Our ongoing project for the past couple months has finally finished up- the house is painted! Also, new roof, new gutters, the addition of shutters on the front windows to really add the quaint country cottage appeal, and shrubberies for the front planter sections.
When we first began the painting project, neither Joe or I realized exactly what we were getting ourselves into. The prep work was intensely time consuming- scraping, sanding, filling, priming, masking, re-scraping, re-priming, re-painting, touch-up- at times it seemed like we'd never finish. It was a lot of hard work but now our masterpiece is complete and our property's curb appeal has increased dramatically.
I'm almost too embarrassed to post the "before" photos (they're so awful), but they make the "after" photos that much more impressive:
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This post about our home improvement projects got me thinking of the meaning of the the seventh commandment from Luther's Small Catechism:
"Thou shalt not steal."
We should fear and love God that we may not take our neighbor's money or property, nor get them by false ware or dealing, but help him to improve and protect his property and business.
