This spring we added window boxes to the original cape side of the house.  It made such a difference!  The Old Girl looks so "dressed up" now!  This is the first time in a very long time that the "true front" of the house is being utilized.  

Many antique homes on Cape Cod do not use the original front doors.  It was something we discovered after looking at dozens of old houses here.  

As soon as we moved in it was my goal to focus on the original front.  The "onion" lamp was the first thing we bought for the house to get the mission started! 

Next was getting rid of the overgrown shrubs, they had covered the front door at one point! They have been replaced by dwarf boxwoods, azaleas, and dianthus.  This year we planted geraniums and dusty miller in the boxes.  Need to figure out what to do this winter.....