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ORANGE WITH BLACK ACCENTS!…Mom Nature knows best!!

ABOVE:  MY POPPIES STARTED TO BLOOM YESTERDAY
There are those times when as an artist you just have to let Mother Nature choose your palette, and in choosing our house colors this was one of them!  You all have seen my zillions of photos of orange and red poppies and know I use these colors in varying shades and intensity a LOT.
Yesterday  my first 2 poppies opened in the garden for the season (a whole month late) and reminded me of my original plan for this color and what I wanted to later to pull it into the garden

As you can see above, the door got a fresh coat of licorice black satin paint , all tricked out in the same “Netsuke” window framing.  The bizarre thing is that window trim was not painted!! That is the natural color of the vinyl that matches the paint trim almost to a T!  See how the purple Coral Bells foliage echos the deep aubergine/orange color combo of my poppies

 

 

I can hardly wait to get my plants back where they below to help soften the foundation line.  I’m in love with what the black did for the house to give the color more depth

A closeup of the door detail

 

The guys finished the facia trim today in “Netsuke” and did an outline of the black to tie in with the gutters..YUM

 

Its extremly hard to get a photo of the whole house as only the garage shows from the street at the end of a very long driveway.   It’s why I didn’t hesitate on such a daring color….no one sees it but us and we adore it!!  You can see a bit of the black gutters here

 

More of the gutter detail

 

A litte broader view.  I am still not sure where or how I should incorporate a bit more detail on the doors in black or Netsuke without getting too busy looking.  I need to do something to break it up but can also use black pots with bamboo in them .  The garage doors rarely get opened as this is my glass workshop and exercise room.

Scrubbing down the storm windows

 

This is what I did all day yesterday…..Scrubbing disassembling and re assembling a LOT of storm windows and screens.  Wow that was a lot of work involving a soaking wash with ammonia…then a scrubbing on all sides of all panes, removing the screens, soaking and scrubbing those.  then paper towel and Windexing and drying all the panes, then putting the screens back on.  WHEW…but they are NOW DONE!!

Gracie on Fathers Day, June 19, 2011

GRACIE LOOKS GREAT IN “CAYENNE”

 


 

Lillian on Fathers Day, June 19, 2011
LILLIAN LOOKS EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL AGAINST HER NEW PHOTO BACKDROP
AND OF COURSE THE POPPIES….THEY ARE IN THEIR ELEMENT AND THING THE HOUSE IS THEIR MOTHERSHIP!
More photo updates this week and some new jools too!!

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  1. Sandra – this is really beautiful and to share with you while you’re moving along is amazing… thank you for sharing… I live vicariously through you! xxoo

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  2. YYYYYUUUUUUMMMMMMMMYYYYYYY!!!! I love it-the black door and accents are gorgeous……as are Gracie & Lily

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