New Life for Neglected Rancher

Before

Randi Patten is a single mom with a huge desire to update the front of her '60s home. The ranch is feeling neglected. Cool cottage updates with a modern twist will take the home from forgotten to unforgettable. From the colorless landscape to the not-so-exciting house color, this is one love-hate relationship on the rocks. Designer Nancy Freed and landscape designer Jane Mercer have two decades worth of ideas for this house.

After

Here's what they do:

• concrete patio
  
• trellis
  
• columns
  
• concrete pathway
  
• trim on garage door
  
• shutters
  
• gray paint
  
• white flowers