A Colonial Update

Before

Homeowners Lloyd and Alice Ford love to garden and work on the house. They have some definite challenges with the sloping yard and pale-colored home. Landscape designer Cody Schrey steps in to add some English charm to the yard, while designer Megan Clark gets to work on adding some color and decorative elements to the house.

After

Here's how they accomplish it:

• the house gets painted a warm caramel color
  
• decorative molding gets added to the garage door
  
• a new slate stairway is laid
  
• a new iron balcony is installed
  
• new awning over front door
  
• paint all the trim black