Green!!!!!!!!
Months ago I installed a section of railing, bringing back a long lost feature. I thought ALL the railings would be installed by the end of 2016 but, well, sigh. I also never got around to painting the rail. Today though was gorgeous, and my neighbor Eric suddenly showed up. With a paint brush in hand! “What can we paint?” he asked. I knew just the thing…
Whoee!!!!!!!!
The painted rail surprised me how much better it, and everything around it, looked! Now I REALLY wanna get the rest of the railings in! Then onto the lattice!
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What a great neighbor! Love that green.
Perfect! Thanks for the literal and figurative bright spot.
Lovely, Ross! And that answers my questions regarding the railing colors of a couple weeks ago. Looks like you put today’s wonderful weather to excellent use! Bravo!
One step at a time – you’ll get there! Looks really good! Thank goodness for good neighbours!
Ross, you appear to make so much painting progress so quickly. Of course, one secret is your unremitting toil, but I must ask, do you prime? WV is almost a rain forest in some seasons, and to paint, I wash with anti-mildew, rinse, let dry, prime (sometimes two primers on old weathered wood–first 50% turps/linseed mix, dry, then oil base primer, dry, then final color coat.
I use a latex primer from SW, which I did a blog post a while back on.
The stuff dries quite fast in good weather.
Then 2 coats of latex final coats.
Everything is sanded first, usually down to bare wood/metal. When the exterior is finished 97% of the paint will not be older than 2014.
Those look great and the contrast with the trim behind is very effective when viewed through the railings.
Good neighbours ( especially those wielding paintbrushes!) are worth their weight in gold.
Lovely!
YAY! I love it!