Welcome Friends!
Does your home say welcome or come on in?
Curb appeal is very important to make your
home stand out. Try adding a path, flags, trees
and flowers to give your home some pizazz.
Join me and I'll show you our front exterior.
This round red path leads the eye to the entry.We added it in a curved design for interest.
The recycled rubber pavers are found at Lowes.
Don't forget accent lighting placed around your yard.
This highlights special trees and dark corners.
A vibrant mix of flowers is always nice to see.~Ah! We finally painted our porch rails again.
Fresh paint shows you care about your home.
An "M" mat, topiaries and door basket for interest.I added the metal wall art last year as well.
The twist topiaries are from Home Decorators online.
Dress it all up for your guests!
A japanese maple tree is good luck.Personalized garden flags are a fun touch of whimsy.
I purchased ours at a local store that has now moved
from here but I have seen them at Kirklands as well.
A close up of the colorful flowers.They make me happy when I see them!
Add a rocker to invite guests to sit and stay for a chat.Would your like sweet tea or lemonade?
I think I'm going to add an outdoor rug here.
This is my first succulent plant to care for.Do you know anything about them?
Have a wonderful week!
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68 comments:
Your front entrance is not only beautiful, it is warm and welcoming. My hubby was just saying the other day how he wants a Japanese maple. Yours is in a great spot. They are such a pretty color.
Good luck with the succulents. I believe they are easy to grow. Not too much water, though.
Your home is so beautiful, inside and outside! Now that Spring is here my husband and I have been trying to get back on track with the curb appeal. Thank you for the inspiration.
Melissa:
Your home is welcoming, indeed. I love succulent plants. Very little care required (which is why they thrive at Brynwood). I have jade plants that now bloom once a year - and they're huge at 25 years old. I leave them alone until the leaves look a little less "fleshy", which is my cue to add water. Plump leaves mean they're happy. Full sun might give them an initial sunburn, but they'll bounce right back. Good luck!
xoxo
Donna
Melissa, your entrance is beautiful. It definitely says welcome. :)
Hi Melissa, The outside of your home is so inviting! I've always loved that walkway with the recycled rubber. Your flowers look so pretty, I used the same colors on the back patio. I just love reds, yellows and purples together. I'm sure Kevin wouldn't appreciate pink anyway on his Manly patio!lol...I've never had a succulant plant before but have always found them interesting. I bet yours will do great! You have definitly created a warm and welcoming entryway!! I'm off to do a post...Have a great day! Kristen
So pretty, Melissa !! I love the pavers in your front yard, leading to your front door ... wonderful idea !! Your colorful flowers are the perfect welcome, too. I wish you were my neighbor !! Hugs, Becca
What a wonderful way to say..."come on in"....
Love the trees by the front door. I have planted all sorts of plants at my front entry way but nothing will grow there due to to the lack of sunlight so I think I'm going fake! I need to find some that look really good though.
Everything looks great. I really like the red pavers. I need some kind of pavers around my house, I will have to look into those. I love the rocker and fern on the porch too!! So glad it's time to get outside and enjoy the weather!!
I can't decide which is more gorgeous, you or your home? Wow. I love what you have done to your home.
Some day maybe you'll come down here and help me with mine...when I have some money to use! :)
Great touches.
xoxo
Excellent post topic! Your entrance is so peaceful and fresh! I really like the potted flowers on the bottom of the stairs. Now I'm motivated to plant. =)
Everything looks beautiful Melissa, and very welcoming! :)
So in a few weeks Im redoing our outside as well! New paint color, door, flowers!
Your home is beautiful, Ive always wanted a brick home, but here on the west coast, those beauties dont exist!
Melissa, what a welcoming entrance to your home. I love your porch and how you have made it homey.
Melissa, it is beautiful. I love the idea of a rug under the rocker. Don't over water the succulents and they should flourish!
I LOVE your decorated porch. The succulents require very minimal care...just water and some sun. I meant to respond to your post last week about your "followers"...I am one and I LOVE your blog!
Beautiful entrance....and always with such taste...
Melissa your house says Welcome with a capital W. Love the bright colored flowers. I spent Sunday cleaning mine up and now I am at the fun part of sprucing it up. I did a little post on it on Sunday. I am going to post some pict. later in the week when it is done. I still have afew more things to do. I definitely have caught Spring Fever!! Your porch looks great! Kathysue
Honestly I wish I had the money to create the kind of beauty you have created. I have all these fab. ideas, but my pocket doesn't HA!
Your home is the kind of home that if I was driving past I would slow down and drool. Then SAY "I WANT THAT HOUSE!" Its gorg. totally gorg. all of it. I don't expect anything less from you though... it is always EYE CANDY! HUGS, Jenn
You make me want to come on over!! Looking forward to possibly having a HOUSE in Italy to dress up!!! We shall see......
