I’m feeling beachy blue. At last. The house is finally wearing its new coat. Iced Green by Benjamin Moore. Yes, I know the house looks more blue than green. I love this shade of blue; not too dark and not too light. (Sorry, d
Cool Pool Deck
After our painter had finished the house, we had him paint the uprights on the pool cage AND the pool deck itself. I chose Shell White (Sherman Williams). Brave choice. It’ll no doubt get mighty dirty — but we’ll see! I’m up for the challenge.
What’s Next For This Old House?
Well, we have a very sad looking front yard. The grass, if you can call it that, is in a very sorry state. But prior to fixing that up, we’re putting in a privacy fence! Getting quotes on vinyl and wood. If I go the wood-route, I’ll paint the fence white, to keep with the beachy theme.
In the above photo, you see bamboo on the far pool cage “wall.” I’ll be able to take that down as the fence will be just behind the bougainvillea. Prickly plant but oh so colorful! In the fenced-area-to-be, I’m going to get busy planting stuff that makes me happy. No, not weed! Duh. I mean tomatoes, peppers, and colorful plants. And swaying palms.
Things Tackled So Far
This house is getting spiffed up. Why? I just love doing this stuff. Yes, I get anxious when the work is in progress, but who doesn’t? This is what we’ve done in the past seven months:
- new roof
- gutters
- water heater
- air conditioning
- pool pump
- exterior paint
- pool deck and cage uprights
I’m sure I’ve missed something. Oh, and a myriad of stuff has been done on the inside. I love houses and I love making them “home.”
Read this post about the house painting being half done here. Even though I’d nothing against the grey sage green that was probably the original color from fourteen years ago, the home needed stucco cracks repaired which resulted in painting the whole house. Not sorry at all.
A House Will Last Forever (Almost) If You Do This
I love to read issues of “This Old House,” and Norm Abram said that if you can keep water from intruding into a home, it’ll pretty much last hundreds of years. Can’t put that in quotes because I’m going from memory here.
I used to be all about fixing up the inside of the home. Now I’ve grown up and realize that you MUST take care of the exterior first. Fix the roof, windows, and keep cracks caulked — i.e. any place where water can penetrate. Then you can live “happily ever after”.
