My house is smiling: Curb Appeal

Every house should have a smile on its facade.

The face of this house used to look like this:

In fact, the first week that we lived here almost ten years ago, a friend named Beth tripped on that cement step. It was a horrible, uninviting entry that we avoided at all costs.

Last week our house started smiling:

This is my inspiration picture. Soon, the facade will look similar to this: 

and here it is!