BEFORE AND AFTER: WATERFRONT LIVING ROOM WALL

THIS LIVING ROOM NEEDED AN UPDATED LOOK ON THE LEFT WALL. BEFORE, A LARGE BLACK HUTCH DOMINATED THE WALL. IT WAS DARK AND THERE WAS NO SURFACE AREA FOR LAMPS.

BEFORE

 NOW A BEAUTIFUL NEW CABINET ANCHORS THE WALL ALLOWING SPACE FOR A PAIR OF LAMPS. WE ORDERED AN ENORMOUS MIRROR SO IT WOULD REFLECT LIGHT FROM THE WINDOWS OPPOSITE THE WALL.

AFTER

AFTER

AFTER

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BEFORE AND AFTER: IN THE GARDEN

I LOVE WATCHING MY GARDEN GROW.
......A FEW MONTHS BACK I HIRED NORFOLK LANDSCAPING TALENT JOHN PRINCE TO HELP MAX OUT THE POTENTIAL IN MY YARD. NOT ONLY DOES JOHN SUGGEST PLANTS THAT WILL THRIVE IN OUR AREA, BUT HE IS ALSO A PLANT SNOB...AND I MEAN THAT AS A COMPLIMENT!!!-I'M A FABRIC SNOB SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CHARACTERISTIC!!!!..PLUS, I KNEW I WAS GETTING GOOD STUFF!! LOVING MY YARD'S NEW LOOK!!!
 HERE ARE A FEW PICS.....

BEFORE

AFTER

 THE NEW BRICK BORDER REALLY HELPS DEFINE THE GARDEN AREA-WAY BETTER THAN BEFORE!!!!

 NEW PLANTS INCLUDE THE CRAPE MYRTLE, SAGO PALM, SOCIETY GARLIC, LANTANA, GARDENIAS, AGERATUM, ETC......

BEFORE

AFTER

 THE NEW CRINUM PLANTS HAVE BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE BUT WILL LOOK AMAZING WITH THE PINK BLOOMS IN A FEW WEEKS!

THIS AREA USED TO BE A MUD PIT......A NEW WALKWAY WAS A MUST!!!

BEFORE

NOW ITS NOT ONLY FUNCTIONAL BUT BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT FROM INSIDE AND OUT!  THE NEW CAST IRON PLANTS WILL THICKEN UP INTO A LUSH LANDSCAPE.

AFTER

 AND OUT FRONT...........

 MY ROHDEA JAPONICA IS A WELCOME CHANGE THAT REPLACED ONLY RATTY LOOKING LARIOPE. THESE WILL ALSO THICKEN UP AND SHOW RED BERRIES.

NEXT UP? ABSOLUTELY HATE THE UGLY CONCRETE SIDEWALK-YUK!!! WILL SOMEDAY REPLACE WITH SAME WALKWAY FROM BACK!!

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VACATION BLISS 2013: COWBOY PARADISE

MY KIDS ARE FINALLY OLD ENOUGH FOR A DUDE RANCH!!

SO AFTER LOTS OF RESEARCH AND TONS OF GREAT REFERRALS, THE R LAZY S RANCH http://rlazys.com IN JACKSON, WYOMING WAS OUR TICKET TO AN AMAZING ADVENTURE IN THE WILD WEST!!

MY ONLY REGRET? ALL THE FOOD I ATE! BUT HOW CAN YOU NOT WHEN SOME OF WYOMING'S BEST CHEFS ARE IN THE KITCHEN?

AND WE LOVED OUR CABIN...THE VIEWS OF THE TETONS WERE PRICELESS!!

 HANGING ON THE FRONT PORCH...

BRUCE THE MOOSE WASN'T AFRAID TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE!!

HAYRIDE FUN WITH SOME OF OUR AWESOME WRANGLERS

WE ARE GOING TO MISS THIS PLACE.....BUT WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE.......YEEEEEEHAAAAAWW!!!!

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