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Exterior Home Makeover

June 21, 2017

Don’t get me wrong.  I LOVE our home. It is beautiful and I feel so blessed every time I pull into our driveway.  However, that doesn’t necessarily  mean I wouldn’t like to make a few changes…  Over the past year I have worked non-stop to  renovate the interior of the house to make it match my style and make it OUR home.  Now it is  finally time to  tackle the exterior of our home and make it reflect our style as well.  Again,  don’t get me wrong, I love our home,  but it was seriously  the color of a tanned tone band-aid.   ( I don’t feel like this picture truly  captures the band-aid tone…  see next  image.)

Home Exterior Makeover

…  there we go,  see that color ?  Band-Aid. What’s remarkable to me is that this home was a short sale, and the bank had JUST  painted it THAT color.   I know, I know,  it’s not the worst color out there,  but seriously the bank thought “yup,  that’s a good color!”  I digress.   I wanted to change the color but that task seemed so overwhelming!

I dreaded picking  a color, because then it would mean it was time to paint.  I put this off for a year;  just dreading the prospect of tackling such a HUGE project. If only I could go back in time and smack some sense into myself.  You guys, this thing was done in  2.5 days ! Seriously, between  my husband,  myself ,  and the help of  my HomeRight Power-Flo Pro 2800  we finished the entire house in just one long weekend!

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Want to know what is funny ?  The MOST  stressful part of this entire project was picking my paint color!  I kid you not, I think I ended up purchasing 15 different color samples that I tried out on the outside of the house.  The neighbors must have thought we were crazy  because our house was slowly starting to look like a patch work quilt.  After months (Yes, months)  I finally  narrowed it down to these final four colors. 

After MUCH deliberation I decided on Sherwin Williams “Cityscape”  (bottom left color).  Can I tell you how much anxiety I had going to the paint store and committing to a TON of paint?!  I knew I liked the color,  but I still had an underlying fear my house would look a little like a concrete bunker.  I took the leap and pulled the trigger.  If you are wondering, we went through approximately 20 gallons of Sherwin Williams “Cityscape”, and  about 7 gallons of their “Ultra White” to cover all of the fascia, soffit,  trim, and gutters.

Seeing as our house was recently painted before we purchased,  we didn’t need to worry about removing old paint, or a lot of built up residue. The most prep work it required was pressure washing the exterior,  with a focus on the soffit.  We rented a lift for the weekend, which was hands down a great investment if you have a two story home and a fairly  steep pitched roof.  We just rigged our pressure washer to the lift and got the whole thing washed down in an evening.

The next morning we woke up and got to work!  The first day we  tackled the all of the trim and the soffit.   In most cases this isn’t really  necessary, but  our trim was all a light tan color, and that simply would not do!

I honestly  thought this would be the hardest part of the whole process,  but it was a piece of cake!  My husband (Andrew) would hold a Spray Shield (A piece of thin metal approx. 10″ x 3′  with a handle) above my head and rest it on the edge of the shingles, this protected  the roof from any over-spray.  Once  it was sprayed we would shift down and do it all over again.

In case you are wondering,  we put the 5 gallon bucket on the lift with us, and then zip-tied the HomeRight Power-Flo Pro 2800 to the lift as well; this way the 5 gallon bucket of paint, and the sprayer were always with us.

It actually  didn’t take as long as I expected,  however we did go through a lot more white paint than we had planned on.  In order to trim out the house we went through approximately 7 gallons of white paint, but it was WELL worth it!  Honestly, I was SHOCKED at how much of a difference it made! It made the entire house look brighter!  

 The next day was our long day, but Andrew and I had a system down, and we just buckled down and got it done!  Again, one person would hold  the painters blade protecting the  windows, soffit, trim, etc… from any gray over-spray. (Very minimal over-spray but if you want a crisp line,  you will need to utilize some sort of straight edge.)  Progress! 

Seriously, look at the speed and coverage from the Power-Flo 2800!?

Just look at it!  Isn’t it 1000x better!?  I am in love !

 And here is the back.  I LOVE,  the color, and now I want to put energy into making the rest of the outside fabulous!  I definitely see a patio makeover and some shutter accents in my homes’ near future!   

