From the outside.
We love our house, but the style of our home (4 level split) isn’t the most charming style in the world. Not that our home looks bad from the outside, we have done a lot to improve it… but there are houses that look amazing from the outside. So amazing that they make you want to see what it’s like on the inside!
Here are a few of the homes that we love to gawk at, homes our house dreams of looking like when it grows up. Homes that have charm and style, and didn’t come from a cookie cutter.
In the age of McMansions where everything looks the same even when you pay a high price, it’s nice to see that some people are still building homes that have some distinction from one another. In our neighborhood, we live across the street from ourselves (although our home has better colors, the house across the street is the exact same house). We aren’t the only ones in our neighborhood that share house plans with the house across from them.
We have some ideas of how to change the look of our home on the outside (the structure, we have done a lot to the landscape)… but the budget isn’t there yet. Gratefully the inside is gorgeous and getting better all the time. What about your home? Does it have a lot of curb appeal? Does the inside match the outside, or is one much better than the other?
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)“Wood” you do it?
Pardon the pun, but I couldn’t resist!
We have two large trees in our backyard. One of which is really nice and gorgeous in the spring (white blossoms everywhere), while the other one is not as nice and is a bit of a mess in the fall. The problem is, they are both planted near the middle of the yard. This makes using the yard for anything like volleyball or bad mitten impossible. It also makes our larger yard feel a lot smaller than it really is.
My husband wants to remove them both. I can see his point, but at the same time I hate to take out trees. However, being able to really use our yard space would be tons of fun. So, what would you do? Would you take them out? Or leave them be?
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (4)Neuton Power Baby!
We have absolutely loved our new lawn mower, the Neuton CE 6.2. How great is it to just be able to start it up and mow, without having to worry about gas and oil. It does a great job too. We have used it on both the mulch setting and the bag, and have been impressed with how great the lawn looks.
Recently we purchased the trimmer accessory, and we can’t wait to try it out and see how it works. If there is one thing my hubby hates, it’s trimming the lawn (dragging around that power cord just isn’t his idea of fun). So, it should be nice to have it attached to the power of the mower instead.
The mower works so well with our yard, it really doesn’t even lose much battery power. By the time we are done with our yard we are usually just getting to the yellow zone (which is the half power mark). I think that is great considering our lawn grows like crazy and is thick.
We are very happy with our mower! And the fact that it is green (saving money and the planet), just plain rocks!
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)Japanese Garden
A few posts ago, I asked for your input regarding the old dog run area in our backyard. Some of you were on the same wave lengths as me, and suggested a water feature. That is exactly the plan that had been brewing in my mind for months! And not just any kind of garden with a water feature, no friends, I want a Japanese style garden! After all, we do have bamboo growing back there!
Here is a little inspiration board that I put together. I have always loved all things Japanese, and have especially wanted to have koi as pets. When we first bought our home and saw the bamboo the idea of a garden with a koi pond and a large pagoda statue popped into my head. I have been waiting to build it ever since.
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