He Shed, She Shed

This "gotta have a yellow door" idea all started on our anniversary trip back in August.

I was scrolling Instagram in our hotel room and ran across a post by @darlingdownsouth showing an absolutely beautiful yellow door...on quite the deluxe shed! That door was a repost from @julepfarms who pictured the door on their property, if you'd like to check them out; along with @brightyellowdoor who has a beautiful front door painted yellow.

I'm so impressionable! Wheels started turning in the ol' brain, and I showed it to Tom and wondered if I could paint my garden shed door....hmm...yellow!? Amazingly, he said sure!

So here I am picking out paint at Lowes. I decided on a shade from Sherwin Williams Infinity called "Afternoon":

Here's a before photo of my garden shed/Granny's basket shed. The flowers were pretty all around the shed, but it's the end of the season for all the coneflowers and butterfly bush. I will miss them:

Let's get started!

First, Tom took the shed doors off the hinges for me...much easier painting them flat than standing to paint on a very slanted ramp:

I loved the whole process, and here I am about done with the second door. I allowed the paint to dry the rest of the morning and started the second coat in the afternoon:

The shed doors were completely dry and back on their hinges before night...but...those shutters need painting now! One thing leads to another, right? I thought I could reach those shutters myself...but they were just too tall without a ladder. Since I don't climb ladders...Hannah became my shutter painter: Here's an after photo of the finished She-Shed and shutters. And actually the setting sun is causing a glowing yellow-er look, but you get the idea.

Now, we need to pressure wash the shed and stain the ramp. Fall projects.

Well, since that went so well, why not also paint the He-Shed...Tom's lawn mower and tool shed.

Here's a partial before picture of that shed from earlier this spring...this one has window boxes to paint also!

Okay, doors are off the hinges, and one paint coat down and another to go!

These shutters are closer to the ground, and I could reach these. But...here's where the whole process was not fun at all! Those burgundy shutters would not accept that red paint! Three coats were needed! Here's the after photo of the He-Shed. I just planted black-eyed Susans in front to bloom next spring for another show of yellow color. I'll have to repost in the spring when the flowers are blooming: I love the brighter fresh colors...although the yellow door wasn't quite what I envisioned.

Paint colors often just don't turn out the way you expect from the color cards in the store as you can see from the Lowe's paint link. This paint looks more buttery-lemony yellow than the card sample. Oh well. I still love our new sheds...although Tom thinks his shed looks like a child's playhouse now. LOL!

Paint brush in hand....may as well spruce up some birdhouses:

Let's paint one a fresh red color:

And another one a buttery yellow:

Done!

The next big fall project is painting the old picket fence...like we did the larger garden fence this past spring. It really needs it!

We have more 90-degree days in this week's forecast...but by this weekend, there's a real taste of fall in the air. Looks like a good time to get outside--for the Dayton Days Craft Show! Come see us!

Thanks for reading my He-Shed, She-Shed yellow door post! What fall projects do you have in store?

~Deb

Comments

[Sarah H]

Nice!!! I like the new bright shutters!

[Tori]

Wow, who would have thought that yellow doors would make such a difference!! I love the shutters too. The only problem with the post is that now I'm having to repent of envy; I wanna a Grandma shed!

[Barbara J.]

Hi Deb, I love the yellow door and the red shutters. I share your frustration with paint samples though. I think Lowes does offer a little jar of paint samples which make choosing colors much easier - and then once you decide on a color you have them for touch-ups. I have always loved to paint but don't do too much now. Enjoy the fresh colors!

[Sonia]

Wow! What a difference some elbow grease and paint can make. It is so cute now.

[Tammy C]

I like the new colors. It does remind me of a child's playhouse but we used to call my dad's grandpa's playhouse.Hard to believe that was 30 years ago.

I have been busy with events with Paws4PeaceUSA.Last week we were hot and today the temps dropped that I was cold.No sun and breezy.This is my friend's dog training business.I am her events coordinator. We try to sign people up for puppy classes,dog training and sell bracelets.

This week Allison is on fall break from college.Nice to have her here.

[victoria]

Love the new look and yellow is a favorite with me! Had our guys out today sprucing up the yard by replacing some old dead bushes and planting some new plants around the yard for fall. Nice time of the year to tackle those outdoor projects.

[Jenny]

It's so cute! I love it.

[Kathy]

Really, really nice! So bright and cheerful!