Shut the Front Door

We spent the last couple days updating some things on the exterior of the house.  It just looked tired and needed some better curb appeal.  Most of the houses on our street have nice landscaping and the homeowners are out in their yards a lot.  I don't have time to spend hours working on the landscaping, but I'll throw in a few hours to update paint and hope for the best! 

The house right after we bought it and the sold sign was up.  Last October-ish


And here is the before and after: 

 

 

The update included a little navy paint (actually Starless Sky by Behr) and some white exterior paint, and new front door hardware.  We needed new locks after our deadbolt broke and caused a locking out fiasco.

 

Our front door had seen better days.  It had some vinyl/plastic trim pieces that got warped over time from the sun. The door and shuters used to apparently be a green and the current blue was faded and I'm not a fan of the baby blue. 

 

 

 The sidelites needed attention too.  They were dirty, yellowed, and needed a paint makeover.  I put my little helpers to work.  Oliver had taken down the shutters and the girls helped clean.

 

She was such a good helper!  She loved to clean

 

 

 

 

He's not afraid of heights.  I couldn't do it!

It's still August, but I'm ready for my favorite season... I can see a few pumpkins right in front

It looks so much brighter to me and I love it!  A little paint can go a long way