Our house sits on a lot with many huge trees. When we first moved here with three young kids and a dog, we had no grassy backyard, just pine trees all the way up to the deck. We cleared many trees, brought in loam and planted grass to create a great yard for our kids to play in. Eventually I DIYed a pea stone patio with a fire pit and last year we finally replaced the old rotted deck and gave this whole outdoor area a makeover.
All our DIYs and labor have been so worth it – we love it out here now!
Here is the front when we bought the house…
…and after removing a few of the tall pines, painting it white, adding shutters and replacing all the windows.
We recently had our driveway completely redone, replaced the crumbling concrete steps with granite slab steps, had the blue stone path reset, replaced the front door, and installed new lighting! Stay tuned for more about these updates!