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I am scraping the first part of the exterior of the house, and I just realized how loud and annoying it is.Am I bothering the neighbors? Did you ever think all your home improvement activities were the equivalent of putting a car up on blocks in the [Read More]

After three long months, my largest project to date has come to a close.  I’m ecstatic.  I’m pretty sure the neighbors are thrilled.  And I swear I see a glow from the bungalow.  Yes, I think even she’s happy. While Jerry, my pa [Read More]

I decided today that it would be wise to rent some scaffolding as I get more into the details of this paint job.  I had Stephanie snap a few photos to demonstrate the nightmare of our west side lot line.  Not only there only about 10 feet between h [Read More]

All in all, I’m really happy with where we ended up this week, considering only six days were spent painting…virtually all solo.  Unfortunately, I have to go back to work tomorrow, which will slow things tremendously.  Other than a hand [Read More]

I cannot believe how far the paint goes when you’re brushing.  We have used only 2 1/2 gallons to finish nearly 3 sides of our house.  Tomorrow I am going to spray the funky textured foundation, so that will probably eat through a lot more pa [Read More]

The difference between the new color and the baby blue is amazing.  I actually want to give a  major plug for the paint we are using, Benjamin Moore Aura.  I have never seen a paint that covers so well, especially for such a dark color.  Also, it [Read More]

Patrick and I thought this day would never come…the day we would no longer live in the PINK house! (Warning – get ready for an image-heavy post!) Although we immediately fell in love with the general charm of our house, the one thing we never li [Read More]

I have taken the scaffold tower down and have just a few bits to finish off.br /a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CqvDoGxQWMY/SMAK8uvwcpI/AAAAAAAAAbs/4ZtuaMeEkAA/s1600-h/2008_0826Image0002.JPG"img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242202004716024466" style="CURS [Read More]

Things have been moving a little slower that expected. I've almost gotten the rght side of the house done. I have maybe 1 hour left on that side before I can move to the driveway side of the house. I should only have to do two setups of the scaffoldi [Read More]

Well, the windows upstairs need another coat of paint, and you'll notice the mismatched shutters. Give me just a little bit of time and that'll get fixed. It just adds to the crack-house charm right now. I have yet to scrape the excess paint off o [Read More]

ta-da! the final look!it's not complete - not all of the windows are painted yet, and they still need to do a 2nd coat on everything. i love it! (we've told them to hold off on the railing and porch floor, which both need to be replaced.) can't w [Read More]

THE EXPERIMENT: This is the front of the Federal Mansion in progress....for those who are not color-blind, I'm sure the oddity of the top level will jump out at you immediately. You might ask, "What the hell were they thinking using two differ [Read More]

Here’s a brief glimpse into my day: Me: I stripped paint today! My friend Brian: Who is paint and why did he/she let you strip him/her? Have I mentioned I love my friends? But back to the point, I did strip paint today. I bought a bottle of Cit [Read More]

With the impending arrival of the gutters (maybe at the end of this week!) we've been working on painting the trim around the house. We picked up multiple gallons of two colors: "match" (which means that they matched it to the piece of the sage green [Read More]

I've been juggling several projects at once so here is a quick rundown:Painting in back- I started under the eaves. I've been scraping loose stuff, sanding and painting. Here's how it looked at the end of Monday, you can see that the last two rafters [Read More]

I’ve been splitting my time the last few days between Foxcroft and Pete’s house and doing projects in new settings using old skills. I started prepping for painting here at home. Since I spent six years painting the old place, it feels pretty fam [Read More]