House Paint

Well the summer is almost over, but we are finally getting around to painting the house. We had originally tried to sand the cedar shingles (the house is cedar shakes on the second floor and stucco on the first), but discovered that was just not going to work. The new plan is to paint the first floor, and then pull all the old shingles off (saving any that are still in good condition) and install new shingles pre-painted.

We've decided to use Behr paint (they were having a pretty decent sale over Labor Day) - Shady Willow for the main color, and then Red Bluff and a cream for the trim and accents. Hopefully will look something like this:




This is obviously not our house, but it has some of the same type of elements. Keep your fingers crossed - we're still hoping to get (most of it) done before snow!