Last year, Jeff and I made an agreement with my friend and landlord Rosa, to paint the house we rent from her. The weather did not cooperate with us turning from summer to winter in what seemed like a day or so - so it's just been in the last month that Jeff has finally gotten brush onto board.
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| Ta-DAH!!! |
Jeff diligently scraped and painted in the mornings for over two weeks from 7 or so in the morning until the day got too hot to work in - with the 100 degree weather we've been having - sometimes as early as 11, other days he was able to go till noon or 1.
The effort was worth it - because the house looks amazing!
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| Paint in progress - old meets new! |
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| Side view... |
Rosa wanted us to repaint the house green - as you can see - originally a light sage or olive shade. We picked a color that on the card (?!) looked a lot closer - just lighter. Once applied... we discovered it wasn't only lighter - but brighter! The original has a lot of grey - the new color is more white, and is a clean, almost beach house color called "Pistachio". We're pleased with the end results - as are our neighbors who have to look at it every day. :)
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| The back of the house (and our pups Loki and Fang - sadly Fang in his cone of shame.) |
Jeff also hit the Adirondack chairs and table on the porch with a fresh coat of white.
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| Porch gear with fresh paint... |
The dogs were happy to have Jeff with them in the yard for long periods, but were often more help that he wanted. Loki is at the wrong angle in this photo, but he is sporting a swatch of green paint on his neck that we're still not sure how he managed to acquire. Fingers crossed they aren't snacking on scraped paint chips!
If you haven't seen our abode - now you know what it looks like. We'd love to have you come and visit!
love this post. amazing work on Jeff's part. Wish we were closer and could come and inspect his brushwork in person. xx
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