Painting House Trim

Well we finally finished painting the exterior of our house.  Hallelujah!!  It was our least favourite project to date, but honestly one of the most satisfying afters yet.  Our home went from looking tired and dry to refreshed and renewed.  It was bothering me so much to see my home look sad and like it was going downhill, but time gets away on you and 8 years later it suddenly needs all kinds of work done.  This home ownership thing it a never ending thankless job isn’t?  And a lot of work, but worth it.

So while these pictures may not look like much, the in real life result is so great and it makes us happy!  It’s the little things folks, the little things.

So here’s a quick before picture of the trim at the top of our house.  Tired and dry.

There wasn’t really a lot to paint, but it was more about where we had to paint.  The trim is high up and my husband insisted that he do it.  Okay then.  I doubted him (actually this stemmed more from worry about him up on the house and on ladders), but he was right!

So here is the after.

Fresh and clean.  We went with a little darker grey and I love how it pops against the white window trim and light grey siding.

Here’s a view of the trim along the front and garage doors…we’re so happy with it all!  And after it was all said and done the job didn’t really take that long.  And it wasn’t hard, just tedious.  Don’t be afraid to tackle this job on your own home, because honestly, you could have this task done in a day if you just buckle down and do it.  Then you’ll wonder why you waited so long!

So here’s our house all done.  It looks brand new and I couldn’t be happier! I don’t feel like we’re bringin’ down the neighbourhood with our shoddy house, know what I mean?!  Ok except for that little patch of out of control weeds on the right hand side.  Those weeds are trying to kill us.

Anyway, here’s one more picture because after all that work it deserves another shot!  Not only that, I’ll need the reminder in 6 or so years that painting the house is worth it right?!

So now we’re heaving a big old sigh of relief that we’ve completed our outdoor painting projects for this year!  Whew.  In case you missed our other projects here’s a quick look at them:

We painted our garage door, and I gave some tips on how to tackle this job.  //  We gave our front porch and front door a complete makeover and love it so much!  I love the yellow door more and more each time I look at it!

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Paint details:

• The darker trim was painted with CIL Reallife Siding, Doors & Trim in Satin.  Colour: Intercoastal.
• The light trim paint is CIL Realife Siding, Doors & Trim in Satin.  Colour:  Swordplay.

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So now we’re turning our attention inside.  Bathrooms, kids rooms, living room and indoor trim here we come!