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A Little Fresh Paint.....

......goes a long way!









Our tired 'ole 150 year old home needed some fresh paint.

We picked the prettiest and coolest summer weekend in recent history to start the scraping and painting.
(It will just take a couple of days - - plus it will stay nice and cool all summer in Georgia, right? HA!)






NO! It was not this bad - this photo (above) is AFTER the scraping!




Once the shutters were down from the second story, I could not BELIEVE how bad they looked. Yikes!




My faithful painter. (Mr. TOPR)



One month later (in the 95 degree heat and high humidity), the shutters are back on and the front of the house is happy, once again.







We call our little bit of painting ....... "putting lipstick on the pig."


Visit Between Naps on the Porch for more "before and after" pictures!


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Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said…
Love your home! It's beautiful in it's new dress! I love that lipstick on the pig...too funny! So you are in good ole GA, too, huh? Yep, been pretty hot here lately!
Thanks for joining in on Met Monday!
Susan
August 9, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Pam @ This Humble House said…
What a charming house! Thanks for sharing!
August 9, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Anonymous said…
Pretty pretty!
August 9, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Kim @ Twice Remembered said…
Your home is just gorgeous - I would LOVE to live in a house like that! Nevermind the scraping and painting! Great job!
August 10, 2009 at 12:54 AM
Maya said…
It looks lovely, fresh and crisp..., they all need maintenance, right.
August 10, 2009 at 1:27 AM
Anonymous said…
It loosk so pretty now. Love the black shutters!
August 10, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Heather said…
Looks great! We'll be doing that ourselves pretty soon.
August 10, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Sjn said…
ha ha! love the lipstick!
your old home is quite adorable, love it
August 10, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Terry said…
When I drive by a house like your I always slow down. We cruised though Covington Georgia yesterday and saw a handful. I think 150 old houses should be well kept but look their age.
August 10, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Pat said…
It looks beautiful...so inviting! It didn't need anything but lipstick...eye shadow would have looked silly!
August 10, 2009 at 10:30 AM
DEB said…
Your house looks beautiful.......
August 10, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Rue said…
Well... that is some pig! I just love your house and she looks beautiful :)

rue
August 10, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Michelle said…
Love the new paint. It looks so fresh and clean!
August 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Tricia said…
Looks beautiful! Love the lipstick on the pig saying, too cute!
August 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Michelle said…
It really is amazing what paint can do to spruce up a house or just about anything. So sorry about the heat, but it's done now and it looks fabulous!
August 10, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Unknown said…
I LOVE new paint! Your home is beautiful!!
August 10, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Tammy said…
Well that is a might fine looking pig you got there. And you picked such a great type of lipstick. I love your makeup artist- he was so nice to get up on that ladder and in that heat..what a guy.

tammy
August 10, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Sharlotte said…
Wow! Your home is beautiful! What a huge undertaking in painting. It is stunning! Thanks for sharing.
August 10, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Betty said…
Looking good! We'll take a closer look next time we're visiting our 'chilluns'.....
August 10, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Christi said…
your house is stunning!
August 10, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Cass @ That Old House said…
that's one mighty gorgeous PIG you have there! LOVE your house -- and boy, those shutters look familiar. They are in almost as bad shape as the ones on our house -- and it's going to be awhile before we're fixing them. Money and time -- not enough of either! :-P
Ah, old houses. Gotta love them! Glad I do.
Cass
August 10, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Amber said…
Your home is beautiful! I LOVE the porch!
August 11, 2009 at 8:15 AM
Kammy said…
Wow , what a difference !
Just beautiful !!!! Love your porch !
Hugs ~ Kammy
August 11, 2009 at 9:22 PM
An Urban Cottage said…
Thanks for telling me about your Greek Revival. I love the Gothic dormers. Your blog looks great, I'll have to come back and poke around some more. And thanks for stopping by! steve
March 29, 2010 at 9:41 PM
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