We’ve been doing LOTS of painting recently, as you may have seen on Instagram. Time to share some progress here, starting with the walls around our side patio …
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Tag Archives: exterior
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patio paint
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tool shed
Warning: this post might just be as boring as it sounds. But I had to share our triumph, in transforming our tiniest space –this oversized cupboard, off our courtyard entrance. It houses our water heater, and little else. We wanted to give it more function. Previously, the door lacked a lock, and the hardware was …
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panel switch
Time to get back in the saddle –I need to catch you up on where we’re at, starting with this little (but important) project we tackled last month. These panels sit to the left of our front door, which is technically at the side of our house. And they are, or were, very orange. Not a …
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all white now
The weather’s been great, so we’ve been tackling some outdoor projects. This cinder-block chimney faces our side-patio –it’s in good shape, but just looks grubby and unloved. Painting is a (relatively) quick fix, but a big difference-maker. You can see how yellowed the ‘white’ paint had become. After a thorough scrub, Karen (I leave most …
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globe back
We inherited lots of original globe lights, as I mentioned. Having toured several neighbors’ homes, I’m thinking all the globes survived, apart from one, by our side patio. In its place, this lattice-clad monstrosity, which is more expensive than it looks. That’s not difficult. Obviously this had to go. Luckily, we also inherited a spare …
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more doors
Our lime green front door was the first, and biggest, of four external door projects on our list. With that done, we tackled the door leading from our kitchen into the garage. It’s the white one you can see in the distance below. Previously, we couldn’t unlock this door from the garage side –we had …
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door to door
The weather continues to be mild –at least to us, as we’ve grown accustomed to Boston winters. So, it seemed like a good opportunity to paint our front door, and fit new hardware. The weather’s relevant, as we’d be temporarily door-less. Et voilà… We’d love to install a new door, but budget dictated sticking with …
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door film
The glass panel beside our front door is completely transparent. People can see right into our living space, and get a good sense if anyone is home. Later Eichler models used opaque glass for this panel, so we decided to mimic that, while solving the security issue. The sunlight in the above ‘before’ shot means …
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letter plate
This gold letter plate really stands out. And not in a good way. We wanted a simple, flat, silver replacement. Turns out, that’s not so simple. There are some okay(ish) options around, but the only one we really like is this one. But we’re not spending $225 on a letter plate. So we didn’t. We …
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