BEFORE: The Entrance

Here's the entrance, as we bought the house. Notice the dead grass. Notice the overly ornate front doors hiding in a nook that doesn't even look like an entrance. Notice the pairing of peach tile with gray marble. When you enter the house, you immediately meet this short staircase that takes you to the main level.

I hope to take out some of the bushes and that palm tree in order to create a landscape that looks more inviting - something that helps it look like there's an entrance there. And eventually that marble and tile will have to go. And those doors - I foresee some solid, dark wood doors. Maybe something a little bit Spanish looking to go with the red tile roof.