What to do with this open space in the frontyard?
Jenni Skarsten
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What would you do with this open wall space?
Comments (7)This is how it would look if I put a cabinet there. I left the color brown so it would show up. I didn't think about the window if someone flung that door open. As you can see I have a small cabinet with a drawer below the counter on that corner. I don't like to run the bar seating all the way to the wall as I think people avoid sitting right up against a wall. I figured I could put placemats in the drawer and put a blender and crockpot in the cabinet below....See Morewhat do I do with this awkward space?! PLEASE help!
Comments (20)I can’t tell you how much this feedback is helping! I’ll have to wait to give those exact dimensions as we are not in the house just yet. We close May 11th and have to be out of our current home June 4th. We are trying to complete this entire renovation in that short amount of time! Rip out walls, take out all the carpet upstairs, put hardwood floors in the kitchen, dining room, living room, stairwell, and hallway, paint, build island and pantry. We are kinda crazy. We also have a 2 year old and 8 month old. This will hopefully be something we laugh about someday! We just feel so fortunate to have some overlap with our houses to be able to renovate while living in our current home. No furniture...just a clean slate!...See MoreFront Yard Needs Help (What do I do with this open space?)
Comments (7)It looks to me like you could stand to have the driveway widened a little, creating better access to the front entrance and getting rid of the patio pavers in gravel. Whether it's a simple widening or a drive re-do, it your choice. The former would work as an interim solution. It would be good to reconfigure the walk to the stoop to make it more useful and attractive. It could be standalone or part of a drive widening project. The logical place to create seating for impromptu gatherings is under the overhang at the right of the stoop. Because of the overhang, it's not a good area for growing foundation plants. If you park or drive at left of driveway, it looks like you may need to extend the driveway with a permanent driveway material. That would solve the packed mud problem. In general, you need a landscape plan for the front yard that includes both hardscape and planting. The speed with which you implement it, and whether it was in pieces or in total, would be up to you. As far as giving you specific solutions, the pictures are too small, fuzzy, dark & partial....See MoreFrontyard advice needed for 90s ranch
Comments (6)A more modern landscape will have large swaths of identical plants rather than a bunch of different plants which is more of a cottage garden style. A combination of three or four plant varieties, e.g. low-growing shrubs, grasses or sedges, and a groundcover, would be a modern landscape plan. I'd definitely incorporate a small tree or two into the plan. Some large stones might be a good additon. Unfortunately your Japanese maple is a variety that grows wide rather than tall and is too close to the house. That tree would work better farther from the house but I doubt you'll be able to successfully move it -- might be worth a try. A local full-service nursery can help with plant selections that work well in your area. Good luck with your project....See MoreJenni Skarsten
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