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What's the Cheapest way to dress up your entryway?

13 years ago

I mean outside..porch? Portico?

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lindac
13 years ago
Plants....
dilly_dally
13 years ago
Plants.
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Embothrium -- There are many published studies about the benefits of triacontanol on plant growth. You can find them in the google search I posted above. But since I suspect you haven't clicked that link, I'll post a few other links to individual articles below. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730380/ http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.1996.9700645 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v36n3/v36n3-hinerman.htm http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1023321024040 http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/95/4/986.short http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00024071 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/195/4284/1339.short Something to keep in mind, however, about information not backed up by scientific studies -- if there are no studies done, the claim can be neither confirmed nor denied on the basis of studies. If the information turns out to be correct after scientific studies deem it to be so, that information was also correct before the studies were begun. To say something isn't true because a proper trial hasn't confirmed it is equally guilty of coming to a conclusion without a proper trial -- you're saying it doesn't work, yet you have no studies to confirm that conclusion. Unfortunately, this is a common error among those of us in the sciences -- assuming something is NOT true until it is demonstrated to be so via controlled studies. The CORRECT answer is to say we can neither confirm nor deny until studies are performed. But, in any case, there are studies examining how triacontanol positively affects plant growth, on a range of species. :-) ~Christopher
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wantoretire_did
13 years ago
...and more plants.
mitchdesj
13 years ago
Plants in interestinsg pots and urns, striking color door, is there room for a chair or bench ?
newdawn1895
13 years ago
Try a New Dawn climbing rose it's spectacular. There is a regular on here that has blooming ND roses growing up a cottage type home, very pretty.

Old distressed urns with macho ferns are pretty. And those do take a lot of sun. Macho ferns are enormous, obviously.

Kick plates and untique lighting certainly add much. How about a spot light to really jazz it up.

.....Jane
kitchenkelly
13 years ago
Paint the front door.
bronwynsmom
13 years ago
Yes, do all the above things.
Polish all the fittings.
Choose great looking inexpensive door numbers that are compatible with your house style, and paint them to camouflage their homely materials.
Search CL and tag sales for a handsome mailbox, wherever on your house or in your yard it is. Unless it is a lovely metal of some kind, paint it, too.
Buy big plastic or fiber pots for plants at the home center, at yard sales, on CL... keep them simple and make sure they are compatible shapes and styles..paint them all the same color...and layer them down in a pleasing pattern. Buy them in pairs, if your doorway and porch are symmetrical, and make the same arrangement on either side.
Plant tall and wide, for interesting foliage more than for flowers. (Remember that anything outdoors needs to be much larger in scale than indoor things, or it looks mingy.)
The effect should be to organize the look, so that everything is intentional, and increase the visual size and impact of the entry doorway.
teacats
13 years ago
Yes -- excellent thoughts above!

Paint the door or floor or stairs -- or do it all! :) Look for paint colors at the "Oops" paint/stain stand at your local home center. Oops Paint colors are cheap and wonderful ways to totally transform an outdoor space!

Clean up the gardens and add compost and plants and mulch.

Check charity shops, flea markets and garage sales for interesting items to use outdoors.

Check your local Craigs List for patio furniture.

Check local shops like the Dollar Store or Big Lots for more ideas.

Jan at Rosemary Cottage
ttodd
13 years ago
Pretty door mat

Shrubbery planted or potted

2 tree roses in a pot on either side of door or walkway entrance

New Dawn rose is fabulous, prolific bloomer and so carefree - I love mine!

Pretty wreath, swag or basket on painted front door.
graywings123
13 years ago
Cheapest - clean the porch, clean the windows, remove anything unattractive especially dead bugs(!), make metal parts sparkle.

After that - paint.

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