Exterior

I admit it – up until a few months ago I had no idea what a heat pump was. I had heard the term of course and I knew it was some form of HVAC, but I couldn’t tell you how it compared to an …

We had loosely heard of Yardzen a couple years ago and knew it was an up-and-coming service that provides 3D renderings and ideas for landscape design. It wasn’t until we read this blog post from Chris Loves Julia that we really took notice. For those of …

Two beautiful and large stone planters were handed down to us a couple of years ago – score! Last year, we dropped the ball and never came up with a good planter idea, so they sat empty and alone. At the risk of making the …

We have two planter areas outside of our home where we have struggled to keep plants alive. The first is our front porch, where it has been a challenge getting a hose to reach all the way around the house (and carrying water buckets through …

Leading up to this Spring season, we tried to be proactive and plan out what we needed to accomplish in our back patio/backyard to maximize our use of our outdoor space. At the top of the list was a new outdoor dining table. Our old …

We stumbled upon this trend by accident when we were interviewing contractors to replace our gutters. The once white, now weathered original gutters in The Arched Manor were approaching their end of life and needed to be replaced. We originally wanted to go white again, …

The black window trend is here to stay folks, and we could not be happier! The black window look is actually based on the look of steel windows, which were extremely common from 1920 to 1965. At that time, aluminum and vinyl came into play …

Mulch dye can be sprayed on your current mulch and give the appearance of new, fresh mulch, at a fraction of the price. But will it hold up against the rain, sun, and outdoor elements? Is it truly a valid replacement to mulching your yard …

There is nothing better than the smell of fresh mulch and that beautiful contrast of black mulch against lush, green grass. What is not great is spending an arm and a leg each Spring to mulch your yard. This is especially true for those with …

Let’s get this out in the open first and foremost. We can’t hide it any longer… I’m talking of course about our PAINT!  Many of our follower have already asked us about our paint colors, so in this post we are going to flash you …