Until now! For the first time since we've lived here (almost 17 years) they've painted our homes! Ya!
When I first heard of the color choice, I was a bit disappointed, GRAY!? Please! We live in the Lower Mainland, we get rain pretty much all winter. Gray is pretty much our theme color already! UGH! Then, when they first started painting a few of the houses, I felt even worse! Dark gray!...You see I've never really been a fan of gray to begin with.....hm mm.
Well guess what? I've changed my mind! I really like it! I won't say "LOVE", cause I mean, c'mon, it is still gray, but it's growing on me!....
As I mentioned, not only have these places not been painted, but they've been through a few fixes here and there. When the windows were replaced, we ended up with different stucco (cement) around them. Then, other repairs were made to the stucco by a different company, in different spots. Needless to say, leaving the homes looking pretty patchy and ugly.
Here are the before shots:
Now, let's see some before & after shots, together...
WOW! How's that for change?
Wanna see more?..
Huh, I noticed the ground could use a power wash....Don, can I borrow your Powerwasher? PLEASE?
Please ignore that for now. If you stand in one spot long enough in BC, moss grows on ya. LOL
What's that? You'd like to see more?! OH, okay.
I'm thinking gray is pretty nice. Yeah, I like it!
MORE? okay, a few more! lol
I really like it.
Gotta love the $1 mailbox!
So, What do YOU think? An improvement?
Like I said, I'm growing to like it more and more.
It looks neat and clean. THAT makes me happy!
Would I have preferred it if we, as residents had some input into the choices of colors before the fact? Absolutely. Having said that, I realize that with such a large number of residents to deal with, that would be horrendous. I personally would have chosen a bit of a lighter shade of gray. A few different color options for the front doors would have been a really nice way for the residents to have some input and personalize their own unit. Red, Navy, White & Black? Sorry, mine would have to be
something in this family...
Not the CAR! The color!!! lol
(although, I wouldn't be upset to be driving around in that!)
(although, I wouldn't be upset to be driving around in that!)
With the darker gray, I prefer the lighter shades of turquoise, but the darker teal shades would look pretty good too.
Now, if I could just talk the Management into letting me do it!
Oh, well, all in all, I'm not complaining, actually, I'm very happy with the outcome.
It feels fresh and newer. I'm very thankful for the change. ;)
It feels fresh and newer. I'm very thankful for the change. ;)
Remember,
Home is where you make it.
Wow!!It looks fantastic, the porthole fits in like it's made for that spot....I love the look. And you, xoxo
ReplyDeleteI really love it but you know me, I love gray! :) Your front porch looks so cute, love porthole and bench. Girl you gotz all kind of charm going on here! :)
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