We’ve focused on the interior up to this point, which has kept us busy for almost 2 years. But the outside of the ranch has been in need of some love. The color wasn’t bad, just a neutral cream color. But the trim had lots of peeling, which stood out because it was a darker color than the wall/primary. Plus the house numbers were small and up pretty high under the eave and misaligned (gasp!).

What a great opportunity for upgrades! This is just the kind of exterior project (paint, house numbers, fixtures) that we did at Strubgrass Manor, but it took us about 7 years of living there to decide to do it.

We’re DIY painters for interior projects, but not for the outside. We are probably capable of painting the outside, but just not into it. It’s part of the balance of what you want to DIY, and what do you want to hire out. Hiring professionals to paint the exterior was a no brainer (although the quality of that work can vary, stay tuned for more info on that in a future post 😐 )

The exterior work like house numbers, fixtures, plantings are all things we want to do. But we’re happy to hire someone to get on that ladder and take care of the broad strokes.

Here’s a few highlights from before:

Here’s a preview of the magic happening: