We’ve resumed painting the outside again. The color scheme is a bright white for the base and a gray-blue for the trim and eaves. Notice how Chuck had the paint color matched to the gutters.
By carrying the trim color all the way underneath the eaves, it accentuates them as an architectural element. The wide overhangs are one of my favorite features of the house.
A previous owner only painted the minimum surface necessary to photograph the house for sale. From this angle, you can see that the walls in back hadn’t been painted in years, and the green trim went just far enough to cover an older coat of garish electric blue. When we’re done, the blue gray trim and white will carry all the way across, thank you very much. The redwood fence is our new addition to screen the new kitchen sliding door entrance to the backyard.
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