Thursday, September 8, 2016

Restoring The Little Garden Shed


So this isn't the first time I've posted about my little garden shed.  But this summer we really went to town on it and I'm excited to share how we brought it back to THE WAY IT WAS!  Like WAY back in the day! :)  I LOVE IT!!!!!

Here's how it looked back in 2014 when we bought the place:


We cleaned it up and I tried to "cutify" it....  but it needed a new roof, so we started there since we had extra metal left over from the cabin. The boys climbed on up for shingle tear-off since I assigned this task as their job.  Dad pitched in!



Next thing that needed to happen was that awful aluminum siding needed to come off to expose that adorable narrow wood siding!  I just knew it would be under there since we did the same thing to the gatehouse and ohhhhhhh I love how cute the gatehouse turned out!  So what if it will need to be painted again in a few years (says I now....)

Here's  Brockstar, the boy I watch before and after school who loves to help me on outdoor projects!
He's much easier to get work out of than my own boys!


Well well, what do you know?  Seems every building here has a hidden window that was covered up by aluminum siding!  Even the house!  So I guess this shouldn't have been a surprise to find....


Thankfully, I have a "window stash" so Tim found one to fit that came off the tenant house when we replaced those and was able to install it.  So much nicer to have some light in the shed since it isn't wired for lighting and the door always swings shut on me, trapping me in the dark with all those big and hairy, scary spiders!!!  I CAN SEE YOU NOW, SPIDEYS!


I got ahead of myself because I wanted to show you the window!  
Here's my Ty the Guy working on painting!


So I'd love your advice on the door!  

Probably some of you are already saying "SHE FORGOT TO PAINT THE DOOR!"
No....  I thought the chippy white paint on that old door was super cute and I just couldn't bring myself to cover it up!  
My mother cringes when she sees it.  
What do you think???
Clean, white and fresh?  Or Shabby chic and quaint?


I pulled that off of a pile of garbage on the curb I think....  


And my scrappy rag wreath has lived through several winters - first at our old house and now here on my garden shed.


The flag is made from old lath boards from house renovations.


Here's a little panoramic view from the house.  Cabin on the left, garden shed in the middle, root cellar on the right and if you look close, you'll see the windmill in the top right corner!


What did that look like before?  
here you go:


Wow!  These photos make me smile. :)  
Thanks for stopping in!


Sorry I'm not giving you a peek into the inside!  Not organized enough for THAT. :)

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13 comments:

  1. Cute, cute, cute! As for the door, what about scraping a little bit of the big chunks of old paint off, then painting it shabby-chic style with an accent color of some kind?

    Otherwise, I agree - keep it chippy. There are ways to seal it so that the chippy paint stays in place for the long haul - not sure quite how to do that but I remember seeing it on Miss Mustard Seed's blog... www.missmustardseed.com I think.

    Good work!

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  2. I vote keep it chippy. Fits in with your outdoor decor.

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  3. I like the chippy too! Do you habe pic of the inside of the cabin?

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  4. Looks great and I LOVE the chippy door! I say it's a keeper!

    Cheryl @ The Creative Me and My McG

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  5. Super fix. Love everything about it. Keep the door as is.

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  6. I thought I had about every tool I needed, but now I see that they have John Deere ladders-I gotta get me one!

    Great project Kammy. You definitely see the diamond in the rough and just keep polishing.

    About the door...love it, but to preserve it you might try putting some linseed oil on to and let it soak in good. Otherwise you may get some water rotting. It will look dark at first but it will fade and protect your door.

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  7. I LOVE the chippy paint on the door, it looks perfect!

    xoxo, SS

    Southern And Style

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  8. My vote goes to the chippy Door! Just love it. : )

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  9. I love it! The shabby chic is good and I really like the wreath on it. I appreciate all the views, I like the flag on the side too. Nice job all around. What a wonderful place you have.

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  10. First time visitor here! I found you from Thriftydecorchick, and I've spent hours reading up on your mansion renovations. So fun!!!
    I like the chippy door. But I can also see what your mom is saying as well. I think to make it look like you left it chippy on purpose (in contrast to the rest of the shed), you should dry brush another color on there. Like a turquoise, or a yellow. Don't cover the whole door with it. And then sand it to blend it in. Just my thoughts! I love everything you do!! I'm living vicariously through you and your beautiful property! Cheers!

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  11. First time visitor here! I found you from Thriftydecorchick, and I've spent hours reading up on your mansion renovations. So fun!!!
    I like the chippy door. But I can also see what your mom is saying as well. I think to make it look like you left it chippy on purpose (in contrast to the rest of the shed), you should dry brush another color on there. Like a turquoise, or a yellow. Don't cover the whole door with it. And then sand it to blend it in. Just my thoughts! I love everything you do!! I'm living vicariously through you and your beautiful property! Cheers!

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  12. Looks great. What a beautiful property you live on.

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