Project #13: Back in White 1.2
Sometime in the 90s, our little church house was painted gray with turquoise and white trim. As we did with the interior, we longed to return the exterior to traditional country church white. This summer we finally got our wish. The first step was to pressure wash the house and remove any loose or chipping paint.
Once the church was prepped, it was time to paint. The front of the church was completed first, and it was an amazing transformation. See??
Along with the paint job, we had our belfry repaired. Apparently leaking church belfries are a common occurrence (who knew?) and ours was leaking like a sieve during wind and rain. How did we know, you might ask? The belfry happens to be right above our bedroom and master bath. During heavy rain, we noticed water dripping from our bathroom fan. Obvious clue. When we went up to look at the situation, we could see that someone, sometime, had attempted to solve the problem with caulk and spray foam insulation. It did not solve the problem. Shock. It was clear to us that the belfry siding needed to be repaired or replaced. So, we made that a priority.
Kevin Sudduth did a fantastic job staying true to the original belfry design. It is beautiful, don’t you think? And no more leaking!
As the painting went on, it was clear that this little church was reveling in returning to its original color. The windows popped in a way that they hadn’t before. And our house was back to looking like, well, a church!
Here is the before and after of the South side of the house.
During the painting process, the old Dockton Church sign was removed.
The sign above was created by the previous owner of the church house, April Moore. After careful consideration, we chose to replace it. The sign we chose was a replica of the church sign as it existed back in the early 50s. Never fear, the original sign was returned to April and it is safe and sound in her care.
The new sign was handprinted (by me) in our living room…
Once it was dried, we fastened it to the front of the church, et voila! Here is the finished look compared to the old pictures we had. Now, if we could just do something about that 1990s door….stay tuned…
