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Catching up

These are updates on past 'in progress' posts; by title.
Going Green:
These pics from Joyce Kilmer National Forest captures the color inspiration for our house. 

The Roof.  The Roof.  The Roof has gone HIGHER!:

Introducing .... the DOORS!:

Going Green

We know the funky looking fake red brick or rock has to go.  But, it's way too expensive to peel off and completely re-side the house.  So, our best choice is disguise.  We want to enhance the 'rock' look where we can't cover it. 
Front of the house, mostly it'll be covered, by the new porch, and by shutters on the sides of the windows & doors. The rest of the disguise will come from paint.
We're thinking a dark green rock look for the bottom and trim, and a softer lichen green for the stucco, then a bright white with maybe a subtle green undertone for the trim. I know the colors may not look the same on your monitor, but here are w/ flash & w/out flash of each look.  3 darks for the mock rock, paired with 2 options for the stucco divided by the trim color.  We are pretty well set on the lighter of the stucco colors.  What do YOU think about the 3 dark colors?

and here are the shingles -- light grey w/ little flecks of green

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Oh!  And the porch is really coming along, too!  The new window is in, and the roof and new roof line in front is framed, looking good!

The Roof. The Roof. The Roof has gone HIGHER!

Lots going on at the new house.  Some planned and some changes from the original plans. 

First, the back of the house -- property had water damage all along the back walls and windowsills because the slope of the roof over the master bedroom was pretty flat.  So the plan was to raise it and add eaves to extend out so water can run off instead of running down. 
Here are the before shots:

and here two sets of 'during' shots:

Deck is in, porch is next!

The new deck is done, can't wait to break it in with the first cookout in the new house!  I love the built in seating, access from the MB to the kitchen, and the view of  back yard! 

and here is the before/during of the the front porch.  When it is complete, it will span the whole front of the house, and have an entrance from the driveway as well as the sidewalk.  We're looking for just the right set of rocking chairs and maybe a porch swing. 
Before:

During: