Domestic Bliss: House Painted at Last

My house was built in 1970 (if you believe the county records) and has redwood siding that was originally stained. One of the previous owners decided it was time for a change and painted the whole thing baby blue by himself. It was not a good idea. Baby blue? What was that guy thinking?

Here's a photo with date shown. The brown door was removed and the shrubbery redone when I bought in 2005, but the exterior was basically the same.


Here's a nice photo showing some mildew to give you an up-close view of the deterioration of the exterior.



Enter Matt Murphy of FourSquare Painting (a.k.a "The House Whisperer") and his fine crew. Next is a shot of house as they scrubbed off the old paint. Many sections weren't primed, so the paint stripped right off.




Here's another "in-progress" photo with ladders and monolith. I gave the druids the week off.



The final results at last. The weather this week (late July 2006) has been a little overcast, so I'll replace with sunny day photos later. I don’t think photos can really capture the evenness and precision of the job.



Notice it matches my car. This was not my intention. The main color is Benjamin Moore's Arroyo Red, the trim is in a custom mixed color (will match new gutters), and the door color is a dark teal (“Mallard Green”).

Here's a photo of the patio and monolith, taken from the back yard. The gutters were taken down (see roofline of right side) and should be replaced this week, weather permitting.



Here’s another view of the back of the house.