Palm Springs Perfection

Please pardon the brown burlap blobs covering the baby palm trees in this picture. Keep scrolling and I’ll have a fresh shot up when the weather permits.

Mid Century Exterior After

After literal years of planning, blisters on my fingers, hand-pulling the prickliest little devil weeds, and shoveling rocks and 50yrs of desert dust into a dumpster, we finally have a presentable “after” photo. Although, who are we kidding?! Is the work ever really done?

The inspiration for the first phase of this transformation was to bring some Palm Springs flair to my block. This was going to take a lot of paint, plants, and pizzaz!

How to make your front yard look like Frank Sinatra money when you are a poor desert dreamer:

• Exterior 70’s style lantern sconces by Hardware House - McCoys

• Custom made end caps for beams - Sheet Metal Caps

• Rock Rain Barrel by Good Ideas - Wayfair

• Fausse Herbe aka Fake Grass aka Artificia Turf - Turf Factory Direct

• Yucca Plants - Ikea

• Fig tree - Hirtz Gardens

• Fine Screening Rocks - Jobe Materials

• Agave - I bought a single variegated agave in a 1 gallon pot from Home Depot 5yrs ago for around $30. You can also find these on Etsy and your plant will continue to grow and shoot off pups that can be separated and planted on their own.

• Wagner Paint Sprayer - Pro 130 Power Tank Sprayer

• Patio paver bricks - Holland old town blend concrete paver

• Brick stain in Carob from Home Depot

• Cement blocks from Lowes

• Steel rods from Lowes

• Masonry paint from Home Depot

• Mid century house numbers from Lowes

• Behr exterior paint in Flamingo Feather from Behr

• Mid century mailbox available on Etsy

• The original Don Featherstone flamingos