One Hour and 30 Dollar Craftsman Garage Door Makeover

What can you do to improve the curb appeal of your home in less than an hour and with about $30?

I have been wanting to do this for YEARS...I don't exactly know why I haven't.  But finally, while walking the Home Depot clearance aisle--one of my favorite bargain bins to rifle through--I found a garage door hardware set for $6.  Yes, $6!!!  So, there was the motivation.

In a few minutes, my hubby was able to attach the hardware to the garage door.  It instantly looked great, but it was still missing something.  So I had my hubby pick up some vinyl trim and he created faux window grates in the four small windows of the garage door.  Tah Dah!  Love it!

Now don't fret if you've missed out on the $6 clearance hardware kit.  The pieces can be found in the gate section of Home Depot, or you can just buy a whole kit...they are anywhere from $12 to $39 and even include instructions on how to place the hardware for various two-and three-car units as well as gates.  Very cool!

Feels Like Fall...Might As Well Look Like Fall Too!

The other day while on a long car ride with my husband, we decided to name our favorite things about each season.  As I went through the seasons, I realized even though I've always been a summer girl, I actually had more things I love about Fall.  Among them:

• The colors: the burnt oranges, brick reds, and sunset yellows.
• Scarves and woven hats.
• The food: spaghetti, chili, squash, and soups!
• Crisp, cold nights.
• Halloween and Thanksgiving...my favorite holidays.
• Back to school. 
• College football season and tailgating.
• Fall hiking.

So, when I woke up on Saturday morning to a brisk morning sunrise, I couldn't help but think that Autumn had arrived.  So, why not just embrace it?  And so I did.  I headed down to the craft store with some pictures of the door arrangement I wanted to make, and started sprucing up the entry for Fall.

I loved the look of this door arrangement, but I wanted to do it in Autumnal colors.

Heres' the finished product. I found an egg-shaped twine basket at Michael's for $14.99 and figure I can change up the arrangement every season.

And then I had to change the flowers in my antique pedestal lantern...just because!

Tah Dah...about $30 later, I've got a nice Fall arrangement.

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