Painting Our House!

Ok...not us painting it...but getting it done!  As I mentioned in the previous post, the guys showed up on Tuesday morning bright and early to get started.  We were AMAZED at how fast and efficiently they worked!  They were a joy to work with after a previous experience we had with a painting company.  Uncle Jerry referred Derwin, the owner of the company, to us.  They painted Uncle Jerry & Aunt Kathy's home a few years ago and were BY FAR the lowest estimate we received.  The really low quote worried us at first but since Uncle Jerry so highly recommended them, we went with it!  Plus they used a high quality Sherwin Williams paint...Super Paint.
 
Warning: Sorry if step by step processes bore you (they usually do me!)...I thought my dad and my father 'n law might care so there are pictures throughout the process!   If that's not for you...scroll down to the end for before and afters!  :)

When they got there a little after 8 on Tuesday morning they immediately began power washing the whole house and then caulking.  By the time we got back from the pool around 11:30, this is what we found...


They got a decent amount of spot priming done as well!

As you can see the house was tan to begin with and they are going to paint it grey...the grey color farthest to the left under the big window to the left of our front door.  The trim is going from a yellow color to a white that has just a hint of grey in it...mostly white though.  And the front door will go from dark green to a darker grey than the main color.  They are all Kwal Paint colors that Sherwin Williams matched.
Main: Excalibur
Trim: Deer Feather
Doors: Fate (same accent color that is on our fireplace and the accent in our bedroom!)

I really love these annuals!


The back of the house primed.




Starting to spray the house already! They were so quick in taping all the windows off.


I'm nervous...did I choose the right color?


Rodrigo (this painter) was so nice to me.  When they first sprayed this side it looked blue to me in comparison to where I painted samples even though I painted in 3 different places in different lights.  I wondered if the yellow trim made it look blue.  He was kind enough to offer to paint some of the trim in the white to be sure it was what I wanted.  Thankfully, the change in trim color completely changed the look of the paint from bluish grey to grey.  He said he's rather do that then have to repaint the whole house!  I still appreciated him not making me feel high maintenance.  I felt better but knew I would feel the best when it was all done and looked good!

Nathan making sure they are doing a good job before we run to Home Depot.


More progress pictures.




That afternoon daddy and Nathan working on our downstairs half bath.

Matt replaced the light fixture and faucet to brushed nickel to match the other pieces we already switched over.  In the process the sink chipped pretty badly and he decided to replace that as well!  He also put knobs on the cabinet doors. It looks great!  Nathan stuck close by him :)  He still needs to fix the caulking around the sink so I haven't taken pictures yet.

The painters left around 6:30...this is how they left it for the next day!


They just painted the trim around the garage doors...not anywhere else yet.  I can't wait for all of the trim to be white!


Oh yeah, except for this little bit of trim by the garage access door.  This is where Rodrigo painted to make sure I was okay with the color :) 




Nathan in the backyard that night as we check out their work :)


Day #2-  This was probably around two in the afternoon.  Nathan and I pulled the garbage bin in and checked their work while they took lunch! 


They painted the doors.



Nathan coloring at the table while Rodrigo was painting the back door.  Nathan trying to say "Rodrigo" was really cute!




They finished up by 5:30 that night!  It only took them two days!!  This second day they painted all the trim, the doors and did touch up.








That same night.  Since we have new paint colors, the boys might as well get to work on the putting up the new light fixtures!  This picture makes me laugh...both bending over.




I like it!








And here's some before and afters for you.  I took the before ones back when we were still considering this home as were taking a walk through the neighborhood.

BEFORE


AFTER

You can see here that I took out a screen in the nursery!  The nursery is the room on the right above the garage.  I was cleaning the window and blinds the other day and decided the one screen in particular needed to be hosed off.  Everything is pretty much moved out of there now and ready for paint, the furniture to be put together and the decorating to begin!

BEFORE


On this one you can see the oxidation on the side of the house from the sun...the main reason it needed painted! And also, the fact that it had been 11 years.

AFTER



More of our front entrance:
BEFORE

We took the screen door off and sold it on Craigslist.  The painters did a great job of filling in the holes in the wood, sanding it down and painting it!

AFTER

So long yellowish trim, I don't miss you a bit!


We are so thrilled with the time it took them, the final result and how inexpensive it was! Our house just feels clean and fresh. We love it!