Painting…the house
So I have been hideously absent from blogging. Basically, lots of life happening. One of the things I’ve been doing is painting the house. In particular, I needed to get two walls done when the temperatures were at or above 40 degrees, but the perennial beds were still low enough that I could get the ladder in without damaging the plants. Luckily, we haven’t had a super rainy spring or I’d be out of luck.
![The house is brown. Dark brown. That may be fine on some houses in the right setting, but on a ranch house in the middle of a big open space it looks like a dark hulk. So we decided on a medium-light gray with white trim when we built the garage. Now it is time to do the house, which has "solid stain" on it (the dark brown). The stain holds up a LOT better than paint, but along the bottom was peeling, so it was time. In this image, I'm testing various mixes to see what best matches the siding on the garage (resting on the ground). The answer was none of these!](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_7819-1024x768.jpg)
The house is brown. Dark brown. That may be fine on some houses in the right setting, but on a ranch house in the middle of a big open space it looks like a dark hulk. So we decided on a medium-light gray with white trim when we built the garage. Now it is time to do the house, which has “solid stain” on it (the dark brown). The stain holds up a LOT better than paint, but along the bottom was peeling, so it was time. In this image, I’m testing various mixes to see what best matches the siding on the garage (resting on the ground). The answer was none of these!
Luckily, I had purchased only sample amounts. Finally, we got a match that is as good as you can get. Here it is in progress:
![These two walls and the trim are now almost done (one more coat of white on the wood just under the roof shingles). Then I'll take a break to work on a new piece!](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_7830-1024x768.jpg)
These two walls and the trim are now almost done (one more coat of white on the wood just under the roof shingles). Then I’ll take a break to work on a new piece!
Temperatures have dropped again, with mornings in the 30s (just above freezing), so I am working inside a couple days. Once it warms up, I’ll be distracted outside finishing this area and the porch (on the right in the photo above). Then I’ll get back to the house once the quilt is done and submitted by the deadline. Phew! I’m tired!
May 1st, 2016 at 1:16 pm
Are you doing this all by yourself? This is a huge job!
May 1st, 2016 at 1:19 pm
Oh, yeah! I remember house painting ‘{{{{
May 1st, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Hope you get this done quickly and have lots of energy left over for your quilting. May I ask what you are working on now? and who or what for?
May 1st, 2016 at 9:16 pm
You are one multi-talented lady..? Enjoy hearing from you. You do beautiful work. Love your sense of humor…!!!??