Fall Spruce Up

Hi Everyone!

Many of you may already be aware of this but there's one kick ass home tour series going on right now:

 

 

Lindsay from The White Buffalo Styling Co. and Kristen from KFD Designs are hosting this amazing tour of homes and I'm super excited (and crazy nervous) to be part of it.  There's going to be a new feature everyday so there will be plenty of goodness to swoon over.  Lindsay and Kristen kicked things off in a major way!  If you haven't seen their tours yet, make sure you pop in and show them some love.  I cant wait to see how the rest of the awesome lineup spruce up their homes for fall. Here's a list of who to check out each day....

  

2 – Sarah from Sarah M. Dorsey Designs
3 – Gabbi from Retro Ranch Reno
4 – Brittany from Brittany Makes
5 – Jesse from Scout & Nimble
6 – Julia from Cuckoo 4 Design
7 – Carolyn from Sweet Chaos Home
8 – Jennifer from The Chronicles of Home
9 – Bethany from Dwellings by Devore
10 – Carmel from Our Fifth House
11 – Kristin from The Hunted Interior
12 – Anneke from This That & Life
13 – Michelle from Décor and the Dog
14 – Cassie from Primitive & Proper
15 – Ally from From the Right Bank
16 – Shannon from Shannon Berrey Designs
17 – Danika from Gorgeous Shiny Things
18 – Kristin from Bliss at Home
19 – Jenna from Rain on a Tin Roof
20 – Jessica from Dear Emmeline
21 – Kelly from View Along the Way
22 – Sarah from Lacquer and Linen
23 – Eileen from A Creative Day Blog
24 – Sarah from Royal Marigold
25 – Lori from Lori May Interiors
26 – Jennifer from Dimples and Tangles
27 – Caitlin from Desert Domicile
28 – Sherry from Design Indulgence
29 – Lakeitha from Lakeitha Duncan Lifestyle Blog
30 – Shavonda from A Home Full of Color and Whitney from The Curtis Casa.
31 – Angela from Number Fifty-three and Jennifer from Brave New Home.

I've never been a "decorate for the seasons" kinda girl so this is going to be a fun challenge for me.  You can see what I come up with on Oct 30th.

 

While we are on the topic of fall spruce ups there was one area of the house that got a little attention recently.

 

 

This was our front yard before.  Those two trees were a problem for me for four reasons.  First and foremost  one of them completely covered the stop sign which gave me a major case of the worries pretty much everyday.  Our house is on the corner and I was always concerned about a potential accident.  I didn't want that on my conscious.  Secondly our front "yard" is uber small and I don't think the builders considered the size of the trees at maturity when they planted them.  They pretty much took over the space which leads me to my third point: they block the entire view of the house.  And fourth it kinda made me uncomfortable that they were potential hiding places for bad guys.  I mean a witness wouldn't be able to identify them if a crazy person attacked me on a grocery run one day because they couldn't see past the damn trees!  Irrational, yes, but it was a safety concern nonetheless. 

 

 

 

Here we are after.  Hello there house!  Its nice to meet you.  I love it so much more now that the trees are gone and I'm sure my neighbors appreciate the fact that the stop sign is visible.

 

I almost forgot we have a porch. 

 

 

 

I guess we can use it now that we can actually see from it. 

 

I'm already brainstorming ideas for replacing the hedges and bushes in the spring. Id also love to have some stairs put in leading to the front door.  For now though id like to do something about that front door.

 

 

 

Its so blah and really looks like every other door on the street.  I kinda want it to stand out a bit so I'm thinking something fun and vibrant....maybe in the jewel tone family..oh, and a kick plate.  Id really like to add one of those.

 

Are you doing any front yard sprucing up this fall? Until next time....

 

Xo-Shavonda