Thursday, April 22, 2010

Chateau Gahan Facelift

With Harleigh's graduation coming up and lots of folks expected at our humble abode, I bit the bullet and worked a bit of magic to take our house from a dated 70's cedar look to an English cottage feel. With a new dressing of gray paint, off-white trim, the addition of shutters, and a rusty-red door the place looks so much better. And this past weekend I did a bunch of planting . . . an evergreen clematis climbing up the basketball hoop, two peony bushes, a colorful mix of annuals and perennials, hydrangea. It all makes me very happy. (And the back yard is all planted too!)

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14 comments:

  1. Molly HargatherApril 22, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    love love love it! now would you come plant in my yard? pleaaase??

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  2. GardenOfDaisiesApril 22, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    Isn't it amazing how a bit of paint and some plants can change the way things look? I love the gray and the shutters! And nothing says welcome more than a beautiful garden leading to the door!

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  3. RachelApril 22, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    Très bien, Dawn. It looks lovely!

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  4. LisaApril 22, 2010 at 4:11 PM

    Holy Smokes. That looks beautiful.

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  5. ChristineApril 22, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    I'm a front door person.
    Yours is fabulous!
    Do you have blisters?

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  6. Empty Nest Full LifeApril 22, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    Love the new color with the shutters. It is looking beautiful! Jackie

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  7. ElizabethApril 22, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Oh wow Dawn, the transformation is amazing. Love the color of the door, very inviting. You should be very proud of your beautiful home :)

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  8. ShannApril 22, 2010 at 9:57 PM

    Oh I love it!!! I remember when you showed us last year your paint colors. It looks fantastic!! The flowers are beautiful and I really adore your bike. :) I think you got yourself a pretty cottage!!

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  9. ClaudiaApril 23, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    I love what you did with the house, Dawn. What a difference the new paint color and the shutters make! Chateau Gahan will look lovely for all the graduation festivities.

    xo
    Claudia

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  10. Kb_MalApril 23, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    Dawn!! It looks great!

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  11. AnonymousApril 23, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    Your house looks great! It looks so much different with the new paint colors and I love all the plantings you've added.

    Let the festivities begin.

    Gretchen

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  12. mom/ninnyApril 24, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    Having seen the house and the gardens in person on a recent visit, I can vouch for the fact that the changes are dramatic, beautiful and have achieved the "look" you wanted!

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  13. Knitty, Vintage and RosyApril 24, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    Looks great!

    Lisa xo

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  14. DTPfromATLMay 12, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    the house looks FABULOUS! (said the way Real Housewives of NJ Teresa's kids say it)

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