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<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjUJCKC8fVbYTSQNNgW-cgxpGHR4Go2mC2zttP815wuSkJnQTDeK_T5rJ8CgHQJo7lyJMJub1vACG-ge-axvgUUBWqBePQNd2KnqMI-c6CYEqIHJJcbbUhy07enGHSJ4b7Im42arRYc/s1600/IMG_0675.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457822799913063986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjUJCKC8fVbYTSQNNgW-cgxpGHR4Go2mC2zttP815wuSkJnQTDeK_T5rJ8CgHQJo7lyJMJub1vACG-ge-axvgUUBWqBePQNd2KnqMI-c6CYEqIHJJcbbUhy07enGHSJ4b7Im42arRYc/s400/IMG_0675.JPG" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I started with a 1" x 8" x 12' piece of pine and had it cut into 41-inch sections (at Lowes - they did it for me!). I used a 1" x 6" x 15" piece of wood to make the horizontal slat. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvvWPvpCDw4DVWlfzQWMHvIH2qYTNSac_xqUUuWivjtY4N00XNRKS-DvsZXypelVSOwo8LlcYuOgqlypkvXrkLtX8DUPN_vx6DUKmJjIGZOausiYPcu_L6Blmmkcq-PicbIQerLF9etI/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457822809921578530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvvWPvpCDw4DVWlfzQWMHvIH2qYTNSac_xqUUuWivjtY4N00XNRKS-DvsZXypelVSOwo8LlcYuOgqlypkvXrkLtX8DUPN_vx6DUKmJjIGZOausiYPcu_L6Blmmkcq-PicbIQerLF9etI/s400/IMG_0674.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>I fastened them with 1 5/8" decking screws - regular screws would have caused rust. Next, I sanded them down - focusing on rounding the corners and raw cut ends. Finally, I applied a semi-transparent decking stain (Behr's Boothill Brown) to give it a weathered look... my goal was to match our wood shake roof.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtGrTTz_zmLVRtjp0E5g0JGVaFQdeNfsTQAyaRheAv3kIr5MxLZKYR795QVhXynBXWxQ6t5guHn9qPqneKzgDO7FRhyyFWAfJB1MksyN33hqSx_3CsRJpoMCd01D_Wgsa4jBILpogqKg/s1600/IMG_0732.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457822791849750450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtGrTTz_zmLVRtjp0E5g0JGVaFQdeNfsTQAyaRheAv3kIr5MxLZKYR795QVhXynBXWxQ6t5guHn9qPqneKzgDO7FRhyyFWAfJB1MksyN33hqSx_3CsRJpoMCd01D_Wgsa4jBILpogqKg/s400/IMG_0732.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" /></a>Done!</div>

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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQiFAn7Tu6yyKINPmPlH3Y5C_hNbl7ZBxsa_Jt4_6wWYoOhp-1g3sKkzorqz9Oqne31IAGVnT90m-SBNB9p_ilyB0KHtZdADhl7iTKtNlepHcFrCp-cAgyiTAKr6rf2hJMJN-rSBMXsY/s1600/IMG_0732_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457816630657171106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQiFAn7Tu6yyKINPmPlH3Y5C_hNbl7ZBxsa_Jt4_6wWYoOhp-1g3sKkzorqz9Oqne31IAGVnT90m-SBNB9p_ilyB0KHtZdADhl7iTKtNlepHcFrCp-cAgyiTAKr6rf2hJMJN-rSBMXsY/s400/IMG_0732_2.JPG" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Well... our curb appeal makeover is complete! Last week we had the entire house painted a creamy white (Sherwin-Williams Dover White, to be exact) and installed some<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/04/home-diy-wood-shutters.html"> shutters that I made.</a> Above is the finished 'after' shot.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6S6OUCBybcDVihogPW4qS8Ow3aKxpsoLJkofJJpH7-djp9Sy3RNx_8RwZHSUyJNjizqH4MDIWuSnq8b4s0f3ZEvIywhugS6TKZJ0cBvFjSiJSonlFk8yhihwQxGLN80vCL6m9hFlCkU/s1600/IMG_0269+1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457816663708033218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6S6OUCBybcDVihogPW4qS8Ow3aKxpsoLJkofJJpH7-djp9Sy3RNx_8RwZHSUyJNjizqH4MDIWuSnq8b4s0f3ZEvIywhugS6TKZJ0cBvFjSiJSonlFk8yhihwQxGLN80vCL6m9hFlCkU/s400/IMG_0269+1.