What makes a perfect beach house to you? I think I just created my dream home!
Have a lovely day friends!
xo.
psst, check out Simply Sarah Chic today for a little game of "Would You Rather" where I answered a few questions!
psst, check out Simply Sarah Chic today for a little game of "Would You Rather" where I answered a few questions!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Beautify Your Doorstep
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Last night I found myself perusing rugs and doormats online. Interesting, I know! For some reason, rugs are always such a hard thing for me to buy and commit to. They say that there you must never forget the floor and ceiling when decorating a room, but the floor gives me such a hard time! Maybe it's just our house, we seem to have spaces that don't fit in the standard 5x7 or 8x10 rug.
Well, luckily if you want a quick fix in the rug department you can always buy a doormat. Yep. After all, this is the first thing you see when entering someones house, before you get to the ever important entry way. I saw these last night and they happen to be having a sale- buy one get one 50% off at Garnet Hill! And since most of us probably have at least a few doors that need freshening up for spring, this is the perfect deal.
First of all I love the "sweet home" mat, and I'm debating between the two directly below it.
I'm looking forward to fixing some beautiful planters, perhaps add a spring wreath and make our front step more inviting.
Our doorways definitely need a boost in the mat department...what about yours?
Happy Tuesday! xo.
