Chuck on the Roof

The exterior painting is moving along. Chuck climbed on the roof today to paint the trim. He’s really dedicated to his work.

 

We’re thrilled to be done with the old minty green trim.

This is also our first pass at painting the wrought iron black. There’s some overspray that we’ll fix shortly. The wrought iron looks so much better now and is resuming its rightful place as an architectural element instead of disappearing into the house. When we bought the place I was initially horrified by the ornamental curlicues, but now I love them. They’re one of the few original parts of the house left, and have held up really well for 58 years.

 

Painting the Exterior

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.