On the scale of over-grown yards, there’s level one: ‘could use a trim,’ all the way up to level five: ‘shipwrecked in the rainforest.’ I think you can tell which category Brooke’s home formerly fell into. I keep expecting that star decoration to turn around and wave to me like on Finding Nemo.
But no more! Brooke severed the seaweed, er wisteria, and started fresh with a new roof, hardy board and shakes on the exterior, and beautiful landscaping that no longer terrifies the neighborhood children. It doesn’t even look like the same house! More to see on her blog Start At Home.
17 Comments
Teresa
June 6, 2013 at 5:39 PMIs that one of those portable fire pits in the before shot??????? I have a real fire pit in my front yard but I have acres and acres of woods and am 2,000 feet from the road.
Devin and Brooke
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Brooke Larsen
June 6, 2013 at 6:59 PMThank you so much for the FEATURE Lindsey!!!
Suzan
June 6, 2013 at 6:59 PMYowza! It really doesn’t look like the same house!!
Cheryl Rodda
June 6, 2013 at 7:15 PMWhy to go Brooke!!! Your house as always is awesome….can’t wait to see the finished basement!
Jana Friel
June 6, 2013 at 7:16 PMThere was a house under there??!?!? Wow!
sidra ali
June 6, 2013 at 7:34 PMMy first post on your blog and really it is just to say thanks for your Nice Post And Shairing
You always pick such interesting i visit your blog regularly for updates!
Loved your description of it.
Thank you for picking this one.
Jake
June 6, 2013 at 8:28 PMOne of the best yard makeovers … EVER! Love it!
Jake’s a Girl
Susan
June 6, 2013 at 9:06 PMWow, ignore the “hmmm” people. Looks awesome!
Marty
June 6, 2013 at 9:28 PMThe new siding, roof, trimmed (gone) wisteria (?) from the front of the house is a huge WoW! The lawn and new trees and flowers are nice, but, as I get older I don’t want a lawn to mow (35 years already) so I’d go for the sustainable plants and rocks like in the original photo (yeah, boo hiss to me). It’s something my father had in his front lawn in Tucson… It is beautiful tho!
MelO
June 6, 2013 at 10:30 PMFirst time I’ve commented – love visiting the makeovers!! The reason I am commenting this time…..I like the before better!!! Oops! Unpopular! but with a tidy up and fresh paint job, I much prefer the before.
VirginiaC
June 6, 2013 at 11:33 PMI cannot believe that that is the same house. Very nicely done!
LeeAnn
June 7, 2013 at 1:26 AMFabulous! All of her neighbors need to send her a thank you note. Everyone’s property values just went up. Way up!
Ariela Haro von Mogel
June 7, 2013 at 3:25 PMI actually really liked the “before” picture! The yard was weird and had character. 😉
Colleen
June 7, 2013 at 7:45 PMI’m afraid I have to say that I like the yard “before.” I can see getting rid of the wisteria, as that’s ridiculously crazy. And, I love what they did to the house. But, they had a beautiful natural garden going and the “after” looks, well, the way everyone’s looks. I feel terrible saying that because, of course, the house and yard look great now. I guess I like overgrown.
Theresa and Robert
June 7, 2013 at 8:05 PMI definitely like the before – all those low water, low maintenance interesting plants. With a little trimming up of the vines in front of the house ~ would have been fine!
heregoes
June 12, 2013 at 8:51 PMHonestly, Before is better.