Let’s take a walk through your home and see if there may be an item or two worth changing in favor of something more beautiful; because at the end of the day that’s what we all want for our homes. We want a series of beautiful moments which allow our family and friends to enjoy their time under our roof.

Beauty in the home does not just happen. It takes great effort to create specific beauty throughout your home. Few are truly gifted with an eye for scale, proportion and balance in such a way as to guarantee an effortless, lovely home.

Others work diligently, reading and learning and asking questions, always searching for an adjustment that will make their home just a bit lovelier. It is this latter group I speak with today.

Let’s begin at the beginning. Walk out your front door, and as you do, switch hats and become a guest seeing your home for the first time. Approach the door with new eyes that have not seen any of this before. What do you see?

How does what you see make you feel? What can you do today to improve the view and the experience? It was Theodore Roosevelt who said, “Do what you can…with what you have…where you are.â€

This is my suggestion for you today. On a note pad, jot down two small projects that will enhance the experience of approaching your front door. They may be as basic as sweeping the porch, touching up the paint, or putting up the new house numbers that have been collecting dust in the trunk of your car.

The point is to do something. Create an experience where you are guaranteed to succeed, and then succeed. You will feel great and take the first step towards a more beautiful home.