Before and After: Exterior

This is the first of many "before and after" posts about our place. The outside of the house wasn't awful, but it was a little more work than we imagined.

The pictures are a bit deceptive, as they don't look that dissimilar. Here's what we did outside:

• Trimmed the hedges
• Trimmed the tree (twice!)
• Painted the shutters
• Painted the garage door
• Painted the front door
• Spread mulch 
• Seeded, fertilized, and watered the lawn (a lot)