Just as we spent lots of time and energy working on the inside during the summer months, we also wanted to make the most of the incredible Oregon summer weather to improve the outside. It does, after all, rain a lot in Oregon!
The deck project has its own post. Here are images of other areas we worked on as well.
Okay, yes, that's my finger at the top. You still get an idea of what the front of the house looked like when we arrived!
The lawn had to wait a little bit till Bruce decided on a lawnmower.
Gardens were overgrown
But it didn't take a whole lot to make it better.
There was our redwood picnic table and 4 benches, custom made in 1988 and sitting on the deck ever since. Sanded, cleaned, and oiled, it's almost like new.
One of our first dinners
Deck power washed but not stained yet.
Ta Da!
The whole exterior had not been painted in about 20 years. We were just plain lucky that it wasn't in worse shape!
Katie Copeland helps out during a visit with Aaron
We went from old brown to NEW brown, better brown.
New outdoor light fixtures - keeping with a loosely Japanese style
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