You've worn out your welcome, or at least your welcome mat. With a houseful of rooms to decorate, it's no wonder the doorstep has landed at the bottom of your sprucing-up to-do list.

But in five easy steps (and less than one weekend) you can create an entryway that you'll be happy to come home to.

A Brighter Outlook
Blueprint deputy art director Cybele Grandjean and her husband, Robert Spica, gave plenty of TLC to the inside of their California-style bungalow on New York's Long Island, but the front porch was left pretty much as they found it (below). Associate style editor Kendra Smoot, (left), and senior home editor Rebecca Robertson helped upgrade the outside to match what's inside.