We've all had that experience when you pick a color from a paint chip and start painting, then the color looks nothing like you thought it would. Well, it's much easier to repaint a room than to re-side a house. So you can understand that I was a little worried driving down the road to the site last night. As soon as I pulled in I felt a little giddy. I LOVE the color!
When we were looking at our siding choices, we wanted something a little different. We both saw the blue sample and that was that. It's a dark slate blue, and will have lighter blue shakes on the front gables and stone wainscot across the front.
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| Isn't it pretty?? |
 | The west wall. I really don't like giant walls with no windows, but we have horrible winds that come out of the west. Our current house has a stand of pine trees to act as a windbreak, but obviously there's nothing at this site. Our septic system is going in on this side, so I don't know if we can ever have trees over there. | ||||||||||
The trim pieces for the door sidelights and the wainscot are up. When going over our budget we debated about having stone along the return wall (the garage wall). It was an additional expense, but we felt it was worth it. I thought it would look unfinished without, and it's one of those things that is much easier to take care of now than try to do later.
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The siding and stone should be done tomorrow. B spoke with Kasey about what's coming up. Insulation and drywall start Monday. WH insulates the shared wall between the house and garage, but not the other 3 walls. We can do that ourselves, so that's our project for the weekend. Kasey told us the kind of insulation to buy and how much we needed, which was helpful. B scheduled the well digger, the propane company and the electric company to trench. B also called the septic installer to set a date. Since it's been so dry we might be able to get that in sooner than expected. Kasey told B that if all goes well the house will be done by the end of May!
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Love the color!
ReplyDeleteI really like the color! It seems like it's progressing quickly. I can't wait to see it when it's all done.
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I've been trying to convince my husband to do the dark blue that will make the white trim pop! Do you remember what level that color siding was? Right now we're going with a level 1, and if you remember what the color is called/level, I'll try and twist his arm. ;)
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ReplyDeletein this type of area is also better to get more natural look in outside part of house.
“…it's much easier to repaint a room than to re-side a house.” - You’re right! From deciding the color to the installation, doing the sidings is absolutely hard work. It’s good that you love how it turned out. I also like how beautiful the siding is. The contrast it creates against the roof is just perfect! And the trims pop out nicely! Kudos!
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What a relief it must’ve been to know that you picked exactly the color of siding that you wanted! I love that shade of blue because it is neither too dark nor too light. You were right to pair it with white trims and wainscoting. The white really does pop against the blue as well!
ReplyDeleteThe blue shakes look so good! What a great color to go with! It’s a very cool, calming color, which are both things you want to feel when you get home after a long, tiring day. The white trim definitely pops too, which is why I think the blue works so well.
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