Paint. Took me two years to decide on the colors. A friend pointed out that this is English Tudor, not Craftsman. Once I realized that, it became easy.

Stripped and scraped, cleaned with Tri Sodium Phosphate, water rinse, oil base primer, Behr Ultra Premium Flat. Colors are Fairview Taupe (Benjamin Moore) and Jefferson Homestead White (Valspar).

Granite steps

Granite steps down to my back yard. The granite was salvaged from an 1850s smokehouse at Granite Hill Plantation in Sparta, GA, and pavers used on the the streets in Atlanta in the 19th century.

Atlanta's original 19th century street pavers.

Granite Hill Plantation smoke house

Granite Hill Plantaiton main house (burned down in 1968)

Spring

Yard art

Rogers Ave. tree planting with Trees Atlanta

We planted 140 trees on Rogers Avenue.

Stripping trim and working on the hall way. The previous owner had put pink 1980s wall paper look in it in an attempt to try to make the house more attractive for sale. When I removed it, it caused the paint layers to peel unevenly, so I am going back and using dry wall mud to smooth out the paint overlaps. We can create an atomic weapon and send a man to the moon, but have never come up with an alternative to sanding dry wall mud.

Westview Community Garden on S. Gordon