Message #2930

[StephenK]

Good Morning Into Blue   :^)

     The siding that I used to blend with the other was actually a side-benefit of my being frugal.   When I removed the siding from the back
of the house on the areas that I dismantled, I did so very carefully, thinking that I could just turn the siding over and use the brand-new looking
backside of the siding to save some money.   It wasn't until I finished the addition and was talking with an neighbor about how to blend the
back to the front when it occurred to me,  "duhhh....  the old siding is already weathered to match, just put it up, pressure wash it, and whalla!"
And sure enough it looks almost seamless!  I've asked several of the neighbors what they thought of it before I sealed it and they each liked
the idea of keeping with that look.  They are all happy that I'm updating the house since for the longest time it served as something of
an eye-sour.   Kids were afraid to come near the house because of the bars in the windows and the the old black weathered look... they
all were thinking that it was a prison or at least haunted and creepy.   :^)

   And the back addition now brings some symmetry to the side of the house... and bumps up the square footage to around 1400 square feet.
Covering the back porch has made a world of difference in improving its usability!  Before when it rained I had to put something in front of
the back door to keep the roof run-off  from splashing both it and from coming inside... now I can sit on the porch and watch the rain as it
does what it does so well in the northwest!   :^)

    As to the plants I haven't a clue.  That's Wendy's department....  She's up on the birds in the area, the plants and trees.... she's been
admonishing me to be ultra careful not to hurt any of the preexisting flora that came with the home and has long been well established... In
my classical construction-guy approach toward bulldozing through everything this hasn't been easy....  but I've been doing so and will certainly
appreciate doing-so once all is done!  I'll have to get back with you later as to the nature of the nature in the yard.   :^)

   We'll most-likely be painting the rooms once each one is ready.    Wendy used to hang wall paper for the homes that I built, back when I
was a homebuilder,  but since then we've both become very avid fans of paint.    With paint you can change the wall colors on a whim... with
wallpaper... not-so-much!    And again with the paint colors I'll be leaving that up to her... I only have an eye for off-whites.... she's far more
daring than I am when it comes to room colors... and yet her choice combinations usually work out surprisingly nicely!  I would originally look
at the paint and think "no-way!"  but once it's up, and the furniture's moved back in, I find myself thinking "yes-way!"   I never would have
guessed it while looking at the swatches. 
 
   And I certainly don't mind your asking questions!  Answering them gives me the chance to more fully share what I'm up to!   I really do
feel like I'm living inside a top to bottom form of living art.  The fact that it starts out as a hundred years old is a bonus!  And answering
questions about how it's going is a most enjoyable treat!    :^)