Why are there books in the closet? Unused hangers take up room. I see alot of folded clothes. How about chests of drawers out of the closet for these items? How about shoe racks for shoes. Do you store seasonal clothes somewhere else? Now that it is winter, all spring and summer shoes, handbags, and clothes can go in storage bins under the bed. You can store under your side of the bed and he can store under his side. This will make a huge difference. It is hard to share a closet. Can one of you go to another room for clothes? If not divide the space in half and keep all of your things on one side. In my life, I've had messy closets and neat closets. I now keep sesonal clothes in containers. I keep my pants together and by type, i.e. dressy then casual and jeans. I keep tops together, but separate from jackets and sweaters. I also go from light to dark. It looks neater and it stays that way. This is just a visual, but see how this little girls closet is arranged: All the dresses are together, all the tops are together, and all the skirts are together. It makes finding things so much easier. All things are hung in my closet, so folded clothes go in a dresser. Handbags are hung in a closet rack (on something like this: ) and shoes are on racks and one the back of one door (like this: ).

Nice home. Once your landscaping is done, you'll probably like it a lot better. A hedge a few feet in front of the left wing, if kept trimmed below the three windows, would look good. Beware putting trees too close to the house -- even those attractive little conifers will grow and likely end up needing to be moved at some point. With the style home you have -- especially with that front angle -- you could create a front courtyard with a waist high wall and a decorative gate with step stone floor with a circle of soil for an ornamental tree that doesn't grow all that tall but does provide a bit of shade and/or a bird bath and/or a bench. http://landscapingideas.the-landscape-design-site.com/front-yard-idea/images/front-yard-101_jpg.jpg http://www.hobbsink.com/images/Was_front1.jpg

hrdie for BC color chart - http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/colorplus-palette.shtml There are three color options besides white that you might consider. Deep pine green, a mid-tone blue or deep charcoal gray. My first choice for classic cottage - select the shingle profile siding in pine green with white trim because it would give my little box instant charm and character. The pine green will work well with white trim around the windows and doors and if you build a deck of wood, there are many green stains (and the pressure treated sometimes starts sort of green) but it would look great with natural cedar stained clear too. A white door would be classic, but you could also rock a blue-green door, an eggplant door (my favorite), a red door. The high foundation can be painted to match or I might suggest cladding it in dark river rock blend manufactured "stone" you just put on like tile with mastic and grout. A blend with both green and gray rock in it would work well. With the proper surface preparation of the concrete (probably you would have to sandblast to get the old paint off) and the proper freeze tested concrete bonding agent as mastic it would last forever. You need at least a mid-tone, if you want color instead of white, because your roof is so dark. Most of the lighter tones are earth toned and won't help balance it well. Since your windows and eaves are prefinished white, the other decent cottage color sure to please a husband is boothbay blue. This would also be better in shingle siding. Here your door color options are many. Classic navy blue, sunny yellow, many green options, white. If you loved contemporary design, doing the cottage in iron gray plank siding with white trim at the windows would be wowsa, but that will definitely be a modern approach. You would then let the deck weather out to a lighter grayed out a trim color . . .since your roof is so dark, you can handle this but then your front door needs to be bright and vivid - a sunny tangerine or bright purple so you are making a statement. Back soon . . . .

I like the last picture but looking for something lower and more laid back. I found this site that has something close to what i'm looking for but not for sale. http://www.madformidcentury.com/2014/12/hans-wegner-style-wicker-folding-chair.html#.WCtN8rIrKUk