Looks fantastic! Beautiful door colour. Enjoy!

You did a nice job. House looks great. I do like shutters on your house, and I never saw the point in painting gutters and downspouts, a different color. Everyone has them, so its not like it is something unexpected. There isnt a single house in this entire area that has painted their downspouts. Downspouts have a nice baked on finish, so no point in turning them into maintenance. Well done.

I like the color combination. Especially the orange door. If this is not a duplex, I would suggest adding house numbers next to the main door.

There is an overall increase in it looking more inviting. A significant part of that, IMO, is not just because the walk is wider, but it looks like you raised the grade slightly so that the step at each stoop is a friendly 6" instead of an unfriendly 8". Am I reading that right?

I would be remiss if I didn't remind you that the multi-trunk tree at the right side looks unbalanced on account of those two left-leaning limbs. I wish those would go away! :-)

you are right about the grade yardvark
it was raised, and now I keep lifting my foot too high when I step up! and I can't bear to take any more off my tree! I am going to cut the rhody way back as soon sa the blooms start to fade.

That's funny, you wanting to step up higher. I'm sure you'll adjust well to the new height in short order.

"I can't bear to take any more off my tree!" Like most then, you will eventually do it after it is way long overdue and a larger, more destructive job and for which you must wait longer for a positive final outcome. I guess that's the way we like it. :-)

Very nice. I especially like the house color.

The gable looks better now too. Good job!

Love it!

Diversity in plant form is the spice of life!

Love your color choices!

Exhibit A in the importance of a good walkway. Nicely done. After many, many years on GW (I don't post here very often), I've realized that the correct answer to 9 out of 10 landscaping questions is not a plant list, it's advice to widen and rethink the walkway. I know it's what needs to happen at the new/old house my husband and I purchased last year. The previous owners did many things right, including building a lovely deck and patio area, but they didn't do the walk while they were at it and it needs it. It's at the absolutely top of my hardscaping to-do list.

We really saw how important the walk was when my 80 year mil came she has son=me mobility issues and needs some one to walk next to her from the car to the door.

I think the other thing is most have driveways and every one goes in out through the garage even guests. Our driveway and garage are not easy accessible to guest and most of our company parks on the street out front so getting that walk right was important.