Creative ideas for creating curb appeal and welcoming outdoor spaces with landscaping, lighting, hardscape and more in your outdoor home.
Guest Blog #48, Entry #447, March 14, 2011 When we create outdoor spaces, from our porches and decks, to the stepping stone garden that meanders around our house, do we ever think about is this area accessible for all? Outdoor spaces especially have the characteristics of being uneven, narrow, and often times unaccessible for those…
Guest Blog #47, Entry #437, March 4, 2011 The outside of your home is beginning to dethaw from the harsh winter and curb appeal is one of the forefront topics in Stagetecture’s – “Home Renewal’ month this March. This is the perfect time to start thinking about how to make your home look better, feel…
Guest Blog #45, Entry #435, March 2, 2011 As we get March underway and we continue the theme of “Home Renewal” I think it’s important to focus on your exterior home. While the interiors are where you spend your most time, the exterior of your home is where the harsh winter has taken a beating,…
Entry #429, February 25, 2011 Is it Spring yet? I’m officially tired of the winter. Here in Jacksonville, Florida we have hit the mid 70’s and I’m praying it is hear to stay, and not a cruel joke by Mother Nature! I played outside with my 5 year old daughter yesterday on our screened…
Entry #395, January 23, 2011 With the onset of winter, cold temperatures, bundling up in your warmest clothes, and muttling through this cold winter, are you starting to get the ‘winter blues’? I for one am! Believe it or not, it has been cold here in Jacksonville, Florida. While I am not shoveling snow and…
Entry #389, January 17, 2011 If your like most home owners your garage and storage areas are filled to the brim with stuff! For many home owners who enjoy working outdoors, or need a work surface and a tool area. Look at the Gladiator …. It is featured on This Old House – Best New…
Entry #383, January 12, 2011 Let me start off this post by saying… on most days, I am a pretty organized person. When it comes to my automobile, where I have to share it with two teenagers, and a five year-old, the line between organized, and “I don’t care anymore’ is a very narrow line!…
Entry #369, December 29, 2010 Best of 2010 – #3 Choosing Exterior Colors for your Home We continue with the Best of 2010 on Stagetecture. From December 27 – December 31st I am counting down the top 5 blog posts on Stagetecture. These are based on the posts that received the most views from you,…
Guest Blog Entry #33, Entry #344, November 30, 2010 The outside of your home is often neglected when the fall and winter months set in. Although, the exterior of your home is the best place to focus on for home improvements when it is the ‘off season’. Materials may be cheaper in your area, laborers…
Entry #328, November 11, 2010 One of the great things about writing about your home is there is a unlimited amount of topics. Yesterday, while flipping through an exterior home accessory website I came across doormats. I’m not talking the typical “Welcome”, or “The Cats Run This House” doormat. I mean modern useful doormats. From…
Entry #270, September 9, 2010 Whether you are ready or not, Fall is coming around the corner in a few weeks. I’ve always loved Fall, it’s the perfect balance of temperatures, changing colors in foliage and the kids are back in school! Fall is especially exciting when football season is ramping up and so is…
Guest Blog Entry #21, Entry #269, September 8, 2010 A few weeks ago, the DIY Stagetecture Saturday was about how to install outdoor landscape lighting. Outdoor lighting can make the difference between your home looking inviting to guests at night, or being able to enjoy your home past sunset. Today, I welcome Paul Gosselin from…