tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post6255579241038538894..comments2023-10-05T06:31:44.750-07:00Comments on A Cultivated Nest: "You Should See the "Before" Picture PartyManuela@A Cultivated Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282273791971364124noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-3541040637992744632009-09-18T03:53:55.113-07:002009-09-18T03:53:55.113-07:00What a tranformation! Thanks so much for sharing t...What a tranformation! Thanks so much for sharing the outside of your home as well as the inside. It's beautiful through and through. <br /><br />Your story gives me hope. We've lived here for 13 years and our house was a mess when we bought it. It's still somewhat of a mess, but over time we've made numerous big improvements. It's encouraging to hear that others don't always come right in and totally remodel right away ($$). Plus, your patience to wait year by year is a big inspiration to me!Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945043297139219733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-29635212297746630542009-09-12T12:28:45.620-07:002009-09-12T12:28:45.620-07:00Wow! You have really this house your home:)Wow! You have really this house your home:)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995546678739653397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-39483947619749575002009-09-11T21:25:57.876-07:002009-09-11T21:25:57.876-07:00Your house is lovely....just what I thought the ou...Your house is lovely....just what I thought the outside would look like...all your beautiful plants..the new garage doors look terrific....I love the red door...I have one of those too...and I agree the house looks much better painted all white...Oh and I can't forget the back screened porch..that is terrific... Have a great weekend...SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074713188145597455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-9672916189659042542009-09-10T22:03:10.562-07:002009-09-10T22:03:10.562-07:00Your home is beautiful and you have done a wonderf...Your home is beautiful and you have done a wonderful job renovating it. Just wanted to say the brick you painted white looks fantastic, those neighbors were wrong! ; )<br /><br />BTW, I left you an award on my blog...About Southern Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879033783353679631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-31803566024207984932009-09-10T20:10:31.227-07:002009-09-10T20:10:31.227-07:00You have done a wonderful job...We take on somethi...You have done a wonderful job...We take on something new every year too. So expensive now that DH can't do all the work himself...<br />Your house looks lovely..love the porch!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323768335143979148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-7856899216804760482009-09-10T15:51:14.209-07:002009-09-10T15:51:14.209-07:00All of your changes are great! Subtle and not too...All of your changes are great! Subtle and not too shocking. Painting the brick was a great idea. I have seen several house with painted brick lately and I really like the look of it. =) It's really great that you have tackled one project at a time. i don't think people really realize how much money is involed in renovating all at once! I'll bet you will really have fun with the concrete patio when you are ready for it.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend,<br />JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16873081089753668041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-33358719692062603102009-09-10T15:38:28.433-07:002009-09-10T15:38:28.433-07:00It looks great! I think the brick is much better p...It looks great! I think the brick is much better painted. Such a transformation!<br /><br />The outside of our house needs some love. We did get it painted, thankfully. It WAS Spongebob yellow. Now it's a soft green. We really need some plants though. <br /><br />And thanks for visiting my blog! I appreciate your comment on my cabinet turned chair.Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971002056217466891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-479558433333499832009-09-10T07:10:22.669-07:002009-09-10T07:10:22.669-07:00Wow Manuela, you've really transformed your ho...Wow Manuela, you've really transformed your home over the past ten years! And good for you for taking progress photos! (I always forget to do that)....it helps to see how much you've accomplished!<br />I think HGTV must help those couples "decorate" when they come back to show them in three months! lol!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402899189526005388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-40982022361053166312009-09-10T06:10:04.477-07:002009-09-10T06:10:04.477-07:00well that rocks! painting the brick was such a goo...well that rocks! painting the brick was such a good move - so much cleaner and classier looking!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098104395235008315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-71552217496271728612009-09-09T20:53:06.919-07:002009-09-09T20:53:06.919-07:00We (or should I say mainly my hubby) are working o...We (or should I say mainly my hubby) are working on getting a brick side patio with raised garden boxes. A project that's been in the works since last fall... It's easy to get overwhelmed with all the home projects. We should have taken pictures of the many befores...It's true though, we should all look back and see what we've accomplished, and not focus so much on what still needs work.<br />As always, great improvements! I just barely returned that same Country Living book back to the library!! Love your screened porch by the way!<br /><br />PamelaMy Cozy Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817306852235031439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-19419785248885284502009-09-09T17:21:27.628-07:002009-09-09T17:21:27.628-07:00What great changes! You have such a green thumb. ...What great changes! You have such a green thumb. I think you were 100% right to paint the brick in this case--great improvement!Amy {The Red Chair Blog}http://theredchairblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-88387363182819340052009-09-09T16:09:29.447-07:002009-09-09T16:09:29.447-07:00This is only the second house I have ever seen whe...This is only the second house I have ever seen where the owner painted the brick. It is not something that I would ever have thought of but in both instances it made an amazing difference! Do you have to use a special paint or process?Kathleen Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-65556519308963892792009-09-09T09:35:52.332-07:002009-09-09T09:35:52.332-07:00That is an amazing transformation. You should be ...That is an amazing transformation. You should be featured on HGTV!Debbie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610913789958390802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-54412891250397467682009-09-09T09:06:22.913-07:002009-09-09T09:06:22.913-07:00Thank you for sharing!! I love to see befores and ...Thank you for sharing!! I love to see befores and afters. Especially on the outside of a house. Ours is looking better, but there is a lot of landscape work I want to get done this fall. Plantings will be done this fall and in the spring. Hopefully next year our house will look totally different!! :0)Kelly Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503480025869635564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-34400295494306892632009-09-09T08:50:35.091-07:002009-09-09T08:50:35.091-07:00I am totally covetting that screen porch!
