Here’s what I should be doing this afternoon: working to meet a deadline for my “real” job. Here’s what I’ve been doing instead: reading a blog I just found called Nesting Place. The Nester, as she calls herself, is seriously talented. The makeover she gave the exterior of her red brick house kind of blew me away. Check out how it looks now:
Pretty amazing, right?
She tells me, “I thought I would have to kidnap a painter and blindfold him to find one willing to paint my brick!”
She drew the plans for the new porch and chose the paint colors (Martha Stewart’s Bone China is on the brick). They installed new double doors and her husband made the shutters. Gorgeous.
Visit her blog Nesting Place to see more!
Oh, thank you so much for your kind words! We also got rid of that little boy, he made the house look so…messy. Can’t wait to see more befores and afters.
I just found your blog and the Nester’s blog from my friend Tracey. I love both of them…I’ll be checking in often. I love decorating and home projects….your real estate slant will be a good education for me!
Welcome, Debbie! Sounds like you’ll fit right in here. 🙂
Saw your comment at The Nester and your blog name Hooked on Houses and had to come by! 🙂
Thanks for the inspiration!
Melissa
I can tell I will be spending some time poking around this place….I do love a beautiful home! I wish I had a before and after worthy of this gorgeous blog…does my Hula bed count? Probably not, The Nester is a tough act to follow!
Oh wow! That is an amazing transformation.
Holy cow!! That transformation is AMAZING!! I’m off to check out that blog now…..well, I’m going to finish catching up here first though. 😉
~melody~
Yes, that is an amazing transformation. I wonder what the cost vs. market value increase would be.
I am trying, pleading, begging to get my husband to do this to our house…I have been showing him these pics ever since I saw them on the Nester’s site last year…I *think* I finally got him on board to do it…cross your fingers for me!!! 🙂
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