So you want to be a Cottage?

This 1960's brick rambler would like to grow up to be a cottage....

What really defines a "cottage"? According to Merriam Webster they give four definitions of the term cottage. Our home falls in between #2 and #4.,  i.e. #2- usually a small frame home, and #4-usually a small house for vacation use.  What once was our vacation "weekend" home- is now our permanent residence.

We've been living here (24/7) for just over two years, and have put our "home improvement" skills to hand.

Here are a list of some changes we made to the outside, it's still crying for lots more "curb appeal"- SO there's lots more to do!

1.Changed some dab- outdated brown shutters to more "cottage" flavor (Wedgwood blue) with black iron hardware.
2. Changed the front porch lights.
3. Add some needed landscaping.
4. Added garden lighting.
5. Added a new mailbox.

Our three supervisors of every project: Charlie, Bella & Sam

Light house post came with our home...

Good grief! We had to remove three old mail posts "posts" to install this one!