Lowe's Gave This Home's Exterior a Budget-Friendly Palm Springs Makeover

By Maggie Winterfeldt

Updated on 4/18/2017 at 12:20 AM

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When Tiffany moved from the West Coast to New Orleans, LA, there was one thing her new home lacked: curb appeal. The home's drab exterior and dying landscaping caused it to stand out on the block for all the wrong reasons. But before the neighbors could complain, design maven Monica Mangin came to the rescue. In the season two, episode five episode of Lowe's original series The Weekender, Monica overhauls the outside of the home, giving it stunning West Coast desert style more associated with Palm Springs than the Gulf Coast. And she does it all with a handful of affordable DIYs. Check out the dramatic exterior reveal and get all the design and shopping details ahead.

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Monica started by painting the home's exterior a bright white hue, which she contrasted with an Instagram-worthy fuchsia trim and door. Completing the dessert vibes is an adorable DIY planter with tiny succulents beside the mod house numbers.

Instead of a tired old mailbox, Tiffany now has a work of art. Monica swapped in a new, sleek black mailbox ($98) and then encased it in domino-black-painted wood boards.

After pulling out the dead bushes that sat in front of Tiffany's home, Monica built wood planters and filled them with Palm Springs plants, like cacti. The "wow" factor comes from the contrast between the black planter and the white rocks. It's a bold look sure to turn the heads of passersby.

Want a money-saving tip? Don't pay to have an expensive deck or patio built: simply lay down a few pavers. Monica placed six square white paver stones ($9 each) on a level area of lawn and topped them with a pair of charming, midcentury lounge-style chairs ($318), et voila! It's the perfect place to watch the sunset.

The final curb appeal element is planter shutters. Monica hung these pieces of vertical garden ($69) beside the windows in lieu of traditional shutters and filled them with on-theme plants, completing the Palm Springs exterior makeover.