Posts Tagged ‘porches’

I finally finished painting my front door, a few minor touch-ups notwithstanding.  I think the Sherwin-Williams Greenblack is just what the doctor ordered for that shabby thing!

Freshly Painted Door

The color is pretty close to what was depicted with Sherwin-Williams’ Online Color Tool; it’s just a wee bit darker, but that could be lighting issues and the sheen.  I used a gloss paint, and the color tools might depict a satin or semi-gloss.  It’s hard to say:

Online Color Tool - Greenblack Paint

Either way, it’s much better than where I started:

Peeling Front Door

On a different note, I almost stepped on this little guy.  He was crawling on my lower gallery.  I think he’s a luna moth caterpillar:

Luna Moth Caterpillar

That photo is a little blurry because I was trying to use the macro setting on my camera while he was on the move.  I sure hope he finds a nice, cozy place to build his cocoon.  I think Luna Moths are so beautiful!

Green Luna Moth

As I tackle small home improvement projects, like updating light fixtures, I always have larger “dream” projects in the back of my mind.  One of my dream projects is to convert the windows in the third-floor bedroom into french doors which open onto an iron Juliet balcony.  You see this feature on many old homes in New Orleans, Charleston, and Savannah.

French Doors & Juliet Balcony

I imagine waking up in the morning, throwing those doors open wide, and breathing in the fresh air.

Juliet Balcony, Inside View

My third-floor window has a large arced transom, but I would like the whole thing to open just like in the previous photo.

Upper-Left, 3rd Floor Arched Window

My current bedroom window is the arched window at the very top of the house in this photo.  It has a view of the forest next to our house, which is always alive with birds and butterflies in the morning.

My other big dream project involves replacing the white wood railing on the upper gallery porch with beautiful wrought iron railing – the kind you see on homes in the Garden District of New Orleans:

Gallery Porch w/ Iron Rails

More Ornate Iron Rails

Finally, I really would love to dress up the outside of my house with some lovely working shutters.  While I love the brick exterior and double porches, I feel it would look even lovelier with some shutters.