Home Makeover Bargain

Dan and I are thinking about checking out Direct Buy Houston. We could get cabinets, flooring, appliances, and even new furniture for the house at great savings. You all know how much I love a good bargain! Remodeling can be so expensive, I'd be willing to do some driving to get an exceptional deal! So, if you are looking to buy some things for your home, but don't won't to spend a bundle, I suggest checking them out.

Our Garage Needs A Face Lift

One of the things that needs replacing as soon as possible here at the house are the garage doors. We have a three car garage with big, barn style swinging doors. As you can see in the pic we took while we were cleaning up the place before moving in, the whole garage needs a face lift. There is no telling how old these things are and they are in terrible condition. One of them has even fallen off!

I have no idea what to look for when it comes to garage door shopping. The site for San Antonio garage doors was very helpful. It provided lots of information on finding a garage door company, making a wise decision on hiring a company, and discusses how important a garage's look is to the curb appeal of your home. I learned a lot from the site.

Curb appeal is something we definitely want to improve here. After sitting vacant for eight or nine years our house, out buildings, and property are all kind of run down. We are slowly but surely working on it. The garage doors are a project I'd love to have done right now! They would make the whole place look so much better! I know, one step at a time. I just can't wait to be done with this house!

Green Thumb? Yeah Right!

Many of my regular readers know that we are remodel an old house that's been in my family forever. Although the actual house remodel has been quite a project itself, another huge project lay in the landscaping. I have what you might call a brown thumb.

My great- great aunt, who built the house, was a professional florist and a fantastic gardener. The house is surrounded by terraced flower beds that have been overtaken by weeds. The entire yard is terraced and has beautiful rock work edging. We have an entire acre here and the back was once covered with fantastic flowers and a huge vegetable garden. Unfortunately, we aren't the green thumbed wonder Aunt V. was. The landscaping needs help, and although we are working on it, it has a long way to go.

Too bad we don't live in California so we could hire this San Diego landscaper. According to their website, they provide great work for a reasonable price. The site gives all sorts of tips on hiring a landscaper. Everything from checking a company's credentials, finding out if they are insured, getting bids, and what you should expect from your landscaping company and more is discussed. If you are in the market for a landscaping company you might want to click over and check it out. It's always good to be informed!

As for us, we keep toiling away at our front flower beds ourselves. Maybe one day we can return the landscape to it's past glory. But first, it will be a huge accomplishment if I can just remember to water the plants!