Painted finally!

 

My perfect porch for coffee and people watching. The painters took their time with the details! So many little areas to paint.  This round pick and the sweeping steps up to it helps distinguish the home as a Queen Anne style Victorian, or so they tell me. 

The original color was sort of a teal. I loved the color family, but wanted to go lighter and beachy-er. Our contractor was adamant about using Sherwin-Williams inside, Benjamin Moore outside. The elements can be very punishing in a sea-side home. We will see how well it all holds up! 

We used the color finder: 

Benjamin Moore blue exterior

TOriginal color

This is a detail of the back steps. We went through several possible combinations before we landed on a good plan that all parties found acceptable. Angel has ver exacting ideas about this, and he’s usually right! 

Of course, there is Kilz underneath everything. But it all had to be sanded first. Sometimes the contractor found rotted wood and had to replace. 

So. Much. Gingerbread. 

Even the front parlor got a facelift. 

There was a small rotten part that Angel replaced. We painted the room with a pale celery green, then hung some of the historical pictures the Basses left in the house for us. (The prior owners left items they had collected over he years)