Friday, October 29, 2010

Our House: Before & After

Oh my - what a week!  My supposedly "part-time" job is more like a full-time job and has me super busy.   I am trying my hardest to balance it all so I bear with me as I try to gain some control.  Anyway, some of you asked how our tag sale went last weekend.  It went well, but I think it could've been better if it was in the summer.  I was excited to earn the extra cash to hopefully put towards one of these


but those dreams quickly vanished as I got pulled over the next day supposedly going 50 in a 40 mph work zone.  Oh, yeah, a big whopping $200 ticket!  Bye bye tag sale $$$!  Do these things only happen to me?  Well, onto some better news.  I finally have some before and after pictures to show you of our house.  Remember, I told you in this post we were finally getting our house painted and I was having a hard time selecting colors, but I finally found the perfect colors!  Well, it turned out better than I expected and I cannot believe what a difference paint can make.  Seriously.  See for yourself....
BEFORE
AFTER
It's a huge improvement.  I can't tell you how much I don't mind driving up to our house now!  It makes me happy.  As you can tell, my husband (and fellow neighbors) cut down the tree right in front of the house which makes a huge difference - it really opens it up.  Sorry, we still need to remove the stump.  Here is a before and after of our front door.  
BEFORE

AFTER
I love my new black door!  I took off the old storm door which I think makes a world of difference.  I am still not finished, I have a knocker I'd like to put on the front door, I'd like to change the numbers and sconces, but all in due time.   Well, happy weekend and happy halloween everyone!!  I've missed you guys this week - thanks for bearing with me!!!

22 comments:

  1. ME OH MY!!! It looks fantastic. I love, love, love the front door!

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  2. Your new colors look great Fran. I love the mums and pumpkins too. So sorry about the ticket. It sounds like something that would happen to me.

    -Rene

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  3. Beautiful! Your door looks so classic and rich.

    My heart breaks for the whole ticket/no camera story...I can totally relate. There must be something in the air these last few weeks because I have had no time for blogging.

    HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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  4. Hi Fran - I meant to comment earlier in response to you, but work got the better of me and alas - no posts this week! Your blog is so fun, and I LOVE the house colors. That's exactly what I want to do with our front door, but first we have to paint the house so it's not tan and brown! ugh... I would love a painter recommendation if you used one. Sorry to hear about the ticket. :(

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  5. Fran, I love it! There is nothing more classic than the gray, white, and black combination on a New England home.

    And, about your ticket, I refuse to believe that there is no such thing as a ticket quota that cops have to fill before the end of a month. I'm sorry it happened to you!

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  6. Gorgeous! Your house is lovely and the black door is perfect; we just removed a storm door and painted our door dark charcoal and I too can't get over the difference it has made- whoever invented storm doors should be out of business- so ugly! I love the black doors and hit of pink in the mums- so pretty. I hear you on the camera, on my Christmas wish list too!
    PS- Thanks so much for your sweet comment on my blog- so appreciated!

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  7. I love it!! What a difference!! It just looks so neat and tidy and happy now!!

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  8. Seriously Fran, it looks like a completely different home. I have a black front door too, I think black is such an elegant choice for a front door.

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  9. It looks SO good! Like a different home altogether. I love it!

    Sorry about your ticket. I had to go to court last month and had to pay $200, too. It stinks! I was going 52 in a 35. C'mon!

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  10. Love what you have done - it looks fab! i am a black door girl too! KG

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  11. Love, love, love the exterior makeover!

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  12. Fran, I love your house. Maybe one day I will see it in person. I love black doors. I love black for lots of things. I am going to paint my bed and chest of drawers black in my bedroom.
    Sorry about the ticket. Slow down. That's a mom for ya. Love Aunt Suz

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  13. WOW...so beautiful! What a great difference..I am in LOVE with black doors. :))))

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  14. Huge improvement! What a charming house. Love it :)

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  15. Fran, this is a fantastic transformation! You really did select the perfect colors. This bit of paint makes your house look brand new! So sorry about the ticket. You will have the camera before too long:)

    Amy R.

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  16. i love the black door! can't wait to see it in person!

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  17. Woah, what a HUGE difference!! I LOVEEE the new paint color and the black door- its like a whole new house. Love love love it!

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  18. Fran I can't believe how similar our houses are, you are so right! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and for the follow. I look forward to following your posts too. I'm going to add you to my list of favorite blogs on my right column too ;)

    Michelle
    New England-Style

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  19. I just went back and read all your house painting posts- how I can relate!!! Yours turned out so pretty. I'm with you though it is so hard to visualize the entire house based on a painted swatch. I hope I didn't choose too dark. Still raining here so no progress yet! xo, tessa

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