Design Ideas for Home Exteriors * Landscape Outdoor Ideas for your Home from the Parade of Homes 2021
29 September 2021
Here are some exterior ideas from the Utah Valley Parade of Homes. Black windows and white paint are still as popular as ever
This one is from Blake Miller Homes:
Apollo's Ridge by Chatwin Homes:
The Wooded Valley Manor by Shelby Homes (my pic did not turn out -- this is from Shelby Homes)
The Moritz by Raykon Construction:
Heart and Haven from Alair Homes
Maple Mountain Springs Ranch by Jensen MM Homes & Pools. I loved, loved this exterior color. It was the most beautiful creamy white - the paint color is Benjamin Moore classic gray.
Thatchill by RC Dent Construction -- see more about this home here
and here are some beautiful pools, patios, gardens, firepits, and outdoor spaces! Most were pretty over the top but you may be able to get some ideas.
Sometimes we just have to learn by experience what works in houses and what doesn't. We learned that wallpaper behind a sink in a bathroom that is used frequently isn't a good idea. I actually filled three posts up about things we wish we would have thought about when building a home.
Well, here is another to add the house lessons: mdf baseboards next to showers with shower curtains that don't always get closed all the way is not a great idea. I didn't think to take a picture until after we removed it but you can see the water damage:
This is in our basement bathroom. We decided to use a larger subway tile to go behind the toilet (which is also a very good choice with boys) and on the opposite wall where the towels hang to protect from water damage from the tub/shower. My parents were visiting last year for high school graduation and my Dad helped me get started. He is the best. We basically used the same method we did in Virginia for our kitchen backsplash.
The bullnose corners were the trickiest but we just used quarter round tiles like these and finished the corner with the tiles going vertically.
My favorite part is the grouting. It is like playing with mud but then you wipe over it with a sponge and
it looks so nice and clean!
Thanks for stopping by! We are halfway through!
Hello! Can you believe we are at lucky Day 13 of Every Day September?? Here is some autumn and decor around our house and some Halloween spookiness on the front porch.
My mom and I found these berries and the stoneware container (actually the pumpkins too from years ago!) at a favorite local store called Sun River Gardens.
the beautiful hydrangeas are from my friend Connie and they dried beautifully! That little lighted owl is from a road trip to North Carolina to meet my parents. I love decor that brings back memories ♥
The rest is mostly just from years' past. I linked the new Target finds here but everything else probably wouldn't be available...
And here is a video of the front porch Halloween decor -- the bats on the wall are still not up but I was going to try the ones I shared on Friday's deals and see how they are. I hope this works since I'm such a youtuber!! :) The wheel of fate is still available at Oriental Trading!!
Thanks for coming by ♥ You can click here to see fall decor from last year
I probably love growing flowers more than vegetables. There is something about cutting colorful flowers and arranging them into bouquets that makes my heart happy. But here's the thing: my flower garden struggles. It doesn't always look beautiful.
Sometimes a sprinkler head pops off and it doesn't get the right water or the cats dig up part of it
or the sun scorches most of the flowers or the tomatoes overtake.
I try to remember this little lesson in life too. Goodness, there are some parts really struggling and honestly pretty ugly but there is always some beauty in there too.
* Recreating the look of an old farmhouse in Kansas at Hooked on Houses
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Every spring our peaches need thinning. If there are too many peaches on a branch they will be small and not as sweet. By removing all of the peaches but one every hand or so down the branch you allow the peaches that are left to have more air, sunlight, and nutrients.
It seems counter-intuitive to pluck all of these off but
the reward comes in the summer when the peaches are beautiful and juicy!
We had so many peaches this year! Too many -- we couldn't give them away fast enough and had to hurry and bottle and then make jam.
And our favorite easy peach jam recipe is here.
Here's to thinning peaches and life!
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