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Young House Love » Our First House » Some Super Classy Curb Appeal

| By Sherry Petersik | April 1, 2010 | 111 Comments

Some Super Classy Curb Appeal

We had the best idea for taking our home’s curb appeal to the next level. Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, the gloriously fabulous front yard fountain of our dreams! We know what you’re thinking. You can’t believe how swanky and high-end that fountain looks. Especially in front of our modest brick ranch. It’ll make our house look like a million bucks!

Fountain House Photoshop

Isn’t that fantastic? Are you guys chomping at the bit to get one of your own? Oh and one more question. Do you remember what day it is? HAPPY APRIL FOOLS!

Fountain image found here.

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Comments

  1. caligurl says

    April 1, 2010 at 11:49 am

    uhm….. ya…… NOT!!!!!!!!!!! i was looking at the pic…. and scrolled down to see the photoshopped version and thought: “hell, NO!” thank goodness for the april fool’s day disclaimer! PHEW!!!!!!!!

    (ya….. that there fountain is really classy…. ya…….)

    Reply
  2. Amanda says

    April 1, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Haha, you two are so cute! Not many people play trickery on this day.

    I, one year wrote up a two weeks notice letter to my boss and in the very last paragraph I stated that it was because it was April Fools day and he got a good laugh, but you should of seen his face when I said I was quitting!

    Reply
  3. Jessica @ How Sweet says

    April 1, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Ok – you totally had me!! This is the first blog April fool’s that I have fell for!

    Reply
  4. Amanda Wright says

    April 1, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Oh PHEW! You had me worried there for a minute! ; )

    Reply
  5. jessica says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    oh my did you have me worried….so happy your weren’t serious, because that would have just been, well, bad.

    happy april!

    Reply
  6. Stefani says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    “What is this, a mansion?!”

    Reply
  7. Michelle says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    Ha ha! I thought you guys were losing it.

    Reply
  8. beccy says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    HAHA. This reminds me of a great SNL skit:
    http://www.hulu.com/watch/99948/saturday-night-live-porcelain-fountains

    Reply
  9. Shauna says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    OMG! For a second there, I was wondering to myself what in the world you were thinking?! I love your blog, but I thought you had completely lost your minds. I didn’t even see the ‘April Fools’ message until after I clicked over to leave a comment. I was wondering how I could tactfully suggest that you ‘re-think’ your fountain plans?? Thank goodness it was just a silly joke!

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  10. brooke @ claremont road says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    Teehee. Good one :)

    One of my favorite houses in our neighborhood has the ugliest fountain out front… I dream of one day being able to buy that house, and immediately getting rid of that eyesore!

    Reply
  11. Lisa says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    HAHAHAHAHA! I was thinking…oh no…they’ve lost their minds. What a great joke!

    Reply
  12. Nancy says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Thank goodness you were kidding!! All I could think of was the movie Analyze This.. with that big fountain in the front yard. LOL

    Reply
  13. Danielle@Newlyweds Paradise says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    HAHAHA! At first I was thinking, “Sherry and John would never want to waste water or power on something like that!” Good one!

    Reply
  14. Susan says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    As Ron Burgundy would say, “Stay classy, YHL.”

    Love this post!

    Reply
  15. Catherine says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    Hahahaha. Way classy.

    Reply
  16. Kristen says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Totally, totally fell for it! Ha! :)

    Reply
  17. Jill Stigs says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Hee hee hee………way better than those ugly cat things last year! Happy April Fools!!

    Reply
  18. sami says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    hahaha, I was reading it like “are they being serious? I don’t think they are being serious” and then I got to the bottom…good one good one…I think I might steal that idea and use it on my husband when I get home muahaha

    Reply
  19. Aileen says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    My initial reaction: “How the heck did they make one of those?”. Nice. (and impressive photoshop skills).

    Reply
  20. Eric @ my first Garage says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    I think you should run with the idea. Just imagine all the people that would walk by and toss a coin in it – you could have a whole new revenue stream – Stream – HA HA – get the pun?

    Reply
  21. amy says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    I think you should add some MARBLE COLUMNS to your interior – talk about real class!

    (also an SNL skit)

    Reply
  22. Samantha says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Well… if you do the fountain you might as well go all out with the semi-circle driveway too.. :)

    Reply
  23. Oonafey @ Little Pink Houses says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Thank god.

    I actually thought you were serious…

    Reply
  24. Cassie says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    Oh thank goodness it’s April Fools. I was thinking I’d have to find a new advice site ;)

    good one you guys, you definitely had me worried!

    Reply
  25. Lindsay says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Haha! And I quote Dark Helmet from Spaceballs, “Haha! FOOLED YOU!”

