We are spending our Memorial day painting (as I believe I had already mentioned). Surprisingly, it is going very well. We have had a few people drive by and stop and say they think it is looking good as well as a couple neighbors. I’m sure they were all curious of my hodge-podge look prior to this weekend, but glad to say it is all coming together. We still have the bricks in the flower bed to prime/paint and the bricks on the east side of the house (and I keep forgetting about the chimney) and the day is not done, but I knew I would not want to do the blog this evening. We do have to touch up some of the brown on the cedar shingles, but that is to be expected.
One thing that we tried and we weren’t sure how it would work out is a window mask/peel. You paint a clear coat over the windows, then you paint like normal and peel it off at the end. This actually worked!!!! Plus, we were then able to paint the window trims, so now instead of brown, they are the same cream color as the house. I’m super happy when things like this really work plus that means the new windows can remain a lower priority still.
Front before
Side (before) with the column getting primed (yes we are painting the brick).
Front entry before
Here is what the Mask and Peel looks like on the window
In case you are curious, this is what we used, both Lowes and Home Depot have this (if you ever get brave to try it out).
Notice the windows are all painted and this is where I peeled off one section.
After
After (notice touch up needed on the brown cedar shingles)
Bones to Beauty 