95 Amazing Home Makeovers

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Give Your Yard a Party Makeover

Transform your outdoor living space with tips from before and after landscaping photos.

See how an uninviting back door was transformed with plants, seating, and window boxes.

By Rebecca Bull Reed

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After: Back Door Guests Are Best

To breathe life into the space and make it functional, Carmen used bagged pea gravel to create a makeshift seating area. French-wire furniture adds charm, and a hayrack hanging basket planted with herbs―just steps away from the kitchen sink―sends a believable "sure, it always looks like this" signal.To breathe life into the space and make it functional, Carmen used bagged pea gravel to create a makeshift seating area. French-wire furniture adds charm, and a hayrack hanging basket planted with herbs―just steps away from the kitchen sink―sends a believable "sure, it always looks like this" signal.