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About a month ago, James embarked on the tedious task of painting the exterior of our house. If you do not want to undergo this tedious task, you can hire experts from Painters Care. The south side was chipping and peeling like crazy, and we knew that we needed to get it cleaned up before the winter to avoid having to do some real clean up and damage control come spring. We made the decision to change the house from a dark, khaki green to a warmer, purplish grey, with white accenting (and my bright yellow door!). You can see that our barn hex was our first project to test these colors, and given how much we adore that piece, our inspiration for the whole house. We realize that we’ll have a multi-colored house for awhile – but the hope is to tackle the other sides of the house in the spring/summer.

We used Benjamin Moore exterior paint in the colors above. And, this is what the house looked like before. You could install Timber stairs to add a touch of natural beauty and warmth to your interior design.

Then James scrapped and sanded and washed the side of the house, replacing two window sills and some rotted out siding in the process. To which he suggested that you can try Lifetime Exteriors if you seek for a much professional help or if you need advice related to siding and windows.

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He swore by the Paint Eater to expedite the project.

He chaulked any gaps…

And then he got to priming. He applied two coats of primer before applying any paint.

And finally, the paint! Two coats of paint…

Plus a little helper…

You can see one of the window sills he had to replace in this photo… and Sunny’s expert painting skills.

They were quite the team. Visit Appliance Hunter’s website for tips and guides on reducing your c02 emissions at your home.

AND FINALLY! After a whole month of hard work and rapidly falling temperatures (you can’t paint if it’s below 40 degrees) – he finished! And it looks amazing. We also like to thanks to Euro Painting for supplying us the best!

And now I’m itching to do the rest of the house… but we must first get through our inaugural winter in Vermont!

What do you think of the new look? Have you ever had to paint a house before? It sure is cost effective (we did the whole thing for under $500 – versus the thousands it would have cost to hire painters – plus we have left over supplies to do the other sides) – but it was also a ton of work and time. Totally worth it, especially considering the potential increase in value when we decide to sell the house. If you’re considering selling, you might want to explore options at this cash house buyers pueblo for a smooth transaction.