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Before and After Pictures - Paint and Fencing

I thought I would post some before and after pictures of some more recent projects. I feel like I don't post on here often enough, so I thought I would put up some pictures :)

The shed on the day of the inspection, before we purchased the house.


About four years later with a new door post scraping/prepping for paint.



After, painted with Bunglehouse Blue by Sherwin Williams and white trim




Our bedroom window. Broken window pane and old paint.


 New window paint and fresh paint!



The house a few years ago, before we put in the picket fence. 


The house a week ago while the guys were scraping/prepping for paint.


The house tonight, post paint job :)


The house years ago in all its yellow glory.



Tonight with a fresh paint job. 




Again, years ago. 



And tonight, with our incomplete privacy fence. It is replacing that shabby picket fence. 


And here are some fencing pictures. We've spent the past two days working on the fence non-stop. It has been exhausting, but we will be done with it this week. 


Yesterday we had the frame up. The posts and 2x4s are the hardest part. 


More frame and stained boards that were drying.


The fence in the front.



 Today, progress! We still have to add the 2x6 caps and 1x4 trim.


I am loving this view. Our backyard is officially 100% private. Hopefully this will reduce the dogs barking at the neighbor dogs and give our yard more of a secluded feeling.


Almost enclosed in the front yard. To the left is where the walk through gate will go.



The view from the street.



And a picture of our porch furniture on the sidewalk. We can probably put them back on the porch now. The paint is dry :)



That is it for today! I will update when we finish the fence. Our next project on the list is our patio. We will be ripping up the old patio in the next week or so and eventually will pour a new one. I am loving all the progress around TheBoisBungalow!




Comments

  1. 1915 CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOWSeptember 23, 2014 at 11:37 PM

    I love your shed and what you have done with it to match your house. All too often people just leave sheds and garages and they just deteriorate.

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  2. The Bois BungalowSeptember 25, 2014 at 2:42 PM

    Thank you! We also have a playhouse that you can see in some of the pictures that also matches :)

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  3. jhonJanuary 6, 2018 at 5:26 AM

    Soak the bird droppings with water and then try to shovel it. Do not try to clean dry the droppings as dust might be inhaled and can transmit the disease.http://gardenfenceinstallation.bravesites.com/PrivacyPolicy

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  4. GillianOctober 10, 2020 at 10:36 AM

    What color blue did you use on this house?

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    1. The Bois BungalowOctober 10, 2020 at 12:06 PM

      We used Sherwin Williams paint in Bunglehouse Blue!

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