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Painted Shed and Playhouse

We have painted the shed and playhouse and fallen in love with Bunglehouse Blue from Sherwin Williams. It is a nice crisp blue and looks great against the stark white trim. What a difference!


The shed after we pressure washed it twice and sanded it down.


Painted in Bunglehouse Blue by Sherwin Williams. We still need to do touch up and finish the window. 


Out the back, we plan on building a new door to match the side door. This door is proof of the previous owner's skill. It's how she did everything... 


The playhouse painted. It still needs house numbers, mailbox and some more trim. It's home for many bees and we hope to change that. 


And now for the obligatory yard update!

The roses are blooming! 


The Conquest Maple is filling in wonderfully. 



Snowball plant is blooming 


The irises have all taken off!




Geraniums and blue berries 


 The cacti are insane. 


We are thinking about potentially painting parts of the house on our own. After seeing how great the shed looks now, it has really motivated me to try and get the house painted this summer. 



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  1. 1915 CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOWAugust 3, 2014 at 6:00 PM

    I love what you have done with your shed. Nice color selection.

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