It’s time for us to talk about our next major project! This one we are pretty stoked to share with ya’ll. We are going to do a complete exterior makeover! As always the line up for this project isn’t small. We’ve come accustomed to the the go big or go home mentality over here. Throughout this post you’ll see some inspiration images from our Outdoor Space Pinterest board, but for more you should check it out here!
For this one, Michael is going to break it all down.
MICHAEL
Front Porch
With our recent new driveway and walkway addition, we had to rip out our stairs and rebuild them. More to come on that, but the porch overall will see some significant changes. New stairs, posts, accents and stain will bring this functional porch to a show stopper.
Paint
We despise the color of our brick. Like, truly, it sometimes makes us want to puke. But of course we don’t puke ?. There is just nothing classic about it. So we’re going to change that with a fresh coat of primer and 2 – 3 coats of paint. You’ll just have to stay tuned for the color choice!
Siding
Similar to the brick… ?. Most of our siding will be painted but each peak, dormer and our large front window will be updated with some tongue and groove cedar siding. This includes some of the garage. This will add some depth and compliment the natural elements we have sprinkled in around the property.
Doors
We’ll be updating our doors a bit. Fresh paint, hardware and potentially a door swap here and there. Can’t wait to add some life to these! Just think lots of light!
Lighting and Electrical
Our current lighting is limited and drab, and we have one outlet in the most random spot outside. So we have ALL NEW lighting going in around the house and garage and all new electrical to power them, as well as our new doorbell and outdoor surveillance. The gadgets are fun, but honestly the new lighting we have is AMAZING!!!
Landscape
Since we moved in 3 years ago we’ve done a TON of landscaping. And when we say “we”, we mean Chuck (otherwise known as Dad, or Papa by our boys). He is an absolute magician when it comes to landscaping and without him we would be lost. He takes our vision and makes it a reality, always adding his spin to the design. This year we’re adding some custom ground level flower boxes. All in cedar, of course! These little sprinkles of natural wood will give the depth we’re looking for. And fresh mulch all around…who doesn’t love that?
Window Boxes
We’re already adding some ground level boxes so why not build a few window mounted boxes as well? But honestly, we have some already…they’re just not cedar. And we’re not happy with them so it is time to build them again.
Playscape
We started with the playscape re-build last Summer, and then we almost moved so we put that project on hold. Now that we are staying it is time to add some customization to this awesome space for our dudes. It will be a reflection of our new exterior…and will be friggin awesome! We can not wait.
We hope you can envision what we’re about to do. It is going to be an insanely busy Summer and Fall but we can not wait to really dig in and rock this project out!
Enjoy
– Danielle and Michael
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