Saturday, May 3, 2008

Bye bye arborvitae

See that rhyme? I'm a poet and didn't know it.

When we bought our house, the previous owners threw in some plants to stage the place. Two things they put in were arborvitae on either side of the steps up to the house. At their original size, about 3 feet, they looked great. At their final size, 8-9 feet, they overshadowed the entrance way. So, they had to go.

Before:



After:



One of the next projects is to remove the crazy slats from the banisters and replace them with vertical slats. The existing ones make the house look dated.

2 comments:

Allen said...

Already looks 100% better.

If you are getting rid of the monkey grass, let me know. I will come big it out.

Personally, I would leave the slats, or save that till last.

Teri said...

Allen,
If you want monkey grass, I have extras from the old house. Will bring.