Porch Swing Makeover with DIY Patio Garden Hacks

Porch Swing Makeover with DIY Patio Garden Hacks!  Today I am sharing some of our fun DIY projects in the yard! 5 of them, plus all the tips and tricks I can think of. This is the perfect time of year to spruce up the outdoors and add that much needed oasis to your home. We bought our house 4.5 years ago and love it. It's changed a lot since day one...but nothing more than our yard. We get lots of attention from our yard... Most of our yard is rock. The front is xeriscape with drought resistant plants. There's lots of mulch, logs, and clover. We have a few grow boxes and grapevines growing on the fence.  We have a private road next to our house, which gets a surprising amount of car and foot traffic...so we basically have 3 front yards, instead of a super private backyard. It's got pros and cons about it...but it's our life--and I love it. Our covered patio is where we live outside during the nice days of the year. We eat meals outside daily. We...

How to Paint a Front Door for Instant Curb Appeal!

Products for this project received from Plaid as one of their Plaid Creators. All opinions are mine.  How to Paint a Front Door for Instant Curb Appeal! So back in April, I asked some of my neighbors if I could paint their front door. I don't like babysitting kids, I'm not great at bringing meals to people...but I knew I could paint doors. This is the front door that got them all going. Over the next few months, I'll highlight some doors I painted and showcase the amazing befores and afters. Check out this before picture:  This door was obviously peach at some point (why people try to match their brick color is beyond me!) Then the door was painted brown. It had old paper stuck to it. There was a lot of chipped paint. Not only that, but there was cracks in the door that allowed daylight to shine through. Clearly the perfect candidate for a door makeover.  So, what color to pick when painting the door? Complimentary color families always work well. So if the hous...