Traditional Entryway - Opinions on This Idea?
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Comments (25)Yes! Welcome to the club. The door is a nightmare. When I see homes being build with these doors I almost want to run in and tell people to change the door before it’s too late. Looks good from the street, but a total disaster. Mine gets so hot in the summer, I laugh about it and tell people I grill on it. I had rust stains after only a few years, had to repaint. Get condensation in the winter, but i seal from the inside on super cold days - it helps. Actually in the process of buying some weather proofing for the door now and hope it might help Some more. Good luck!...See MoreOpinions and help on entry
Comments (18)I have to show you what it was like before we changed it. The step that you see previously came out at an angle. They had laid the tile just right so that when you walked in the door, you couldn't tell there was a step there. I actually had a friend fall to the ground! That was my biggest reason for hating it, the other was that you couldn't put something there if you wanted to. That whole thing is solid concrete but I insisted that it be cut away, and the edge of the new step had to have some kind of noticeable difference so people wouldn't fall. Everyone has given me a lot to think about, and I want to thank everyone for bringing up things that I hadn't thought of....See MorePlanting bed and house entry ideas - opinions welcome
Comments (11)All, thanks for the feedback and suggestions. The Japanese Maple is definitely a crap shoot. :) There are some in the neighborhood that are growing fine after 5+ years, and others that have been removed. This is our second. I've debated about putting in an Eastern Redbud, but really love the all-year red color of the maple. If it makes it over 3 years, it's worth it. Yardvaark, I truly don't have a lust for gardening. :) I'd rather be engineering the wall/fence structure in our backyard, but first things first. I just want to try and get this right for once. I'm definitely going to add a few bags of peat moss before I plant anything. Our soil has a fair amount of clay in it. I confirmed that my particular hostas "should" do OK in part sun, better than most. But I'm still tempted to instead put them into the full-shade area in our backyard. I'm also considering putting upright boxwoods where I thought I might put junipers (see attached pic). I'm definitely not going to do more than a flowering groundcover and the hostas (if I do them at all.) I agree that I don't want too busy, and most pics I have found with hostas are decidedly busy. I'm going to go phlox shopping this weekend. Should be fun. Thanks!...See MoreSmall entryway opinions/advice please
Comments (12)I'm sorry, but cute signs were a trend that has come and gone. A narrow table with more classic and simple lines and one or two colorful paintings above it would better fit your space. Instead of the door mat consider a runner in warm colors to go with the wood floor and soften the gray color of the walls....See MoreRelated Professionals
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