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With the exterior painting complete, we can now put some furniture on the front and back porches. We had collected three sets of wicker furniture ... one set from our old house, one set from a yard sale and a couple of other pieces that were reclaimed from a recycling center. Since none of them matched, we broke out the airless sprayer and spayed everything a nice, clean gloss white.
After slightly more than three weeks, the exterior painting is complete. John and the crew did a great job, and we've had some nice comments from the neighbors. Click on the pictues above and below to see enlarged before and after pictures.
The main body of the house is a mellow khaki color with white trim and a dark khaki color on the eaves and porch floors. The ceilings of the porches are a traditional pale blue, which, by the way, took three tries to find just the right shade of blue.
The actual painting was only about half of the work. The rest was cleaning, scraping, and replacing or repairing damaged or missing woodwork. We also had a glass repair guy out to fix four of five window panes that were broken or cracked.
The next step is to put some wicker furniture and maybe a swing on the porches. Then, we'll be back inside working on the rest of the upstairs rooms. Stay tuned.
Yesterday was a good day. Instead of working on the house, we spent the day at the Newborn Spring Festival and the evening at the nearby Shady Dale Rodeo. At the festival, we bought a spot at the giant craft sale / yard sale and sold off some things that were just taking up space. Pictured above are scenes from the parade, including my friend Boyd and his girls on their horses. And, at the rodeo, we sat in the rain and watched the cowboys slip and slide around the arena.
