Before and After….the journey of an old rancher.
This was our house when we bought it in September 2008. Definitely not going to win any curb appeal awards.
This is during the phase of the addition where our neighbors, most of whom have never stopped to meet us, asked
“Do you know that your brick doesn’t match?”
Seriously…..we liked keeping them in suspense.
Next, came the removal of all landscaping and our love affair with
30 gallons of LaFonda Sagebrush began.
Ahhh, the mystery of the mismatched brick is solved.
This was the house and porch after digging 3000 (maybe less) holes to plant new landscaping and
the porch was autumned up, as well as the front door painted.
Look at that baby shrubbery….it will take another 10 years for you to mature.
Also, for some strange reason, our sidewalk does not go all the way to the driveway….why, not sure.
So, we killed the grass with good intentions of adding some stones and fancying it up, but that has not happened yet.
This is our house June 2010.
I am lurving me some black mulch, daylilies abloom, black painted wicker with pops of red and
everything springing up to life!
We are far from finished but are really pleased with the fruits of our labor.
Wow! It looks great. We love it all, especially the front porch. Maybe if you all sit out there, the neighbors will stop in for a glass of ice tea and to offer up more comments
I LOVE IT!
You guys have worked HARD! Everything looks so beautiful and inviting. I love it!
Kelly, I love it!!! It looks so good and your hard work has more than paid off!! I can’t wait to play there this summer!!