Happy Tuesday folks, I hope your week is off to a great start! Did you get any weekend projects done? If not, I hope this weeks Transformation Tuesday projects will get the your ideas flowing and give you some inspiration for next weekend!
The weather here in the northeast is is getting chilly, but we've had some really nice autumn days. Pretty soon it will be to late for the outdoor projects so roll up your sleeves and get started before it's to late!
I'm sharing two projects today, one my hubby and I did on a hot July weekend this summer on our front entry. And in case it's already to cold for out door projects in your neck of the woods, or you have guests coming for Thanksgiving, I found a great bathroom fix up project that you can easily do before the turkey comes out of the oven! Well, maybe not that quick, but easy!
First up: Our front Entry.
We have an older Cape Cod style home, quaint but plum full of projects, even after 30 years of living here! I swear, by the time you get around to all the necessary projects, the first one you did needs an update already! This is the real world, not a TV show fixer upper!
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| Front Garden |
Here's a shot of the front of the house and garden in early spring, (don't mind the dead grass) the crabgrass fills out beautifully later in the season! There is along concrete sidewalk leading to the front door. That's another project I'd like to tackle some year!
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| Front Entry One of the quaint, but unfunctional, elements of the house is this front entry. Although it's great for wiping your feet and getting out of the weather, it really is too small inside to do much of anything decorative. So inside I gave it a new coat of paint and called it a day. The blue stone landing stepping stones that were there seamed to have sunken into the earth over the years causing the rain water and ice in the winter to make a pretty deep puddle in front of the door. When I got to pulling back the overgrown ivy, grass and Pachysandra vines that were there I discovered the blue stones were actually much wider than they appeared and quite a bit thicker than we thought! |
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| Blue stone Slabs After much sweat and tears, this is what we dug out of the earth! Three large blue stone slabs. The largest was over five feet long and five inches thick! Now let me remind you, this was a hot weekend in July and we were trying to get most of the digging done before the sun came over the roof of the house to the front…we didn't make it! Yes, that is hubby taking a much needed break! |
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| Step One-Dig Out! So, after seeing how large these blue stone slabs were, the plan was to dig out an area the width of the entry and wide enough to make a nice landing area with a step up from the sidewalk. We had these old cobblestones and used them for the border, they were just the right height for a step up. |
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| "Set in Stone" After laying a thick bed of paver stone base and sand we set the blue stone making sure there was a slight pitch to one side for water runoff. Mind you, moving these stones into position was no easy task! Thank God my hubby has learned how to use his head instead of back over the years! |
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| Finally all stones in place! |
Now there is a nice size landing area for the large planters as well as a small step up which give a feeling of grander entrance. The rain no longer puddles and hopefully the snow and ice this winter will be easier to manage. I sure hope we don't get the amount we had last year!
Next up: quick and easy bathroom makeover
I found a photo on Pintrest of this bath makeover project and though it was a great transformation!
It was done by fellow blogger Katie Bower of BowerPower . You can see the full story on her blog page. The transformation shows how a little paint, new lighting and a few accessories can have a powerful effect on a small space. With home improvement stores like Lowes and Home Depot changing out cabinet hardware, faucets and lighting is budget friendly solution to a quick and low cost update.
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| Painted Vanity |
Afresh coat of pain is an easy update to a dated vanity.
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| Great Fabric |
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| New lighting |
You can see more of Lowes creative Ideas on Pintrest.
Ok, it's Tuesday, you have a few days until the weekend…what project are you going to tackle this weekend? So, get all your ideas in place and your supplies and materials ready before the end of the week so you can transform your space!
Thanks for stopping by, and please feel free to comment or ask questions. I'd love to hear from you. You can also post a photo of your transformation on the Facebook page here!
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