Summer time brings yard work, and I have a HUGE yard!
We moved to Washington State from Hawaii, where due to the cost of land, the yards are the size of bathrooms.
When we purchased our house here we said, “Wow, that’s a big yard, and we aren’t really yard people, but what’s a little raking?” We were so naive!
A huge yard in the summer is literally a part-time job!
We are hoping to sell our house this summer, so the pressure is on! It’s not a summer to let the weeds go, or let the grass brown early to save on work.
This week I painted all the outside window frames. They needed some TLC in a big way, but it basically took ALL my free time….boring!
I filled and moved a few of our front window boxes to the back, where they could be seen better by people using the river walk that runs directly behind our house. (I mainly used on-sale Geraniums and clippings from around my yard. You can see more about the how-to HERE).
I also added shutters to a couple windows that didn’t have any yet,
and last (and possibly least, because I now think it really didn’t need to be done), I added trim to the bottom of all the windows! Crazy…I know, I need to be fixing holes in ceilings and I get distracted adding trim to the bottom of windows!
Since my windows are nothing really worthy of oohing and ahhing over, I added some pictures of incredible window boxes for eye candy.
If I would have seen these before I did mine, I think I would have added more flowers! Guess I still can 
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Hope your Mother’s Day weekend is going wonderfully!
–Katie
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I'm a wife, a sister, a daughter, a mother of 5, a Jesus lover, a coffee abuser, an obsesser of all things DIY, design and decor related.
Most of what you'll see here are ways to live inexpensively, and how I put those into practice with my constant need to renovate houses.
We are a military family of 7, so houses must come big and inexpensive, and made beautiful as we go, turning what most would see as trash, into treasure.
Thanks for stopping by, stay awhile and make yourself at home. I hope you enjoy my ideas. 
Great inspiration! Stopping by from the Sunday Blog Hop – following via GFC. Would love for you to stop by and visit!
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Katie- These are beautiful images. I forwarded the link to your blog to my daughter. She has huge window boxes that are pretty bare.
Good luck selling your house. I hope the market is better there than it is here. Happy Mother’s Day- xo Diana
Thanks Diana!
Happy Mother’s Day!
–Katie
The window boxes are all stunning, but I think yours are too. Love the geraniums, and the ivy. They will fill out and be totally stunning. Happy Mother’s Day. Hugs, Marty
Thank you Marty! Happy Mother’s Day to you too!
–Katie
I love your BLACK shutters! You have inspired me to get mine painted and put up sooner rather than later! Your flower basket is lovely as well! Good job Katie!!
Thanks Amy. I do like black shutters! They would look great on your house!
Happy Mother’s Day!
–Katie
I love window boxes! Yours will fill in and the ivy will create the weeping affect. They’re so sweet!
I love your shutters! Wow, that’s a lot of window box inspiration. In phase two of our front yard makeover this will really come in handy.
I need to do that too! Yours looks great! Happy Mother’s Day to you. You’re amazing! You get more done in one day then I do in a week or more! LOL! Take care.
The trim and flowers are perfect! I love the red pop of the geraniums!
They are all so beautiful.
completely lovely – window boxes get me EVERY TIME! thought you might enjoy our little mom print too – http://www.northerncottage.net/2012/05/home-is-where-your-mom-is.html
xo
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Thanks! Good to see you in blogland. I popped over to your site the other day to see your finger knitting!
–Katie
Those are all so beautiful!!! including yours
xo Holly
I think your window box is lovely. It will grow and be come stunning. You know all of the other pictures weren’t taken at the begining of the season.
Love these ideas! Thanks!! Your window box looks great as well!! Nice job! Thanks for linking up at Romance on a Dime!!
How beautiful and amazing…..every thing look so pleasant…like the shutters.
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Oh my goodness these are all so beautiful. I have always wanted window boxes. Now I feel inspired. I really enjoyed this inspirational post. I would love it if you would share this post at our WIW linky party? Hope to see you there!
Paula
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I think your window boxes are beautiful (I’m partial to red so I love your geraniums). Good luck with the selling plans….lots of work but I’m sure you’ll find a buyer. Are you just looking for something with a smaller lot?
Eye candy is right. Makes me want to go spend money i don’t have buying flowers that will probably die when the rain dies down and the summer heats up. And i just might. Thanks for sharing. I love what you did with your windows. I know it’s a lot of work, but I bet those details will make a difference to a buyer. One less thing they have to do and you did it probably way more beautifully than they would, right?
Liz
I know. They are so expensive! This year I stole the Ivy and Allysum from my yard! lol
–Kaite
So many great ideas for inspiration! My window boxes are empty because I can’t decide. But this is just the motivation I need.
Your windows and flower box are lovely. Each year I fill several boxes around my house. This year I decided the expense was too great. That is until I saw those beautiful “eye candy” boxes. I am reconsidering….Thanks for sharing. Visiting from the Shabby Nest
Thanks Wanda. I gathered the Ivy and Allysum from around my yard. I agree, the flowers are expensive! So I tried to cut the costs.
Thanks for visiting,
–Katie
So pretty. Window boxes are such a beautiful house accessory.
I’m inspired to put up some shutters and paint them black! Great ideas.
Wow!! So beautiful! That pop of color makes a window so cheerful. Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create! <3 Christina
Ok… it is official… I am headed to get some flowers today! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful window box and all of the fun inspiration with us this week! Best of luck selling the house!
Take care,
Trish
Thanks Trish! We still have so much so do before I put it on the market (or maybe I’m just a little too detail oriented and really I should just clean it up and put it on!) The hard part about being too decor minded! –Katie
Beautiful photos and inspiration. Thanks for sharing at our party this week.
The window box is just beautiful with all of the flowers. We are so glad you came to another week of our fun “Strut Your Stuff Saturday”. Please join us again! -The Sisters
I love your window porn! LOL! Gorgeous! And I’m a tad envious of your own sweet windows and boxes! You’re featured!
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Great job and awesome inspiration photos!
Thanks for linking up with me at last week’s Drab to Fab! Hope you’ll come back this week and link up again. I love seeing what you’re up to!
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If you are having drainage problems, it may be from high clay content in your soil and/or a grading problem or something else entirely.
I suggest contacting some local contractors for their take on the cause and possible remedies of your puddles.
Many contractors will give you a free courtesy evaluation. The method I discuss above might not work to prevent your puddles if you have very high clay soil that is near the surface and goes deep into your soil.
Also, if your landscaping is poorly graded, then regrading it may be your best option.
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The windows are so pretty. The box shutters are presented in pretty beautiful way.
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