25 Inspiring Exterior Window Treatments Putting up exterior window treatments such as shutters and window boxes can beautify your home while adding some practical benefits. On top of curb appeal (both through flowers and paint colors), awnings and closable shutters can help keep the house cool and shield windows from the elements. See what kind […]
DIY Wood Shutters For Under $40
Once we had our old windows replaced, we thought that we needed to dress them up a little bit more, on the outside. We decided that they really needed wood shutters. We priced out what it would cost to by new shutters and found out that it was going to be over $100 to $300 a […]
5 Classic Home Exterior Styles
I love driving around and looking at homes. Each home has it’s own style. Sometimes it is easy to pinpoint what you love, but in case you aren’t sure what exactly the style of a home is. Here is a break down of five classic home exterior styles to see which one you like the […]
Staining Vinyl Shutters A New Color
It was bugging me. The shutters….every time I passed the house I would look up…why…why don’t you match your door (that is me…talking in my head…to my house…moving on…) I thought it was something I would just have to grow to love…or wait to replace. Until I found out the goodness that is Gel Stain. […]
Front Porch and Stair Makeover…and a Challenge!
Home Exterior Facelift; Adding a Porch!
Getting More Curb Appeal
It is summer right? Now is the time to get outside!! Work on your tan (or do like me and wear SPF 75 with a hat!) and fix up the outside of your home. But sometimes it can be a little overwhelming, most of us don’t know where to start. So, I thought I would try to […]
Easy Faux Carriage Door Tutorial!
Easy Faux Carriage Door Tutorial! By Terry I am honored to be doing a guest post for Cassity at Remodelaholic. It’s a pleasure to introduce myself. I am Terry and I live in western Illinois. I am married and have two grown children and we are recent empty nesters. I am also fairly new to […]
Arch You Inspired…
This house is in the town where my parents liven. I think it is enchanting. Especially the look of the doors ( do you see the arched screen door, on the little patio, just waiting to let a cool breeze into your living room?). The sad part? It is on a totally busy road. Do […]
The Glass House by Phillip Johnson
source Isn’t this beautiful… I love the look of this, the glass house by Phillip Johnson, I don’t think I could live there though, I am too paranoid to leave my windows draperies open at night… maybe it is because I always look in people’s open windows, no not a peeping Tom, but you know, when you are driving […]
Houseography Home Tour; adding on a home addition of 1800 sq ft!!
Houseography Home Tour Special Guest Post by Melissa of Houseography Welcome to Melissa of Houseography. She is here today to give us a house tour Yea! Our house looked like this when we bought it in 2002: This is what our house looks like today. In 2009, we […]
Updated 1870’s Farm House Exterior
*** I owe Christina @ 2 Little Hooligans A HUGE apology for not linking to their post! We got this up on short notice on Wednesday and then I came down with a stomach virus that night that quickly spread through our house and I hadn’t checked the blog in two days so I didn’t see my […]
Carriage House Remodel
Don’t forget to link your projects!!Carriage House Remodel contributed by French Country Cottage Well, in keeping with the spookiness of Halloween and all things SCARY , I decided I should share the exterior of our little guest cottage. It was really pretty far beyond scary when we purchased our house… it was downright FRIGHTENING!! The now […]
New Front Portico & Updated Shutters On House Exterior
Don’t forget to link your projects!!New Front Portico & Updated Shutters On House Exterior contributed by Mellisa @ HOUSEography When you look at the front of your house, what’s the first thing you notice. You have to be objective and not think about how much you love your front door color if the shutters are […]
Painting A Wooden Exterior Door Black
Painting A Wooden Exterior Door Black I love a beautiful black front door, don’t you (remember me painting mine?)? And this party link is not only informative but beautiful! Actually, I have to admit that I like both versions both the before and after, their door is just beautiful to begin with! But look […]
