Copy the Curb Appeal: Savannah, Georgia

“Our favorite thing about our house is that every exterior wall is lined with original windows—27 of them total," say homeowners Brooke and Jeff Wexler. "They make our cottage cheerful, like it’s saying a friendly hello to people walking by.”

In the yard, the couple created a welcoming stepped effect, putting low-lying Asiatic jasmine by the street and slightly taller English ivy behind it. On the left, a pindo palm adds a touch of the tropics.

Built: 1928

Bought: 2013

Size: 1,496 sq. ft.

Original to the house, the door was black when Brooke and Jeff moved in. “A black door is timeless, but our home is too cute to not have color,” she says. They experimented with mint and purple before settling on a whimsical peachy-pink. (Cape Cod wood door)

Mermaid Cheeks

Whispering Woods