curb appeal and personal style

on lowbrow landscaping and baby flies

In addendum to yesterday:

I love to find the worst house on the best street I can afford. Not only is there more room to add value to the property, but you typically can get away with a lot more with what you do with your yard.

Our current home was neglected before we purchased it. During our first renovation, I removed thirty four dead rats from the ceiling while performing an asbestos mitigation procedure.

The yard wasn’t much better.

The neighbours were happy that someone new would be taking care of the place as they believed we’d actually take care of the place.

Problems only arise when your version of ‘taking care of the place’ clashes with what they consider ‘taking care of the place’.

Either way works though.

With expectations set low by the fact that you’ve bought something deemed ‘ugly’ or neglected by the marketplace, doing ANYTHING is an improvement.

If the work you do it beautiful and people love it?

They’ll have something to talk about.

And if you do something with your yard …