Before and After - Sprucing up My "Back" Entrance

by Ellen Whitehead

I live on a lake and so the back of my house is really the front of my house. So, when we built our home, the back entrance (not the lakeside) was very plain. Unfortunately, it is also the entrance that everyone uses when coming to our home. We also live in the woods with lots of shade, so we opted for native wildflowers instead of a lawn. Here's what we ended up doing to spruce up the entrance.

Before Photo - Plan Entrance

before and after sprucing up my back entrance, curb appeal, gardening, landscape, outdoor living, Overhang added railings old fashioned screen door shutters and window boxes

Overhang added, railings, old-fashioned screen door, shutters and window boxes.

Love my window boxes!

before and after sprucing up my back entrance, curb appeal, gardening, landscape, outdoor living, Stained glass mobile I made with scrap pieces and copper wire hanging from old wooden door in my garden

Stained glass mobile I made with scrap pieces and copper wire (hanging from old wooden door in my garden).

before and after sprucing up my back entrance, curb appeal, gardening, landscape, outdoor living, This door was rotting and was from my childhood home I rescued it painted it plum and am growing clematis up it

This door was rotting and was from my childhood home. I rescued it, painted it plum, and am growing clematis up it.

Purple and Lime are my colors.

before and after sprucing up my back entrance, curb appeal, gardening, landscape, outdoor living, My international rock garden friends and family bring me rocks from all over the world I use pine needs for my paths

My international rock garden (friends and family bring me rocks from all over the world). I use pine needs for my paths.

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Katie on Jan 25, 2014
Beautiful job! It's so inviting.

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White Oak Studio Designs on Jan 25, 2014
So happy to see you using native plants. I can just see lots of hosta's, foam flowers, epidimedium, bleeding hearts and more shade lovers in bloom there. Have fun with it!

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