Over a year ago, when we first did our inspection – this is what the front of the house looked like…

And now?

It looks worse.

Here it is before the primed deck area. The boy has finished a lot of the priming…the only good thing to come out of unemployment.

This is all just primer and not the actual paint color…I know…it looks awful. Oh and that walkway? Its getting torn out, so I’m not sure why he primed it. I guess to just prime unnecessarily, or maybe to get rid of the maroon. We hate maroon.

*Good god we need a new roof. How do people pay for that?

I have plans for painting which include gray, yellow, and black in various shades with cedar slat sun screen on the front porch. Something like this, but cedar, and on the front porch, and not on wheels…

Or maybe just cover the whole house in slats and no would ever have to look at this eyesore again.

Suggestions? Anyone? Plllllleeeeaaassseee?

What is the perfect exterior light gray?

I’m feeling really depressed and unmotivated at this point and have been through literally 35 tester colors with no success.

Stupid brick house.

Blech.