Before and After...

I must say the outside of our home has come a long way.  It is looking like a different home.  We started out by getting all the trees trimmed which really opened up the large lot.

Next we painted all of the overhang, windows and anything that was beige to white.  That brightened up the place.  Then on to the hideous garage door.  This home was in much need of a carriage house garage door.  Next, shutters.  We originally picked out white shutters from Home Depot but they were off white...and the house was getting a bit too much white, we went with black.  Black shutters really popped and looked great. 

Now for the seventies brick wall...that baby had to go. 

Pondering on if we wanted pillars with brick platforms or if we wanted something else.  But what else could you do that would go with the brick or match?  This took me awhile.  Everything we brought back as an idea was taken back...nothing looked like I visualized it would.  We hit up a concrete business and found some decorative slate rock and had them cut limestone for the tops.  Our contractor built custom pillars, yay!

So after a few weeks he got them made, put up and walla!

NOW WAITING FOR SPRING = LANDSCAPING

Now any ideas on who to call to make some wrought iron covers instead of those damn tacky plastic covers!