Remember how sad and droopy my front garden was looking a few weeks ago?After doing a little night gardening, I've been waiting for some of the snapdragons to deadhead and flower again to share more photos, but they are taking their sweet time (there are a ton of buds, but most of them haven't … [Read more...]
Birthday Wishes for the Exterior
April 25, 2013 10 Comments
My birthday is coming up next week. It will be the very last year of my twenties.Not gonna lie; I don't look forward to getting older. Call it vain, shallow, or short-sighted... the feeling is still there. I don't like looking at photos of myself and wanting to touch them up so I don't … [Read more...]
Using Color Palettes for Outdoor Planting
March 6, 2013 17 Comments
This morning, it was snowing. In Atlanta, that's right up there with seeing the Loch Ness Monster making out with Big Foot. It's enough to turn your head.Despite the weather, I'm full-on jonesing for spring. The pattern for Georgia weather pretty much goes like this:So if I'm right, … [Read more...]
Porch Paint: Before and After
October 22, 2012 8 Comments
Just a quick before and after to start the week off right...At first, I wasn't sure that I liked the new color for the cement slab on the front porch. It's light, but this is still darker than most of the other samples I had to choose from when I was at the store. For those wondering, the color … [Read more...]
Front Porch Progress
October 17, 2012 3 Comments
Of course it would rain the night after painting my front stoop. Of course.And of course, I wouldn't check something like this before deciding to whip out the paint brush. Thankfully, it will be dry for the next few days, so I'll be able to move on quickly to step 2: filling in all of the pock … [Read more...]
Front Porch: First Coat
October 15, 2012 16 Comments
A few weeks ago, I asked you for your help in deciding whether my front stoop should be blue (to match the front door's new color) or if I should go with gray. A large majority chose the same as my gut instinct (gray), so I began the prep work for painting it.After several frustrating attempts … [Read more...]
