Thank you warm weather. I was able to finish priming the cedar shingles because this side of the house faces south. The south facing causes the deck to be a few degrees warmer than the ambient air temperature.
If it is warm again tomorrow I might just haul that can of grey paint out and slap some on the shingles. I would love that because the grey paint makes such a difference. We are nowhere near a Before & After post but we are closer than we were last week.
Unfortunately the grass is starting to grow and we need to fire up the leaf blowers and corral all the leaves that are blowing around everywhere in the yard. When I think back to last year and all the bags of leaves that we put to the curb it is hard to believe but it looks like we didn't rake any leaves at all. Lots of trees=lots of leaves.
So how much more needs to be done before there is a
Before & After post?
Paint the shingles grey
Caulk
Paint the windows trim and sashes white
Prime the door trim
Paint the door trim white
Paint the doors white
Make 4 of the faux wrought iron hinges
Install the dummy handle on the stationary door
Touch up the wrought iron furniture with black satin spray paint
Take the outdoor cushions to the upholstery guy
Hang 2 wrought iron baskets and plant with flowers
Haul out the umbrella and the umbrella stand
Buy and plant flowers on the deck
Buy and plant flowers in the flower boxes on the railings
Haul out all the deck decor items
Put down the outdoor rug
Many of those items will take less than an hour but others could take days. Painting window sashes is tedious work but laying down the rug takes 15 minutes to find it in the loft, then move patio furniture, lay down rug, and put furniture back.
Easy peasy.
Reuse Repurpose Recycle
What color of Gray did you use. Do you have a color number or the paint name? Thanks, David
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