Under a Blue Moon

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Paint’s dry!

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The house is all freshly painted.   I am quite pleased with how it turned out.  The work went quickly, especially for me since I just watched three guys sweat in the 97 degree heat for three and half days, while I stayed out of their way.

So to refresh your memory the house color started out an orangy tan.   Here you can see the original color along with a swatch of the new color.  The new color is called "Tumbled Stone" by Kelly Moore.  The trim is "Swiss Coffee."  The old color is called "Ugly."

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Here's a good before and after –

Exhibit A – Before:

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Exhibit B – After:

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Here is a picture of the front of the house – It's kind of a boring 70's ranch style.  When the roses and hydrangeas are blooming out front it looks prettier.  Rick trimmed everything back before the painters came so the plants along the house were out of the way as much as possible.

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We have a little bit of work still to do by the front door.  We had to cut out a trellis that our jasmine was growing on and it's sitting in a heap at the moment.  We need to get a new trellis, painted it, mount it and then string the jasmine back up.  Then we'll put the wall fountain back up and we'll be back in business. 

Here's a closer look – you can't see where the jasmine and wall fountain go in this picture though – it is on the left hand wall in the entry way, opposite the window.  Oh I guess we need to put the urns back too.  They go in front of the two long windows on either side of the front door.  My black "Kitty Kitty" door.

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  1. Mary says

    I love your house color choices. I like the darker trim. I like white but it doesn’t stay fresh looking for very long. I’m looking for some anti-mildew paint for when we have our house painted again.

  6. Karen Kissinger says

    Oh, it turned out great! The new colors are much, much better. Even your driveway looks happier now. Does your door meow now?

  9. Nina says

    looks great. it looks so cottagey and charming in the back now whereas before it was kinda barny…

    hey congrats to your husband on his job too (saw that at the bling)

    and here is a website I found and if you havent’ seen it, its charming…and the recipes look delicious…http://sweetpaul.typepad.com/my_weblog/