Below you can see the saltbox garage, taken at my first viewing of the house when it was for sale. Doesn't it look vintage and military drab, where General Patton might have parked his jeep. It is of that era, 1938.
Early 2018:
How anyone let those bushes take over the driveway!
Fast forward to October 2020
Back to October 2020. Having tamed much of the yard, it was time for the garage exterior. The plan was to paint the doors and trim an offwhite that I've seen work well on houses in the area.
In the basement were a handful of paint samples leftover from the interior painting, that I experimented with on the garage doors. I went with Montgomery White. I painted the doors first - but not the trim. Below is the result, though to me it looked a bit utilitarian.
I then painted the trim. Much better!
For the finishing touch, lighting is to go above the doors. At night it's tooo dark out in front of the garage where there is lots of coming and going.
This model of light was chosen, from Lowe's:
Below are wood mounting plates that I made, so the sconce lights stand out more from the outside wall. The black smudge is Rust-oleum paint to prevent rot where moisture may build up.
All sorts of wiring was needed inside the garage, to tie the new lights in to an existing circuit. It took a couple days and three or four hardware store trips.
And, voila!
Below, you can see it blend with fall colors. The garage windows, I painted the trim as well.
In this part of Connecticut, I've seen a few nice homes with a similar color scheme. I will probably have the trim on the house painted the same Montgomery White.
