Last week I showed you the transformation of the front of our house. Today, I’m sharing the back, minus the porches (I’ll show those next week).
Let’s start with a before shot.
Pretty gross, huh? Take a look at it now.
The house was painted and the porches were stabilized, plus we trimmed the trees and added a flower bed using bricks (similar to the front of the house). The porches still need to be painted and we need to rehang our black shutters, but it already looks a gazillion times better.
We also ripped out most of the overgrowth in our backyard and realized that we had at least 10 feet of yard on every side that was being covered up. We even discovered a brick wall that runs along the back of the yard!
Here’s the before.
And the after.
And because I know how much y’all love before and after pictures…
Come back next week to see what we’ve done to the porches and sides of the house! In the meantime, you can follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to keep up! :)
Whoah! Bonus Brick Wall!?! Now that’s a good day!
A seriously good day!! :)
That brick wall is amazing! Score!!
Your after looks lovely! We are in the midst of painting our 1880 home. My husband just powerwashed it a couple weekends ago and we are nearing the painting part-doing it ourselves. Can’t wait for it just to be done already!
Alison
Nancherrow
You are so brave, Alison!! I’d love to see it when you finish! :)
Looks great! Hard to believe it is the same house. I especially love the color of the house and that brick wall.
Can’t wait to see it with the black shutters. Oh, and finding a secret brick walk must have been so exciting. Great progress, it’s beautiful.
SO much better! I really love the color and the detail in the soffits is stunning!!!
wow – just lovely!!
Its amazing what little changes can do.
I am loving seeing the progress.
Hi Sarah
This looks amazing! And, yes we all love before and after shots!! Of course, with a new puppy in the house, my “after puppy” shots of myself are not looking pretty!!!!! SOOOOO tired!!! Stop by Friday Favorites if you get a chance!! Great job! laura
I’ve been oogling your home’s transformation since I found your blog this past week, and gotta say how much I love it! Your home is looking beautiful, and omgosh, that backyard brick wall! Such an amazing job you guys are doing!
Thanks so much for your sweet words, Draven! :)
Amazing!!! The brick wall is a very nice bonus!
Looks fab!
Looks so good! Pinned. We appreciate you being a part of our party. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Your house is looking lovelier and lovelier every time I hop over from the Teach Me Tuesday Linky Party:) Thanks for sharing your awesome renovations with us!
Thanks for following along, Adrian!
Wow! Love the paint color you picked out. So fresh. Looking forward to next week and hearing more about those porches. Thanks for linking up to The DIY’ers!
Oh, my heavens! What a difference. And how cool to discover that wall. The space you’ve reclaimed in the yard is wonderful. It will be so much fun to develop it as time passes into the dream yard you want.