I’m south again and was hoping to start painting my parents’ new interior, but the drywallers aren’t finished yet. So, faced with a glorious day, I decided to complete a little project of my own.
My husband built this storage barn last summer. For security reasons, we didn’t want windows, but we also didn’t want to be looking at bare-faced siding. So we planned some faux windows. Hubster framed them with Hardie board; my job was to complete the illusion.
Start to finish took about two hours – including clean-up and a fresh coat of paint on my back steps. Mind you, it could still do with a bit of shadowing and the paint bled under the tape because of the surface texture. But it does the trick “at 40 feet on a galloping horse” as we used to say in the theatre.
It was good to be on a ladder with a paintbrush in my hand again. Been too long. But I’ve got a whole house to deal with once that drywall is in and straight painting isn’t my favorite. The decorative stuff is much more fun.
I think I should paint the door the same color as the siding. What do you think?
It just hit me what you need. Wisps of curtains. Maybe shutters.
Haha. Thought of that. And a cat, flower pots, a bird….
You’ll be living a whole imaginary life!
The door, pick up the blue from the sky windows….E
Thanks, Elizabeth! I do think you are right – a blue-gray tying in the windows would probably do the trick. Thanks for stopping by! And thanks for the tweet!