Progress at the Dutch colonial!
Its first story is now sporting white clapboard siding!
We chose 3″ white clapboards, as that was original to the house.
Disclaimer: I say “we” chose white, but it was my idea.
G.O. was not on board at first,
nor has he completely been won over — YET.
In fact, on more than one occasion,
when chit chatting with passersby,
G.O. has remarked, “That’s a LOT of white, isn’t it?”
HA!
Thankfully, everybody’s been pretty gung-ho about “all that white”, so far.
On Saturday afternoon, I over heard a guy-neighbor saying to G.O.,
“It looks like an old farmhouse!”
Um. YAY.
That’s what I had in mind!
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Anyway, speaking of “old farmhouse”, I chose to further evoke that look
with a siding change for our house’s back entry.
I’m guessing this structure is not original to the house,
which prompted the switch out.
I want our house to look as if it evolved over time.
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I can’t WAIT to get a light fixture hung over the door.
This morning, I’ll grab my credit card + order this from Home Depot:
I think it goes with my “old farmhouse” vibe,
+ that black is really going to pop against “all the white”!
We/meaning I chose black for the garage doors . . .
. . . so our back entry door
will soon be sporting some black paint of its own:
Stay tuned!
June 16th, 2014 at 7:43 pm
Love your choices of everything so far!
June 16th, 2014 at 9:08 pm
Hi Dolores — thanks for the compliment + encouragement. I just re-read today’s post + smirked at those 2 fighting cats. I “keed” but with love, G.O.!
June 17th, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Imagine how fabulous it will look with the 2nd story siding in place.
June 17th, 2014 at 1:09 pm
Yesh — there IS a bit of gray siding up + running. I rode my bike over last evening to have a look-see but didn’t have my camera with me. It’s very pale. I think G.O. was hoping for a bit darker. ?? Which was available, but at a higher cost. ?? Hope he likes it soon!
June 23rd, 2014 at 1:19 pm
I love the white clapboard siding. Its crisp and clean and perfect for the style of the home!
June 23rd, 2014 at 2:28 pm
TY, Sue! I agree!