Finishing the Front Facade

You may remember that the front of the house had a set of misaligned windows (that we discovered as we cut the bushes back).  

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That's probably because the house was built with many additions and had a full front porch for decades.  

The window challenge came to light as we cut back the bushes

As we worked through the renovation, we squared the windows up as much as we could (of course they needed to align with the interior walls), but we couldn't put one next to the front porch, because that has the stairwell in it (there are all kinds of strict building codes about stairs and windows/glass).  

The blank spot where you would expect a window has a staircase behind it

So, I came up with the idea to put a trellis in that spot. It would provide some balance and I could plant a vine to provide some summer color. We found an old trellis behind the garage, but it was in really tough shape. However, it provided a bit of design inspiration and we could copy the brackets to give it an authentic historical touch.  

But we did fancy it up a bit as I worked up the design!

It's built out of PVC (with a pressure treated structure behind it), so we don't need to worry about painting behind a vine that will grow on it. Kyle took the design and we modified it a bit as he assembled it.

The result? Well I absolutely love it! It adds so much interest, I almost don't want to plant anything on it! (but of course I will 😂)

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