I have been wanting to respond to this, but haven't had the time until now. rawketgrl has a great idea with long skinny planters, but if you want hanging baskets try combining these plants: coleus, begonias, varigated vinca, ivy geraniums, ivy, and 'Painted Paradise' impatients. (see photo of Impatients 'Painted Paradise" I would not worry about hanging baskets or skinny planters either one. I would put up rope lights around the porch ceiling for a soft glow at night and I would hang large mirrors in the empty spaces between the windows on both sides. They would reflect the sunlight and really brighten the porch. I would also paint the front door BM Yellow Oxide (2154-10) http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/yellowoxide or BM Peanut Butter (2159-20) http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/peanutbutter Either one of these colors will blend in with the surroundings yet say 'Here the front door.' The next thing I would do is put in Annabelle hydrangeas across the front. Then I would sit back for a year and see how these changes look in every season before deciding if I wanted to add Ferns, hostas and other shade loving plants to the planting beds. Or you may like the second design down for your beds:http://erthturf.com/DesignsPerennialShadeGardens.html I would use a camelia or a butterfly bush and forget the magnolia, but that is just me. And lastly I would make sure to keep that cute pooch outside as much as possible because he is the main attraction! ;-) Please keep us updated!

Sincerly you need redo this guest bathroom. If you budget is tight maybe you can do some things for improve this one as change the wall paper, for example.. If you like the french style I would like suggest you some vanities bathroom. More ideas in my houzz profile. Designed and manufactured in Spain.

My vote is a castle! But I have farm roots in my lineage, my grandfather lovingly raised dairy cows, so I'm stuck at the crossroads. I am trying to write a grant for a llamas or alpaca animal sanctuary, if anyone might be interested with a contribution, maybe you could message me. I put a grant application on social media, one of the crowd funding sites but didn't find any attention. I just love fawn, and blonde llamas! They're just so beautiful, I'd like to snip off small ends of their hair and infuse it with other materials, I think it would be a really cool, beautiful patchwork. I have a connection with traveling to Peru, where llamas just walk around the ruins freely. I love animals, am a vegetarian, and contribute money all the time to animal rescues, and was trying to have a sanctuary on inexpensive land and build structures.

You say you're planning on doing a full kitchen remodel soon, and you already have other upgrades planned, so I would honestly just do nothing to the space. It will be a waste of money and time (not to mention the stress) if you're just redoing it soon. I actually think the green is fine, it's the stark black cabinet hardware that is making it look odd. Simply update it to something light and leave it until you're ready for the whole thing.