best of pinterest - curb appeal

Hey sunshine! Did you have a good weekend? Spend anytime on Pinterest? I did (follow me <a href="http://pinterest.com/ladybaum/boards/" target="_blank">here</a>) and I actually had an occasion to search for something on one of my boards. It got me thinking - I pin like a mad woman, but how often do I ever really go back and look thru what I've pinned?<br /><br />Not often enough is the answer. Why am I pinning all of these wonderful images if not to use them for inspiration/daydreaming.<br /><br />So I've decided I'm going to use Pinterest to create my dream house and today I'm starting with the outside.<br /><br />Something a bit farmhouse like is striking my fancy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87H0NxuA_Jf_G7e-sJUJSwg5k1_lgpmqlyXismJHuHBY4XfXx3iuttbzl9Y37KRbyigFhpHr3Toh_ln3gjZ9RXDCvuw65G20LxGUnGvbvbolBYAey8g4154AW5GPNuQ8pqC32DtK8QdGa/s1600/188461b5b6c99c2c1ae905714b634e32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87H0NxuA_Jf_G7e-sJUJSwg5k1_lgpmqlyXismJHuHBY4XfXx3iuttbzl9Y37KRbyigFhpHr3Toh_ln3gjZ9RXDCvuw65G20LxGUnGvbvbolBYAey8g4154AW5GPNuQ8pqC32DtK8QdGa/s400/188461b5b6c99c2c1ae905714b634e32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Or maybe cedar shake. Either way, I want lots of windows and a nice big front porch.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWU2WR0SYE9RaaGzeoyH3lStoEArZPcL2oYlUKG9pc_qeB3GoipDQxRayLA7W4fHun60_PIEq5pbeU5lto_jRl0xZL09EPkTUrLTLOmaXntUYzb1m17SkzAjiIrt4njdbQp33C7Tkdeuv_/s1600/ee6f199e9f574e692930571abb508a0e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWU2WR0SYE9RaaGzeoyH3lStoEArZPcL2oYlUKG9pc_qeB3GoipDQxRayLA7W4fHun60_PIEq5pbeU5lto_jRl0xZL09EPkTUrLTLOmaXntUYzb1m17SkzAjiIrt4njdbQp33C7Tkdeuv_/s400/ee6f199e9f574e692930571abb508a0e.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /> Of course this frankenstein house is on a grand lot with a long winding path,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeEvDdJRmzdmg1dP9j-cLEQzixUvYjgMugEkItnZW2NJbkiudiyW_k1PkHfbJrDZwpLIyj79R9O5DoaMk8ajFrpBs6i-L6h2lMGYRB7_ot-wr6SPT382z_foGzHNlzJUyLty8zmy0gWZ9/s1600/b5a8ecfe4a76d1422837a1ddcf4aeb12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeEvDdJRmzdmg1dP9j-cLEQzixUvYjgMugEkItnZW2NJbkiudiyW_k1PkHfbJrDZwpLIyj79R9O5DoaMk8ajFrpBs6i-L6h2lMGYRB7_ot-wr6SPT382z_foGzHNlzJUyLty8zmy0gWZ9/s400/b5a8ecfe4a76d1422837a1ddcf4aeb12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />which takes you to a front door with some major presence<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBajwCrYsk7zPgb0knxYGUwklZyWcqZ4KCBMcgWYpL_RxU5CcQ0uSG5QAtKRo12UxTBw8Rp_l7j_1SeDJQon0aV6Ylyuij1yIGOPgBT6M4Z8RsgC__R4IdGUjgVbPtRFJg9lN0GScqIKr/s1600/3791e24f38f01b9201b941e2ca5438d0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBajwCrYsk7zPgb0knxYGUwklZyWcqZ4KCBMcgWYpL_RxU5CcQ0uSG5QAtKRo12UxTBw8Rp_l7j_1SeDJQon0aV6Ylyuij1yIGOPgBT6M4Z8RsgC__R4IdGUjgVbPtRFJg9lN0GScqIKr/s400/3791e24f38f01b9201b941e2ca5438d0.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aHTd15owg0j5SB39FWu26uibhQvjGblOJiGESQ0BswSzqirU7dpV1PPOjykKINP3SxO-28SbRZgjrydW6qb_q8DGjNWvTxgJr5pKbyTTH0VtDDXI1lszOR6SHLeplv_C2LvyGLTUvjGu/s400/d8a32a090d2bc0931bd32b29fdc91b15.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and window boxes everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-DPPsRnYrsZRtZ2jSxkXex0OAXpfbY2m3tAcxJfYsOmGDSNZhBoloq6rAiT9Ye1MWWeRhHWQUpfwZTfwvwEIMzE6ObzjvplXybVVg2J5oz3wIqL3NXLHUxOjsT40CT2Xqsc5gUw7kyVm/s1600/3bfbf648c316853296b936959858a067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-DPPsRnYrsZRtZ2jSxkXex0OAXpfbY2m3tAcxJfYsOmGDSNZhBoloq6rAiT9Ye1MWWeRhHWQUpfwZTfwvwEIMzE6ObzjvplXybVVg2J5oz3wIqL3NXLHUxOjsT40CT2Xqsc5gUw7kyVm/s400/3bfbf648c316853296b936959858a067.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />There is a courtyard in the back with a lovely pool<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What would your Pinterest dream house look like?

best of pinterest - curb appeal

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