If you give a mouse a cookie....

Or if you give Kyle a project...

So the porch was done and 

his palms were itching...

The paint samples were 

on the house.

Light?

or dark?

If you lived in the 'hood

and walked by, you got a vote.

(Not that it ultimately mattered)

But still, we wanted you to

feel like you were a part

of the process in some small way.

First step?

Fill in the "gable" on the front.

This part of the project was free

thanks to the Mark Nielson

"leftover" store.  Kyle's dad

used shingles on his house last

year (the year before?) and

had a whole pile of leftovers

that Kyle was able to use for 

our project!  Thanks Mark Depot! 

Progress on the gable

Looming question?

Dark or light paint?

Weather proofing the front

Vent for the attic

Filling in shingles

above and 

below

Shingles in and primed.

Paint started.

Dark won...

As it looks today.

The front is finished to the

garage.  It has been 100 degrees

here for over a week.

Kyle is waiting until it dips

below 95 to resume painting

(with a roller in case you're

wondering...tedious and tiring)

What do we think?

Glad you asked!

We LOVE IT!!

It totally updates our home

from 1950 (when it was built)

to 2012.  It looks sleek,

cooler, more modern and clean.

We seriously LOVE IT!

(did i mention that)

For any purists who are against

painting brick--well you can keep

yours how you want it, right?

Until the end...that's my update.