a garage door makeover ~

 So we live in a normal suburban new{er} development.  The houses were all built by different contractors and builders, so each house has a different look.  

There's ranches, two stories, traditionals, and even a couple modern style homes mixed in.

There's a myriad of materials used throughout our neighborhood.....brick, wood, stucco, variegated brick, stone, siding, etc.....

But.

Every house {except for two, trust me, we counted!}, has the exact same garage door!

this is ours.........

  

white panels, just like every other house in the subdivision, except that a few of them are brown.

So, for Christmas, my sweet in-laws transformed our garage doors for us!

I am loving the new carriage house style look so much more!

 As you round the corner and turn down our cul-de-sac, this is what you see now......

It adds just the right amount of detail and interest.

My father-in-law and husband worked on it together and reported to me that is was not difficult at all.  Mick just said it required a lot of measuring, so if you're patient, sounds like this would be an easy project!  I'm glad they tackled it because I am not patient, I never measure, and numbers are not my thing!  Those hinges would not be straight if it had been left up to me!  LOL

A great Christmas gift from two great people!   Thanks Alex and Carol!

~ vintage love ~

Polly

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