'30s Spanish Revival

Before

Homeowner Jodie Mathies bought this house as a fixer-upper. The house is a drab gray, the yard's a mound of dirt, and the garage door looks worn out. With help from designer Megan Clark and landscape designer Mike Jarnagin, they resurface the old stucco, add a touch of color and prepare the yard for Jodie and her daughters to start a vegetable garden.

After

Here's how they accomplish it:

• new stucco goes on and gets painted a warm buttery yellow
  
• repaint garage door a deep brown
  
• old wrought iron balcony gets power washed and goes up under the front window
  
• new flagstone patio
  
• a Pergola goes in next to the patio
  
• install stone retaining wall to terrace the landscaping of trees and bushes...when the garden fills out, it'll have a colorful, Mediterranean look
  
• yard is filled in with mulch for the eventual expansion of a fruit and vegetable garden
  
• new accents: house numbers made of colorful Spanish tile, a porch light and a tree swing for the kids