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Tag Archives: painting

The Front is Finally Done!

Knowlesville Posted on August 31, 2009 by MattAugust 31, 2009

In May of 2008 I started the long process of painting the house. I decided to tackle the front first, because it is of course the most interesting side of the house, but also the porch was new construction and … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged House, painting, restoration

Honey Do List From Hell

Knowlesville Posted on May 11, 2009 by MattMay 11, 2009

This weekend Lori and I didn’t have to go anywhere, and the weather was really nice. I was very tempted to take one of the motorcycles out for a spin, especially since this is one of my favorite times to … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged fence, gate, mother's day, painting

Paint, Paint, Paint

Knowlesville Posted on September 12, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Painting the bay window

ost recreational activities other than bocce have been postponed as I’ve really been trying to make some progress on the paint job. As you can see from this photo, we’re finally getting out of the endless fog pattern we see … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Blue Squares

Knowlesville Posted on August 31, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Painting the bay window

As I’m making my way down the bay window, one more element of the new color scheme became evident. Another touch of blue showed up on the squares above the windows. In designing the color scheme, I have reversed the … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Painting the Porch

Knowlesville Posted on August 14, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Painting the porch

Finally got around to paining the porch and steps. It was really nice to see the water beading off of the steps the next morning. A few years ago when we redid the porch, the steps weren’t even primed and … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

A few steps closer

Knowlesville Posted on August 9, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Painting the porch

I’ve been waiting for several weeks for a day to paint the porch. It’s been so foggy lately that the steps had been too wet to paint. So this afternoon when the sun came out I quickly got to work. … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Oops

Knowlesville Posted on July 19, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Stripping paint

I was stripping paint today with a heat gun, something I have a lot of practice with. Still I realize that it does have the potential to set your house on fire, which is what I did today. The piece … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Next Step

Knowlesville Posted on July 14, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Stripping the front bay

Some paint went on, some came off. With the balls in place, the right gable is officially done, so the top level of scaffolding was removed and work was begun under the eaves. I’m finding that there is one real … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Phil’s Gold

Knowlesville Posted on July 13, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Porch spindles

These little spindles above the porch have been a real pain in the butt. Originally I was going to have them tan and blue. So that meant painting them once with primer, then twice with tan, and then the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Gable Balls

Knowlesville Posted on July 12, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Finished Gable

Each of our gables feature 11 half balls and the old ones are pretty rotten. I figured it would be expensive to have them remilled so I started looking around for replacements. I found the perfect sized half balls online, … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Spindles

Knowlesville Posted on July 5, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Painting the porch

With all five colors finished, the porch spindles are looking great. I would have had more photos from late last month and early this month if I had been able to find my little camera. That’s one problem with making … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Friday The 13th

Knowlesville Posted on June 13, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Completed Gable

Probably not a good day numerically to be up on ladders and scaffolding, but we had the best weather all week so again I took most of the day off to paint. In addition to finishing the first coat of … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

The colors of our house

Knowlesville Posted on June 12, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Painting the front

Mostly the house is using the same colors as the barn, with a few additions, although the body and accent colors have been switched between the two buildings. One addition to the house is a blue, which you can see … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

What’s with the Temperature?

Knowlesville Posted on June 11, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Painting the front

The last few days have been nice and clear, most likely because the wind has been keeping the fog out. But it’s been a cold wind. Temps have been getting down into the 30s at night, and barely getting above … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Painting the Fish Scales

Knowlesville Posted on June 10, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Painting Gable

Like many Victorians, our bay window gables feature fish scale shingles. I tell you, these are a real pain to paint. If there were any more of them on our house I’d be breaking out the paint sprayer instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Prime Location

Knowlesville Posted on June 8, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Painting the gable

With the prep work done on the gable, and a new gallon of primer, it was time to start painting the gable. While it was white I used the opportunity to play around with the color scheme in Photoshop. You’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Project Halted

Knowlesville Posted on May 20, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Drippy in May

I was hoping to continue working on the house today, but while having breakfast I noticed that it was extremely wet outside. So the little window for painting is closed for now. This is the reason I expect it to … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Some Assembly Required

Knowlesville Posted on May 19, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Painting the front

Yesterday I got the first bit of the new color up on the house. Looking great so far. Today, we picked up some scaffolding from some neighbors so I can start working on the gables. We had some trouble getting … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Ready for Color

Knowlesville Posted on May 17, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Painting the house

I primed the areas I had spent the last two days prepping. The house is going to take a lot of prep work so it’s going to have to be done in small sections, much like I did the house … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

Prep Work

Knowlesville Posted on May 16, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Painting the porch

When the porch was restored, it got a coat of primer. Which fell off after a couple of winters. It got another coat of primer. Which fell off after a couple of more winters. So now I’m getting ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged painting

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