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Before and After Home Exterior Designs for Every Need
By: Cassie McDowellSo Many Reasons to Get a Home Exterior Design… There are so many reasons to get a virtual home exterior design. We’ve all drooled over Chip and Joanna Gaines masterpieces and wondered how they make it look so simple… not a hair out of place and she is always smiling. There may be an unexpected ...
It’s the Little Things
By: Allison VaccaroWhile painting the exterior packs a punch in the curb appeal game, it’s the little things that can add up to big style and make or break the exterior of your home. Things like planters, house numbers, door knockers and even doormats can score big points and add up to a massive curb appeal win ...
House Love
By: Allison VaccaroHouse love…the space you inhabit and lay your sleepy head at night should feel like a refuge and comfort you after a long day. Of course, as you pull up, it’s hard not to notice the weeds are overtaking the flower beds and the sidelights on the door are from 1989. Not to mention the ...
Life Changing Front Porches
By: Allison VaccaroA good front porch can change your life…yep…I said it…a porch can change the trajectory of your life. Period. My parents live on an island…remote by most people’s standards. They take a boat to go almost everywhere and they have been retired as long as I can remember. When they committed to island life full ...
To Shutter or Not to Shutter…That is the Question
By: Allison VaccaroRecently, a friend of mine asked me about shutters on her 1950s ranch (great location with a lot of renovation going on). The house has two large windows to the left of the front door and two separate single windows to the right of the door. Clearly, the shutters were fake and she was looking ...