Wren’s Nest Conservation Update — Painting the House
Our painters have finished priming the Wren’s Nest and have begun to paint the house. Isn’t it beautiful?
Whoops, wrong picture, just kidding. That’s what the paint used to look like. Here we go:
OMG is right. Granted, it’s been raining today and they’ve only put on the yellow paint, but seriously, doesn’t it make you just want to reach through your screen and stroke it?
The painters have given us a little preview on the western side of the house. Here’s what it looked like on a gloriously sunny day:
Here’s what the view used to look like. From January 2007 on a reasonably sunny day:
I’m glad we’ve been able to tackle the paint job so early on.
Initially I thought we’d have to take care of a bunch of other stuff first — foundation repair, window repair, roof repair, etc. But as repainting the house has become a reality, it’s been a wonderful signal that tells the public “DUDES! THINGS HERE ARE CHANGING! FOR THE PRETTIER!”
And there’s nothing like a little progress to keep the fundraising wheels a-turnin’, I tell you what.
Also, it’s nice to work in a place that doesn’t look like it’s going to fall apart. I wish I could say that much for our actual office.
Previously: Preparing to Paint 1, 2, 3
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Amelia Trace Lerner
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Lain Shakespeare
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8 Comments to Wren’s Nest Conservation Update — Painting the House
Looking good!
Me likey. By the time I actually see the Wren’s Nest in person, it’s likely it will have already been featured on MTV Cribs.
Joe, that’s a brilliant idea. Lain, if MTV doesn’t bite, see if A&E wants to do a spoof episode!
Joe, YES.
David, believe it or not, A&E did come by about 18 months ago to film an episode of Flip This House. They were flipping a house down the street and were filming the neighborhood amenities or whatever.
The producers never let us know when the show was going to air, so I don’t know if we made the final cut. All that said: I agree.
I have been waiting for this post for so long, you have no idea. Looks outstanding.
The History Channel should make a show called “Cribs of the Dead ” or something similar, and tour house museums. Lain, I volunteer you to make this happen.
Certainly if they only read the blog they would know how sarcastically awesome you could make the house tour for them. It would be the most educational episode of Cribs ever.
Except to really have impact there needs to be before and after shots of the house… or not, either way.
BTW the new window exterior looks much better than the old screen.
Kirk = yes yes yes. Did you know that the History Channel dropped “the” and “channel” from its name? It’s just History now, which is dumb.
Joe, thanks. All we did was take the screens off, but it made a tremendous difference. They weren’t historic anyway. I feel much better.
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