Orangelicious!

A while back, I promised that we would deliver on our promise to honor the Pantone Color of the Year for 2012 - Tangerine Tango.  When I asked the Valspar Contractor Store if he could replicate this famous color, he said 'no.' We would need to reference a paint chip from the color deck... the closest we could come up with was Orangelicious.  Sounds close enough, both sound like sultry citrus.

Exterior Doors
The front door and the service door to the garage are both Orangelicious.  We felt like this gave our "Modern Prairie" a little bit of the 1960s modern twist.  I really was pulling for lime green, but agree that this fits nicely.

The Orangelicious Door with our paint that is coming along nicely - I love the Columns in the Dark Bronze.

A closer peek at the door.  The rails also in the bronze look good, too.  We were on the fence (hey, PUN!) whether we should go dark or light.  Now that I see them painted in the Dark Bonze, they almost look like metal, and I like metal.  Metal good.

Lighting

More tangerine on the inside with our light fixtures.  These were made by Jesse Lee Designs on Etsy.  The Dining Room light needs to be dropped another 12 inches, but that's another one where we'll see if that ever transpires.

And one more in the Master Bedroom. 

Hardscape and a Bit o' Color

Please forgive me as it has been 3 weeks since my last post.  While much has been accomplished, it seemed to go in tiny little increments.  So on with it!

Driveway, Patio and the Retaining Wall
These crazy little increments that stretched the days into weeks and almost into months were because of the staging that needed to be done between multiple members.

Step 1: All of the heavy stuff needed to get delivered before the driveway could go in to avoid leaving marks in the new driveway.

Step 2:  Lay the asphalt driveway.  I was shocked at how much equipment and manpower it took

I was worried ho the rock wall was going to meet the asphalt, but it looks pretty slick!

The line where the driveway and the patio were going to meet was left exposed.  On to the hardscaping!

Step 3:  Lay the patio block.  We used a Belgard Laffit pavers and mixed the 2 colors 50/50.

The curved edge of the patio has a soldier course of the smaller pavers.  Finishes it off nice.

Step 4:  Base for the retaining wall.  Approved by our friendly local kitty, Annakia.

Then the wall block itself.  We used a freestanding wall by Anchor Artisana in the Woodlake color.

Step 5: Beds edged and mulched, you can see the tiny itty bitty micro grass patch,  mowing should be a breeze once the sod is in!

Irrigation
We had an irrigation system installed next to maintain the sod and our landscaping plants.  We also had a drip line run to the raised bed by the back door for an eventual kitchen garden.  I'll be taking bets on whether that ever happens.

Exterior Painting
No, our house isn't supposed to be patchy green.  Now that the mulch is in, painting has begun!  The house body is painted and the trim has begun.  SOOO EXCITED!

The lower body is Valspar Walk in the Park and the upper is Valspar Bunker.

You can see how the Valspar Deep Bronze contrasts with the Walk in the Park.  

The back entrance trim is done - that's where the kitchen garden will go...  someday.

You can see a little bit how the time looks against the upper color.