The Power of Paint

One hot day several years ago, an insurance rep showed up at our home unannounced and told us to tear down this garden shed.

No can do because our well pressure tank lives in the basement of this shed.  So we needed to make this look good pronto and paint is the fastest way to bring new life to an old life.

One gallon of primer, 2 gallons of Behr exterior satin in Anonymous, one gallon of Behr exterior semi gloss in Ultra White, and a dry weekend to paint and we ended up with this.

We added some very inexpensive to no expense extras to make this garden shed stand out and be the asset that it is right now.

Two doors free off of Craigslist (actually got 6 but saving the 4 others for future improvements elsewhere).

Faux black hinges were free and made out of thin Hardi Board clapboards scraps found in someone's trash.

Black wrought iron Woodard chair found in the trash.

White shutters made from leftover scraps from when we made the shutters for the house.

Purchased concrete pot for $79 and black ceramic pot for $4.99.

The metal pot hangers were $7.99 each on sale at Kmart.

Bunny pot feet were purchased off of eBay, for $99.95 for two sets.

Concrete bird bath top for $49.00 but the statue and base were given to me by a friend.

3 gallons of Behr paint was $37.00 each

1 gallon of primer $20.98

Misc small hosta plants $200.00

Total $530.89

The hostas were pricey because they were ordered online and are rarer varieties than ones found in the stores.

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