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Olenka’s Front Yard

Olenka gets lessons in curb appeal when her husband, Chris, sends her to Design U for a crash course in front yard design.  Designer Ernst Hupel helps Olenka learn how to make a great first impression with landscaping and colour.





Now it's your turn!

What grade would you have given Olenka? What do you think of her design? What would you have done differently?


School Field Trips

Design Instructor Ernst Hupel took Olenka to a few different places during her schooling.  Among them were: 
Layout Lesson: Rockcliffe Landscaping
Lighting Lesson: The Electrical and Plumbing Store


 

What Was Used

Paint:

Color Your World
Siding, Garage, Shutters: custom color match (closest CYW colors: Thatched Cottage and Wright Stone)

Door:  Black

Pavers: Oxford Inn (ceramic paint)
  Coach Lanterns: The Electrical and Plumbing Store
  Plants, Planters, Pea Stone: Ritchie Feed & Seed Inc.

Other  
  Building materials, garage light fixtures and solar lights: Building Supply Center
  All door hardware: Local Hardware Store
     

School Supplies and Extra Help – They can help you, too!

Power Tools: Dewalt Tools
Black and Decker
Delta
Porter-Cable
Hand Tools: Task Tools and Abrasives
  Hand Tools and Safety Gear: Irwin Industrial Tools
  Construction Adhesives: Henkel Consumer Adhesives
  Floor Protection: Poly-Tak Protection Systems Inc
  Stepladders: Supplierpipline Inc.
  Furniture Arranging Kit: Timely Products Co. Inc.
  Design U’s Waste Removal Service: PML Contracting
  Design U’s Housecleaning Service: HouseWerks
  Design U’s Graduation Caps: Jostens