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Week 4: Yard Transformation Challenge

It’s almost May Long Weekend and I have been super busy getting my yard and garden ready.  Come see my blood, sweat, and tears in this week’s edition of the yard transformation challenge.

Thanks again to Nat of Simple Family Crazy Life for hosting this challenge!

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Curb Appeal in a Weekend

Like most things in this house, our front door and curb appeal leave much to be desired.  The trees are overgrown, the paint is tired, and the colours are boring.

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Here's 7 money-saving tips to improve your curb appeal when you're on a budget. With a little bit of paint, a few flowers, and no landscaping, you can improve the look of your front door and front yard in a weekend. Cheap, easy, and under $100. #curbappeal #landscaping #frontdoor #cheap #onabudget #moneysaving #flowers #frontyard #easy

There’s not much I can do about the trees for the time being, but I can try and liven up the rest.  I took a quick trip to Home Depot and found my inspiration:

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This is Behr’s Calypso Blue, and it was just the thing to liven up the front door.  The deck was in good shape, but also looking a bit tired.  I subbed out the faded dark brown for a dark grey.  My sweet little helper even got in on the action.

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He did very well considering his age and learned some important lessons about how much paint is appropriate for the paint brush :-).

Repurpose What You Own

I didn’t want to replace the numbers or the mailbox, so I gave them a quick coat of flat black spray paint.  $7 sure beats getting new ones for $50 or more.  I also ripped off the rug that was stapled to the deck.  It may or may not have been contributing to the smell when you first walk in the house.

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Curb Appeal for Less than $100!

This project took about 6 hours of work and cost under $100.  There was lots of paint left over, so I’ll be using that for the front fences once my neighbours are on board.  If you’re planning a refresh similar to mine, I recommend setting aside a weekend for it because you need to allow for drying time.

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You can’t really see in the picture, but the white door had a terrible paint job on it. Whoever did it before did not do enough coats.

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7 Cheap Things You Can Do in Weekend to Improve Curb Appeal

  1. Paint your front door a vibrant colour
  2. Repaint or replace your house numbers and mailbox
  3. Plant perennials from a friend
  4. Paint tired stairs
  5. Add two large potted plants
  6. Buy a cute welcome mat
  7. Trim shrubs and mow lawn

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Want to plant some perennials, but not sure which ones are beginner friendly?  Head on over to 28 Perennials You’ll Regret Planting and 53 Garden Favourites.

Here's 7 money-saving tips to improve your curb appeal when you're on a budget. With a little bit of paint, a few flowers, and no landscaping, you can improve the look of your front door and front yard in a weekend. Cheap, easy, and under $100. #curbappeal #landscaping #frontdoor #cheap #onabudget #moneysaving #flowers #frontyard #easy

Want to see the inside?  Make sure you check out our home tour!

What do you think?   Would you try a bold colour on your front door?  If you already have one, what’s your colour?

**UPDATE**  The neighbours approve of our new blue door!  We got lots of compliments when we went door to door for Halloween

 

Home Tour

Welcome to our home!  We bought a fixer up and have been slowly making it our own.  It’s far from done, but here’s the progress so far.

Please forgive the paint on the floors, I’ll be refinishing them once I’ve painted everything!!

Exterior

Removing trees wasn’t in the budget, but it’s amazing the difference a bright paint colour, flowers, and a trim for the shrubs makes.  You can read more about my weekend makeover here.

Dining Room

We’ve since found an actual table and chairs, but it’s still not quite what I had in mind.  It doesn’t look quite the way I imagined, so this room will be getting a redo once I’ve finished painting the rest of the rooms.  Read more about the dining room transformation here.

Hallway

It might not be the most exciting room of the house, but even the hallway needed a makeover.  Read about the process here.

Living Room

 

 

The living room has come a long way since its wall papered glory.  Read: wallpaper on the ceiling as well as two layers on the walls!!  I was beyond excited when I could actually paint the first wall.  Read about the progress here and the full reveal here.

Kitchen

The kitchen is so close to being done, but it’s been a tough room to work with.  It’s small and doesn’t have a lot of counter space, but I love that I can close it off from the rest of the house.  (So no one can see the mess, of course!)

Master Bedroom

The master bedroom still leaves much to be desired.  I wanted to paint it first because it’s always been last on the list in every house we’ve ever owned.  However, this will do until there’s space in the budget to perk things up.  New headboard?  Cute artwork?  Anyone?

You can see our home all dressed up for Christmas here.

Along the way I’ve had my share of laughs, tears, and life lessons.  It’s been challenging renovating with a pre-schooler, but we’re making it work.  Check back soon for more updates!

 

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