I love a good curb appeal makeover. As a child, I would drive all over Memphis, TN with my grandfather (a land developer), just looking at houses, talking about what details we loved — from the roof shingles to the landscaping to the choice of pavers on the driveway or walkway. I’ve started doing this […]

I love a good curb appeal makeover. As a child, I would drive all over Memphis, TN with my grandfather (a land developer), just looking at houses, talking about what details we loved — from the roof shingles to the landscaping to the choice of pavers on the driveway or walkway. I’ve started doing this with my son as well. He’s five and his dream is to live in a tudor-style home one day.
Sharing my love for stunning curb appeal are Jesse and Stephanie Smith, based in North Central Phoenix, AZ. To find the right house on which to display their aesthetic dreams, they weren’t scared of a fixer-upper when they started their home search. They knew it would need good bones and to hold their family of five, as well as have room to homeschool their three children. Once the family walked into the home, they just knew it was for them, with only a few changes that needed to be made. “We wanted an older home with character and potential,” Jesse shares. “It didn’t need to be the best house on the block. We really desired to be close to friends and a close neighborhood community. We didn’t realize how close it was t...