Painting Project #2--Sunporch

Do you have any ugly eyesores around your house?  There were many when we bought our house, since it was built in 1970.  There were still many reminders of the age of our house, such as an orange colored pantry, dark wood paneling and old, rusty and dirty fixtures.  One of those ugly features of our house was the old, fake, faux wood paneling on the outside of our sunporch, which had never been painted over.  The hot Colorado sun and extreme conditions had taken a toll on these walls that face south and west.  In fact, they were faded, worn out and even bowed out of shape in places.  Here are some of the ugly Before pictures:

Here's what it started to look like after priming it.

And here's how it started looking after the first coat of primer and paint on the wood.

Next, I cleaned the rusting metal braces and prepped for painting them by putting up painters tape on the windows, door handle and light.  Then I primed both the braces and the metal door by using spray paint primer.

Next I painted two coats of white paint over everything as well as some Behr celery sprig green color on the wood panel part of the door.

It took me over one month worth of weekends, since some of those weekends were interrupted with severe weather, such as hail, rain and even snow.  But, finally, last weekend I finished both coats on both walls, as well as two coats of green on the wood panel of the door.  So, here's the final AFTER pictures...

Just to compare, with the ugly before, if you had forgotten how bad it looked...

Now I'll just need to figure out how to refurbish the old, weathered, awful looking boards of the deck!  But, I've also been working on another painting project in the laundry room, since the weather turned wintry and my outdoor painting was delayed.  So, you'll just have to wait and see which DIY project I tackle next.