Not a typo. This is our second front door, supplementing the original, and completing the front fence project we recently shared …
More →
Tag Archives: entrance courtyard
-
front front door
-
street view
The ‘front’ door in our model is at the side –accessed via this path, open to the street. We plan to add a secondary front door/fence, creating a private courtyard entry …
More → -
color fast
Last weekend was our first ‘free’ weekend in memory. Aside from a thorough post-tour house clean, we had nothing on our plates. And we were twitchy …
More → -
making an entrance
Our front door is at the side (so, technically, a side door) –confuses visitors, dissuades trick-or-treaters. The entrance is inset, creating a small courtyard …
More → -
rock revival
Our outdoor living space is ‘in transition’…to put it politely. But we recently completed what we’d like to call ‘phase one’ of our landscaping –far from the finished look …
More → -
side steps
Having painted the patio and front, we moved around the side. This path leads around that corner to our front door. And also back out to the street. We plan to add a fence …
More → -
tool shed
Warning: this post might just be as boring as it sounds. But I had to share our triumph, in transforming our tiniest space –this oversized cupboard, off our courtyard entrance. It houses our water heater, and little else. We wanted to give it more function. Previously, the door lacked a lock, and the hardware was …
More → -
panel switch
Time to get back in the saddle –I need to catch you up on where we’re at, starting with this little (but important) project we tackled last month. These panels sit to the left of our front door, which is technically at the side of our house. And they are, or were, very orange. Not a …
More → -
bottlebrush dustpan
That would make an interesting band name. Anyhow, despite more than one neighbor calling it a “California weed”, we love our Bottlebrush tree. The novelty may soon wear-off though, judging by the amount of ‘red stuff’ I swept up this morning. It does attract masses of bees too, but they only seem interested in the …
More →