Oh, Melissa! Your home is so beautiful. Love your pretty entrance as it's so welcoming! Your plants are lovely too.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Melissa, your home does look so inviting...It makes me want to knock on your door and have a lemonade with you...of course if I was asked. lol It is beautiful and you can truly see all the hard work and loving details you have added. I so agree...curb appeal is everything! I say the entrance to your home is what you can expect inside it...a little peek of whats to come. We already know your home inside is beautiful and now outside...just like you!! :)
Hugs and love,
Victoria
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! I love a welcoming entry, especially front porches. Love the brick exterior of your home.
This year our entire exterior needs painting - we put it off one year and well, this year we pay the big bucks, oh well~!
Melissa,
As always, your post is so very beautiful and your home a lovely reflection of you. I enjoy reading every post and visit your blog daily.
Please know that you are a blessing to so many. May you be blessed with all good things today.
In Grace,
Marie
Hi Melissa,
Thank you so much for taking the time to come visit my blog. You left comments for me! Thank You, I was so excited to see them that I jumped up and did a happy dance....I think I burned some calories :)
I enjoyed reading the links to your posts and congratulations on your weight loss and healthy lifestyle.
Thank You for your kind words, Valerie
Hi Melissa, I love your front porch and yard. I've been trying to spruce up my porch area too, tricky when you have kids hanging around it (Kristen dropped red jello on my pretty rug last week which I had to try and scrub off!!!). I added some candle sconces that I got at Hobby Lobby this week, I'll be sharing some photos on Wednesday. I hope you get a rug you like, it will really make that area cozy :)
Hugs
Denise
Very beautiful and inviting! I would expect nothing less from you ~ :-) I am looking for an outdoor rug (as well as inside too!) and 2 comfortable chairs for my patio. The rockers I had were just too tired but the mntc man where I lived wanted them so it helped us both. Love, love the flowers! I'm thinking I'm going to take a break from the inside & boxes and plant some flowers this week. It will do my heart good!
Thanks for sharing!
Have a wonderful week ~
Pat
Not at all surprised that your home is as lovely outside as inside! I really love all the flowers, I am so glad it's spring!! Have a great day sweetie!!
Hugs, Lisa
DId you get the chair from Pier 1? We just bought two for our porch but only one came in. The other one will be here on Friday. Now I need to find some cushions. I am adding a rug too. I think one would look great on your porch. I love the red metal thing on the front door.
~Hi Melissa~
What a gorgeous home. I love those pavers and have never seen those before. I love how you strategically placed the pavers and how they tie into the brick color, just lovely. I love the fern and the chair on the front porch...it looks so southern....which I LOVE! Your post was such a treat and has definitely inspired me, thank you!
Have a great week! XO ~Liz
Beautiful! Thanks for the great ideas!
Your home looks so warm and welcoming. It definitely has a nice curb appeal. The rocker looks so comfortable. I would love to sit there and enjoy my morning coffee :).
Your flowers are just gorgeous.
Hi Melissa,
The front of your home looks wonderful and very inviting! I love the front entrance and pretty flowers on the steps.
I went back and looked at your deck. I love the new rug! It adds so much.
Boy, you've been busy and so ahead of me in getting ready for Spring.
Thanks for sharing all your pretties!
GORGEOUS!! I love how clean and neat it is!!! How in the world do you keep your fern looking so good?!?! I have one that got wind blown and is so pitiful looking now. Any tips for me?!?
Your home has so much curb appeal Melissa. It is gorgeous. I LOVE your porch. So welcoming!!!
I hope you are having a good week, my friend!
XOXO
Jen
Hi Melissa, thanks for checking out my new items! I am going to try and keep posting them...I fell off the wagon for a while! I think this nice weather has something to do with it. I just want to be outside! We are going to start a garden so I will be outside even more! It's going to be a raised garden...Kevin assures me it will look nice. I hope! I do love home grown tomatoes...Have a great day! Kristen
Melissa, your home is gorgeous... very inviting! Love the flowers! Thank you for stopping by my blog and the wonderful comments left. :)
Melissa...how lovely! You can see your beautiful touch on everything. Not one detail has been overlooked from the street to your front door. I love it all!
Your home is perfection inside and out!
Enjoy!
Cathy
Well Melissa, Needless to say (we have all said it!) your entry is breathtaking. I really enjoyed scoping out everything and taking in all the details. Just lovely, lovely, lovely.
Donna
Melissa, your home is just so beautiful and welcoming both inside and out! We are getting ready to do some landscaping in front of our home. I am getting a lot of inspired ideas from you, my friend! xo
Melissa,
This is really beautiful. What a grand entrance! I love the round pavers carved into the lawn. I have so much work to do in my yard...it's still chilly here in Michigan.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful home with us.