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><div>This is what the house looked like last year in June. Mossy green paint, beige trim and brick red planter in front.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMVU4Fqvsv7TrjEA6NB_6jC_0fiCmhl4UU00wS0fkmzzaGQP_rmhfaKmP7q73zb5vRe5mseY6Cl3lsUwCxyY6FA6mOIhyphenhyphenV2P6GPLiEqgj4NwrXcT_-6I4hUVsQ_8k1vtdQ4CHwAmq9DY/s1600/IMG_0634.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457816652189358146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMVU4Fqvsv7TrjEA6NB_6jC_0fiCmhl4UU00wS0fkmzzaGQP_rmhfaKmP7q73zb5vRe5mseY6Cl3lsUwCxyY6FA6mOIhyphenhyphenV2P6GPLiEqgj4NwrXcT_-6I4hUVsQ_8k1vtdQ4CHwAmq9DY/s400/IMG_0634.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 184px;" /></a><br /></div><div>This is the front of the house after we added the stone planter in front, but before the new paint.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_j4fAWt9Eu6fN2-vvN4sLhQB9kCXBaed0j_jIPOd3vT3Gx-O_k00WyFsOXjfA7UZl1N6VOX3LtEDwuO-iNg7iTdlr3CDveuIKoWHjTt7ErJwMbVkPHS25fOJc2ZdBiaoKLsdb9tLuUo/s1600/IMG_0729.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457821025201288978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_j4fAWt9Eu6fN2-vvN4sLhQB9kCXBaed0j_jIPOd3vT3Gx-O_k00WyFsOXjfA7UZl1N6VOX3LtEDwuO-iNg7iTdlr3CDveuIKoWHjTt7ErJwMbVkPHS25fOJc2ZdBiaoKLsdb9tLuUo/s400/IMG_0729.JPG" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">Done! New paint and new shutters!</span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfDUFOzaT6Ri-AVOCENPtR7HvtGzcGZ5epOUpWmIFU99h5HUv42AkBejFvN8BLwhyphenhyphenFdJW3OFoUa0eZ6qfWOWKSMxLTGYIaGBgyjAQcV7RzE-oR2OPxJnksuzGPEYdp4q5MuWwVU8ZvXg/s1600/IMG_0731.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfDUFOzaT6Ri-AVOCENPtR7HvtGzcGZ5epOUpWmIFU99h5HUv42AkBejFvN8BLwhyphenhyphenFdJW3OFoUa0eZ6qfWOWKSMxLTGYIaGBgyjAQcV7RzE-oR2OPxJnksuzGPEYdp4q5MuWwVU8ZvXg/s1600/IMG_0731.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457816641205692690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfDUFOzaT6Ri-AVOCENPtR7HvtGzcGZ5epOUpWmIFU99h5HUv42AkBejFvN8BLwhyphenhyphenFdJW3OFoUa0eZ6qfWOWKSMxLTGYIaGBgyjAQcV7RzE-oR2OPxJnksuzGPEYdp4q5MuWwVU8ZvXg/s400/IMG_0731.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" /></a></div><div><div style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div>I love that the house has a 'cottage-y' feel.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PCxDesxzGaGSCIlDhKL3ni7nd3bWyWUEx57cBFXavfckFqbYu7zcS5KFD1QtBoOhBN3C9XEK6cROalESJH2cySNb0hHn21vAapeKIP9fN0ewR-CRtbcDcio-IYXf4UDrvAiaXRr5Y2s/s1600/IMG_0732.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457816614264836914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PCxDesxzGaGSCIlDhKL3ni7nd3bWyWUEx57cBFXavfckFqbYu7zcS5KFD1QtBoOhBN3C9XEK6cROalESJH2cySNb0hHn21vAapeKIP9fN0ewR-CRtbcDcio-IYXf4UDrvAiaXRr5Y2s/s400/IMG_0732.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" /></a><br /></div><div>This morning I planted some flowers in the stone planter and hung Boston Ferns... I'm so pleased with our 'mini' extreme home makeover!</div><div><br /></div>

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