House Painting

Now we can reveal the colours we chose for the house and you, esteemed reader, will get to see the final result! It was a bit of a race against time for the painters to get it done in the window of clear, but cold, weather at the beginning of the week ahead of a winter storm warning. But the effort was successful.

Well here's the cliffhanger from the last blog in terms of the options:

And the decision goes to...drumroll... the colour scheme on the right under the window. Sage green with Asian Jute (creamy-beige) trim and Beeswax Candle (orangy-brown) accent. The painting team duly picked up the 15 gallons or so of paint required and began work:

The sage green paint for the main body of the house is applied using spray equipment and here it is being applied under the eaves:

The painter is wearing all over body protection and a face mask:

At the back of the house they are working on preparing the trim by hand:

And here is the final result:

We are very pleased with it. As Julia said, I LOVE the paint colour, although it is on that slippy side between gaudy and tasteful. It just seems warm and friendly to me. Initially, I thought I would prefer a colour scheme that was more sophisticated and contemporary but as it turns out, we wanted something that felt more welcoming.

And then it snowed:

Although the furnace has now been installed, it isn't connected up, so Richard has some space heaters running to keep the inside from freezing and affecting the drywall. Here's the furnace:

So now we need to decide what colour to paint the front door. Should we use the accent colour, beeswax candle, or should we go for a wood-like finish? Let us know what you think!

That's all folks.