Some charming features that the house came with:
~ a green water pump decoration
~ rocks for landscaping
~ a small wooden bridge as part of the front walk, which was slippery when icy and after we removed it, left an indent in the walk that became a mudslide every time it rained. Fun!
~ Puke green paint color
~ half rotted through shed on right side
Most of the changes we did this spring-
~ tore down the shed. James did that single-handedly, when I was gone at Sams. I swear I wasn't gone that long, but when I came back- the shed was down!
~ painted the house grey, after testing six different color samples. Did you know that grey is actually a really tricky color? They kept looking too brown or purpley. But I finally settled on one that I liked.
~ hauled back countless amount of landscaping rocks, their decoration of choice. Really?!? Why the rocks?!
~ painted the shutters black, though I'd like to do something less traditional that has a punch more color. I also want to paint the front door red. We'll see if I get to that before it gets too cold.
~ replaced the light by the front door. You can't see them, but the old ones had moose on them. Had to go.
~ the missionaries tore up the old walkway, and James poured a new one, with a little help from some friends. No more mud!
~ extended the landscaping pavers out, creating a curve more pleasing to the eye. Some of these I layed and relayed and relayed, making sure that they were level. I'd do it one day, and the next day have to do it again because they had settled weirdly. A professional, I am not. :)
~ planted a whole bunch of shrubs and flowers and one small weeping cherry. This was really fun for me to plan out, finding the plants and colors that I like, and making sure that they would all look good together. I enjoyed it.
We had a hot summer, and a few of the small plants didn't survive, but most of them did really well! We're both really pleased with how it turned out, and think it adds a lot of curb appeal.
~ tore down the shed. James did that single-handedly, when I was gone at Sams. I swear I wasn't gone that long, but when I came back- the shed was down!
~ painted the house grey, after testing six different color samples. Did you know that grey is actually a really tricky color? They kept looking too brown or purpley. But I finally settled on one that I liked.
~ hauled back countless amount of landscaping rocks, their decoration of choice. Really?!? Why the rocks?!
~ painted the shutters black, though I'd like to do something less traditional that has a punch more color. I also want to paint the front door red. We'll see if I get to that before it gets too cold.
~ replaced the light by the front door. You can't see them, but the old ones had moose on them. Had to go.
~ the missionaries tore up the old walkway, and James poured a new one, with a little help from some friends. No more mud!
~ extended the landscaping pavers out, creating a curve more pleasing to the eye. Some of these I layed and relayed and relayed, making sure that they were level. I'd do it one day, and the next day have to do it again because they had settled weirdly. A professional, I am not. :)
~ planted a whole bunch of shrubs and flowers and one small weeping cherry. This was really fun for me to plan out, finding the plants and colors that I like, and making sure that they would all look good together. I enjoyed it.
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Next step, the side yard. The left side has raspberry bushed all along the side (awesome!) but the right side where the shed was is an eyesore. We're trying to level it out, move some landscaping rocks - because of course the previous owners put some over there as well- and get ready to plant grass seed. The flowers/landscaping can wait until next spring. We love our home~ and most of the time we love the projects that come with it! :) 
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