Message from Maggie:  Taking a break from menus, I’m switching gears to modern home  making.  I wanted to share a simple way to quickly + cheaply modernize the exterior of your home.

We live in a traditional row house on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  One of the first things I did when we moved-in was to update the house numbers.  Instantly this took our dated house- it was built in 1894 in fact!- into the 21st century and gave it a modern feel.

Before:

M+B’s house | April 2015

After:

M+B’s House | July 2015

Side by Side:

Before + After

Before + After

Recommendations:

We used The Hillman Group’s 5 inch gold numbers.  You can find them here.  Check out these recommendations for modern house numbers at the links below:

• Design within Reach
• Kitchen & Bath Authority
• Lumens
• Wayfair
• Surrounding

Cost:

At $5-10 a number, we made this easy upgrade for $20 + regularly get complimented on their modern, fresh look.