Before and After #4: Front of the House

Our second* major renovation project is complete!

We added a brick and wrought iron fence around the front yard, allowing Beatrice, Arthur, and the dogs to play there without running into the street. The fence also helps visually separate our house from the very similar-looking house next door and generally amps up the house's "curb appeal."

BEFORE

That house on the left? Not ours.

AFTER

Dev designed the fence and gate and built it with the help of contractors.

He also insisted on adding this very elaborate (but admittedly useful) integrated mailbox system into the gate.

This one change has made the front yard so much more useable, it feels like we doubled our total amount of outdoor space. Arthur in particular loves playing in the front yard while waiting for planes to fly overhead.

Thank you so much Suzan and Naresh for all your help, we appreciate it so much!
After we finished the front fence we decided to brighten up the front porch a little bit.

One thing I didn't like about the front of our house was how flat and exposed the facade was, so we replaced the carved wooden brackets holding up our porch overhang with more substantial square pillars to add a little more dimension to the front of the house. That small change had a really big effect - now the house looks larger, more substantial, and there's more depth to the front.

BEFORE

AFTERThen we added a new bench, a new light and doorbell, and yes, a monogrammed pillow.

OLD
NEW

But my absolute favorite part of the entire project is the new house number I got from this shop on Etsy.

OLDNEW
This summer we'll be redesigning all of the landscaping in the front and back yard, and I still plan to re-stucco and repaint the house exterior, but we're well on our way!

Arthur eating dandelions

*You may remember our first big project was Beatrice and Arthur's room.