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| carolbrigid |
Posted - Apr 16 2012 : 08:37:26 AM
Hi everyone, I'm looking for ideas to make my urban house look more like a little farmhouse in the 'burbs. It's a two story rancher, pale green in color with dark green trim and door. It has an ugly aluminum awning over the front door.... I was thinking of adding some country gold color trim and putting some flower boxes under the two front windows. Any suggestions or ideas, please??? I just had a weather vane put up on the roof and that looks great. But I welcome any and all ideas. I can try to post a picture of my house on here, I'm not real computer savvy though, LOL
Thank you all!!
Carol Brigid
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 8:32:48 PM
How about an iron farm bell on a pole in the yard. I called my family in from the outside with one. I also grew up with one on the farm. If you can find an old milk can, that will work too.
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| marlee |
Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 6:18:49 PM
Get a cowbell for a door bell!
Get old wash tub to fill with flowers.
Find an old plow to stick in a flower bed.
Hope this helps! Marlee
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| jackie v |
Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 5:44:24 PM
How about getting an old metal toolbox repainting it robin egg blue scuffle it up a little with sandpaper to give it the " old" look and plant flowers of all different colors in it. You could probably do the same with an old metal cooler. |
| Lady Woodworker |
Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 05:54:19 AM
A wooden screen door?
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| FarmDream |
Posted - Apr 18 2012 : 8:42:52 PM
A swing on the porch?
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Apr 18 2012 : 5:27:03 PM
You could always put up one of those cow mailboxes. It would say "this house is a soon-to-be farmhouse.
Marly
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| FarmDream |
Posted - Apr 17 2012 : 05:27:33 AM
Ha ha I have a red door. And it is fire engine red. It goes great with the Pacific Pine green of the rest of the house.
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Apr 17 2012 : 04:25:34 AM
How about a red door and window boxes? Make sure it is not fire engine red, maybe more of a wine color.
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| FarmDream |
Posted - Apr 16 2012 : 5:57:09 PM
It would help a lot to see a pic. Are you under an HOA? You could always stick a tractor and some hay in your yard. Hee hee.
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