spring planning

sprouting

The deck in photo below is beige & to be repainted. I have painted it gray this weekend but am not sure that the Gray works in this setting. I will probably paint it over in Antique White. In photo below, I've prepped the deck by sanding, mopping & hosing off.

The door frame & rail etc called out in yellow reflect my current vision for the deck project. I will use a combination of historic cream & gray colors on the fence & rail which should tie it together. The challenge for me is always to organically integrate the home with itself & its environment. Usually after one phase is finished, such as painting trim, I have a better vision of the end product and end up changing plans for the next phase. Therefore it helps that I can only do one thing at a time on these projects. For the deck, for now I plan to use italianate door & gothic rail elements, which incorporate curvature and thus should help the cosmic energy flow and blend the house with its surroundings.


Garden ready for planting, in picture below. Sunflower seeds are planted. There was Much weeding by hoe in the past few weeks.