Mary
How pretty! I love your flowers and that red path to the front door! Absolutely adorable!
You do have a very inviting entry, Melissa. I have not done much to our front entry cause it seems like I have been working on our back forever. But someday, I would like to get rockers for the front porch. Come see our backyard. It's more than 1 post cause there are a lot of garden areas....Christine
You front entrance has wonderful curb appeal! You did a wonderful job! It is very welcoming! I hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday!
~Dan~
Melissa, you've got curb appeal in spades at your house! Gorgeous! And those succulents are great cause they don't require a lot of water. Good for dry weather. Thank you for stopping by & saying such nice things!
Hi Melissa, I think something is wrong with blogger today, as I was leaving other comments it kept comin up error.....your home is so welcoming and warm, you can feel the love~!~
Your house looks very welcoming, Melissa! I love front porches, and you're right--fresh paint makes things look so welcoming!
You've inspired me to get busy and put something ON my front door. It's looking kind of blah out there!
I love what you have done with the front of your house. Melissa you are very talented! You have given me ideas for my own family's house. I love reading your blog and seeing your lovely home. I can't wait to see what you'll next!
You have definitely go the curb appeal going on!! :) I love your homey front porch area. Thanks so much for the visit today! Hope you'll come back for Decorating Dilemmas, even if you don't have anything to link up. ;)
Even your front door is precious!
Your "curb appeal" is appealing indeed! :) What a lovely, welcoming entrance to your home! So pretty!!
Blessings,
Stacey
I'll have lemonade ;) Looks great Melissa!
I love succulents. I incorporate them in my garden a lot. Your path to your door is really pretty. So is your porch. LOVE the flowers. The entrance is very inviting.
Brenda
Well, geez. I knocked and I knocked last night on that lovely door...ok, sure it was 3 am...but you didn't answer.
Sigh.
Gorgeous, Melissa.
I will never show mine...but at least there is a sidewalk so you know the way to go!
So so lovely! I will have a lemonade, thank you!!!!
I've got to tell you that your porch is not only pristene, but very homey/inviting! By the way, I live in the world of white wicker, but really love, love, love the black! Good Job! Karen
Hi Melissa... Your front is delightful. I am telling you... when can we all come over for sweet tea? HA HA HA HA Nancy from OHIO
Melissa,
I would feel very welcome as I approached your beautiful front door! What a lovely home and yard!
Melissa your home inside is just so wonderful and now we know the outside is just yummy too! : ) I seriously wish M was anywhere in my name because I would seriously be using it everywhere! You have me smitten with all M's! : D
B (see so not as good)
I hope you have a good weekend!
Your home has great curb appeal, Melissa. The curved walkway would make me want to walk up to your door, so inviting. I love the wicker and fern too. I'm hoping to add a fern to our porch this summer. Still too cool here for plants except bulbs and pansies.
Thanks for stopping by and becoming a follower. I've been a follower of yours for some time, and love stopping by.
Hi sweet girl...
Thought I'd come over and say hello! It's been a few days! How are you doing, Melissa? I hope that all is well with you and Alex! I bet ya'll have been busy with yard work, etc. since Spring has finally sprung! Hehe! Your home definitely shows all of your hard work...it's absolutely gorgeous! I love the little red pavers that lead to your front door...they're sooo pretty and look great with the red brick! Love all of your flowers too! So you have a new little succulant garden! It's sooo pretty! I have to tell you that I really don't know much about them though! I have heard that they're pretty easy to care for! It looks fabulous beside your beautiful black wicker rocker!!! Thank you for sharing the beautiful entrance to your home...it just sings "Welcome guests"!!! I love it!!!
You'll have to come by this weekend if you have the time! It's been one year for my Sunday Favorites so I'm having a little celebration and a giveaway! Well Darlin', do take care and I'll talk with you later!
Love ya,
Chari
Hey Girlfriend...
I just read your note! Ohh yes, your yard looks sooo gorgeous, I can tell ya'll have been busy! We are finally having nicer weather...although it's raining like crazy right now! At least it isn't snow!!! And...we can use the moisture! We have started yard work...or I should say that Russ has started yardwork! Hehe! Maybe by this time next month we'll have our trees all leafed out and everything looking really green! Hoping so! Well Sweetie, thank you so much for coming by and for the well wishes!
Love ya,
Chari
It looks lovely Melissa!
Hi Melissa,
How are you? Your home is so immaculate and clean!!! Good job on decorating. I am still trying to find a wreath for my front door. It needs something!!!
I love the little pavers. Melissa the outside of your home is ridiculously beautiful! I love the planter on your front door and the mat also! I'm going back to take another look!
What an incredibly gorgeous home! I love your rocking chair!
I enjoy reading every post and visit your blog daily.
Please know that you are a blessing to so many. May you be blessed with all good things today.
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