    Lindsay

    Reply
  26. Kate says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Haha, here is my exact line of thinking when I opened the blog:

    *while page is loading* Hmmm, my work’s blog just had an April Fool’s joke, I wonder if YHL will.

    *see the first picture* I suspect this is an April Fool’s post, but I kind of like that fountain…

    *scroll to bottom* Aww, but I kind of liked the fountain…

    I guess I have no taste, lol.

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  27. Jannell says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    haha- OMG.

    Totally thought you guys were our of your minds!
    For a second I was thinking, ok, usually they have fantastic ideas… is there something I’m just not seeing about this? No, this is just horrible.

    Would have been great if you left the April Fools reminder for a post later today- the comments would be hilarious!

    Reply
  28. Jamie says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    I think you should do it. Heck, go all out, get a full on pond out there with water cannons – put the Bellagio to shame

    Reply
  29. Cat Alford says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    I was thinking, “Wow…that’s kind of yucky Sherry!” lol!

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  30. young c-m says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    LOL, thank God! Happy April Fools to you guys as well!

    Reply
  31. YL says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    My first thought was that you had purchased a “Pourcelain Fooountain” from Mike’s Fountainry: http://www.hulu.com/watch/99948/saturday-night-live-porcelain-fountains. And then my next thought was “You know what would go great with that new fountain? Some Mahrble Coolumns!”… http://www.hulu.com/watch/2347/saturday-night-live-mikes-marbleopolis. Maybe next year…

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  32. Eryn says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    That fountain is still so much better than the cat lamp or whatever that was!
    haha

    Reply
  33. Leslie says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    I totally had a raised eyebrow through out the whole post!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      April 1, 2010 at 12:57 pm

      Haha, we’re loving all the SNL references. Those marble columns and porcelain fountain skits are the best.

      xo,
      s

  34. Sara B says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    I wonder where these two keep their jumbo jet?
    http://www.hulu.com/watch/99948/saturday-night-live-porcelain-fountains

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  35. Ashley @ Mutschler Family, Dallas Edition says

    April 1, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    I think it would be a great addition… very economical and not at all wasteful ;)

    Reply
  36. Cheryl says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    funny! First thought, so not their style. Second thought, time for a long weekend? Hormones getting way out of whack? Final thought, relieved!

    Reply
  37. jbhat says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Good one! ‘Appy April 1, Youngsters. Thanks for the joke.

    jbhat

    Reply
  38. Robin says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    Ha!! Whew! Before I realized you were kidding, as I was reading I thought, “wow… well I guess someone can’t have perfect taste ALL the time…”

    Reply
  39. Diane Taylor says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    OMG OMG this is best April Fool’s joke so far today. You guys had me fooled!

    Reply
  40. Charity says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Oh my, you had me going. I was like… really? Sherry and John? Really? Must say I was relieved it was a joke.

    Reply
  41. lauryn says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    you totally got me! haha.

    Reply
  42. joan says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    well… it would only look right in your front yard if you surrounded it with statues of greek gods and goddesses, preferably naked, and put up some marble columns on your house … then it’ll work ;)

    Reply
  43. Sarah says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    haha I really thought you’d jumped the shark for a second there …

    Reply
  44. Shirley says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    Very clever! Although when we were house-hunting, I did come across a gorgeous house BUT the house next door had not only a fountain, but TONS of statues outside of it on the front lawn… we thought about putting an offer on the house but it sold. Later, we were thinking of what kind of neighbors we would have had, and were SO glad we didn’t get that house!

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  45. YoungHouseLove says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    Ditto on Sherry’s comment about loving the SNL references. But we can’t forget the original: You gotta get a chandelier!

    http://www.hulu.com/watch/10329/saturday-night-live-chandeliers

    “Look at this one. Look at that one….” Oh, ScarJo.

    -John

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  46. Christin says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    I saw the first pic and immediately knew it was April Fool’s! Nice one though. :) Happy April!

    Reply
  47. Meggan says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    Ok…I silently read your blog every day (twice a day) and am in constant awe of your style and decorating ability. I was so turned off by that fountain that for a split second I contemplated removing you from my favorites bar. I guess I’m the fool today!

    Reply
  48. Laura@JourneyChic says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    Oh my, that monstrosity would look so ridiculous on your front lawn! If this wasn’t April Fool’s Day I think this drastic shift in decor would have to be blamed on pregnancy brain. :)

    Reply
  49. bridget b. says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    How funny! I was thinking to myself “usually the youngsters’ tas have such good taste but I can’t co-sign this choice.”

    Reply
  50. Jamie says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    wow, they really milked that one for all it was worth didn’t they?

    Reply
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