The Bungalow and garage just received a fresh coat of paint. In some cases (the red doors), FIVE coats of paint. We opted out of the DIY approach for this project (scraping, sanding, caulking in high places, knocking down wasp nests, replacing rotting boards and such) and hired the very entertaining, former policeman Hugh Cox to handle the job for us. It took us a month to choose the colors (yes, a month of back and forth to Sherwin Williams, small pots of color to paint on a board that we moved around the outside of the house day after day, during different times of the day). And once we chose the colors, we then hopped into the car and drove all the way to South Dakota so that we could get far away and marinate on our choices (actually, we drove to South Dakota to attend Eric's best friend's wedding in Sioux Falls, which is a whole other wonderful story for another time). When we came back, almost a week later, Hugh and his team started the process of transformation. It took awhile. But now The Bungalow is sealed and painted and almost sea-worthy. We would buy her all over again.
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| The Bungalow cleaning process, before paint. |
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| The Bungalow, after a good scrubbing and paint. |
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| Back of The Bungalow, post-paint. |
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| Garage, after Eric finished out the front, pre-paint. |
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| Garage, mid paint. |
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| Garage, done! |
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| Porch ceiling, before. |
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| Porch ceiling, after. |
Colors used, all Sherwin Williams:
Link Gray SW 6200-Body
Cast Iron SW 6202-Trim
Rare Gray SW 6199-Porch Ceiling
Rookwood Dark Red SW 2801-Doors
Next projects: Staining the front door, spray painting the brass door hardware, and building a deck across the back of the house. To be continued...