oh man ...I am totally covetting that screen porch!<br /><br />oh man - that's just awesome....<br /><br />very nice to meet you.Anne Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570313791042086593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-55274777614592995322009-09-09T08:05:06.347-07:002009-09-09T08:05:06.347-07:00Wow, Manuela, lots of great changes. We have lived...Wow, Manuela, lots of great changes. We have lived in our home for 30 years....so can you imagine?<br /><br />You have done a great job.<br /><br />Barb :-)Barb https://www.blogger.com/profile/03410036713000396886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-3545103326619098792009-09-09T07:01:36.105-07:002009-09-09T07:01:36.105-07:00It all looks so beautiful, you are truly talented....It all looks so beautiful, you are truly talented.<br /><br />My husband has an M.S. degree in Wood Science (Forestry... wood and furniture section).<br /><br />You wouldn't believe what I go through each time I want to paint WOOD. :)Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-43964294753751637252009-09-09T06:55:49.736-07:002009-09-09T06:55:49.736-07:00What an improvement. Your touch makes everything p...What an improvement. Your touch makes everything pretty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16784202371702903351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-79297702588227526182009-09-09T06:49:04.481-07:002009-09-09T06:49:04.481-07:00Wow, what a tremendous job you've done, Manuel...Wow, what a tremendous job you've done, Manuela! I know what you mean about the shows on HGTV, and how they do everything immediately. I just figure they're in debt up to their eyebrows. It all looks super, and you should be very proud.Jackihttp://littlecasa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-4782569586089331622009-09-09T04:31:30.224-07:002009-09-09T04:31:30.224-07:00Thanks for sharing. You improved the looking of th...Thanks for sharing. You improved the looking of the house so very much, I liked waht you did, great job. And I can't wait to see the next project.Graciehttp://mylittleplace.blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-33394243489356063702009-09-08T21:31:44.095-07:002009-09-08T21:31:44.095-07:00WOW! What a difference! Love the black shutters a...WOW! What a difference! Love the black shutters and I think you're right about the brick. MimiMimi Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615059010141169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-60743758439935436662009-09-08T21:20:08.953-07:002009-09-08T21:20:08.953-07:00WOW! You done a great job, I agree the brick looks...WOW! You done a great job, I agree the brick looks wonderful white. The whole house looks better! You sure made a lot of changes. I working hard on my library in the parlor. Stopped and cleaning out a room we have all my looms and books stored in, Hubby going to put in 4 windows, it was a porch we enclosed. I hope to get my old claw tub in and a bathroom built in the room, add a hospital bed and all my things, and maybe a computer, WoW I might just love staying in there. lol Hubby says it too far from the Master bedroom, before we added a recliner and I sleep in it for months, Not this time! lol Hoping to have it done and a lot more before mid Oct. I got to go buy something for the walls, I do not want sheet rock, so we will be on a hunt for something I can paint later on. Love all the landscaping you have done! I think you never sleep!Lady Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533249224991345863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-90668194819409223572009-09-08T21:19:30.502-07:002009-09-08T21:19:30.502-07:00MUCH improved! Great landscaping to boot? The neig...MUCH improved! Great landscaping to boot? The neighbors must be inspired.Janeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199479552850644959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-72539911876847706842009-09-08T21:01:51.814-07:002009-09-08T21:01:51.814-07:00Brilliant transformation! It looks like a differen...Brilliant transformation! It looks like a different house. And, oh how I love that second story screen porch. I would never have thought of doing that, and it is such a wonderful idea! laurieBargain Decorating with Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582640485560903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-89845118613966724792009-09-08T20:11:11.684-07:002009-09-08T20:11:11.684-07:00Beautiful...you and the mr did a wonderful job! c...Beautiful...you and the mr did a wonderful job! cherrycherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034449752355483382noreply@blogger.com