Here is our front porch, in progress:
As you can see, G.O. is in the middle of stripping all the old paint
from our porch’s original bead board ceiling.
Our plans were to paint the ceiling a pretty pale blue.
Exhibits A – B + C:
Pale blue porch ceilings are a thing in the south.
I grew up in southern Illinois (which is very southern, BTW),
so I’ve been on board the blue ceiling train since I was a wee lass.
Anyway, just as we were discussing what pale blue paint to use,
this happened:
We were both surprised at how pretty the natural wood ceiling is!
And, speaking of something being a design thing,
natural wood exterior accents are wildly popular now.
Have you noticed?
I first saw this trend on HGTV’s FIXER UPPER.
Okay, that mirror she’s touching is painted white,
but here are just a few natural wood accents from the show.
Exhibits D – E – F + G:
So.
While we had our hearts set on a pale blue porch ceiling,
I think we’ve changed our minds.
That wood ceiling of ours is way too pretty in its natural state,
+ it wouldn’t be right to cover it with paint.
Exhibits H – I – J – K + L:
You can easily see the portion that’s not been fully stripped:
So. This just illustrates why one must be flexible when working on anything,
or as I like to call it: heading to Plan B.
The natural wood is so warm + lovely, isn’t it?
G.O. is such a perfectionist;
this change in plans will no doubt have him going back
over the entire porch ceiling again, maybe multiple times.
That’s his thing, + really.
How many times can I say, “It doesn’t have to be perfect!”?
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