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Comments

  1. Jeannie says

    June 21, 2017 at 8:10 am

    Wow! What an improvement! Don’t you just wonder what was going through the head of the person who chose that band aid color? The transformation is truly stunning! Now that’s a weekend well spent.

  2. Amy says

    June 21, 2017 at 8:56 am

    Wait… They had just painted that other color??? What were they thinking?
    Way to go, your house looks ahhmazing!!!

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 9:42 am

      RIGHT!!?? AND the soffit use to be white… they painted it tan !? Why!??

  3. Patty says

    June 21, 2017 at 9:20 am

    Maybe you should hire yourself out to the Bank so you could pick the color of the houses they want to sell. Their choice was terrible but your choice brings out the beauty of the house.

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 9:43 am

      That is a really great idea!They obviously need a little help in that department. 🙂

  4. Julie M. says

    June 21, 2017 at 9:39 am

    Great job! Love the color!

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 9:41 am

      Thanks so much Julie!

  5. Carla Jordan says

    June 21, 2017 at 10:39 am

    I’m loving that gray! Looks fantastic!

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      Makes such a HUGE difference! Thanks so much.

  6. Sarah says

    June 21, 2017 at 11:04 am

    Oh, it looks so beautiful! Want to come do mine now? 😉

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      Hahah, too soon. hahaha. I think I just laid on the couch for a full day after that!

  7. Cathy says

    June 21, 2017 at 11:11 am

    WOW! What a huge difference!! Is that stucco you painted over?

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 12:16 pm

      Yes, straight over the stucco!!

  8. Jody Lester says

    June 21, 2017 at 11:22 am

    I love my little HomeRigh Finish Max sprayer so I would LOVE using its big brother. Love your new home color.

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 12:15 pm

      This is HANDS DOWN my favorite of their sprayers. (and I love them all, but this one is the Mac Daddy! )

  9. Yvette says

    June 21, 2017 at 11:49 am

    Just STUNNING!!! WOW!!! You took on a monumental task and did a beautiful job….congrats! Huge improvement.

  10. Lindsay says

    June 21, 2017 at 12:22 pm

    What a beautiful improvement! We want to paint our house too, but it just seems so daunting!

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 21, 2017 at 3:01 pm

      It was totally daunting to us too! But honestly it wasn’t half as bad as I imagined it would be!

  11. Dianne says

    June 21, 2017 at 2:12 pm

    Wow! That is an amazing transformation! Glad you showed us the 2nd picture-that truly brought out the bad-aid colour. It is such a beautiful looking home now! Enjoy!

  12. Becky says

    June 21, 2017 at 2:19 pm

    Wow, that really updated your house! I would love to try a sprayer some time. They seem SO perfect for so many jobs! …some day. : )

  13. June says

    June 21, 2017 at 2:24 pm

    Wow, great job! I’m impressed you and your hus band painted your house! It looks amazing. …love the color!

  14. Jena Lee says

    June 21, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    Amazing! Stunning work. I didnt realize how different t it really looked. I love the grey tone you chose too.

  15. Lili Badgley says

    June 22, 2017 at 11:20 am

    Looks amazing! Great job

  16. Donna Gonzalez says

    June 22, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    I feel your pain – I had to make up my mind about our master bedroom color before Sherwin Williams 40% off sale ended the next day. Color is a huge commitment – love the one you picked!

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      June 28, 2017 at 12:06 am

      I totally understand your anxiety! I hope you found a color you love!

  17. Debbie Short says

    June 24, 2017 at 8:00 pm

    Looks amazing!
    Great colors!
    You’ve done it again!

  18. Janet Robinson says

    June 25, 2017 at 11:04 pm

    It looks great! You have to work in some periwinkle somewhere!

  19. Megan says

    June 26, 2017 at 12:09 am

    Huge difference! Whole house looks refreshed!

  20. Linda White says

    July 8, 2017 at 5:44 am

    It is absurd that I won’t remodel my home as I love it. Through makeover, we can add more value to it and we can also satisfy our growing needs. During the process, we have to transform our kitchen, bathroom, and/or the most commonly the exterior. For better planning, we should hire a reputable home builder that must have years of experience in remodeling homes. We have to put our complete wish list before the professionals and make them understand tidbits well before they commence the work.

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