Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Painting the façade and a house name

Today's a public holiday in Brisbane for the annual show (the Ekka as it is fondly referred to, which is short for Exhibition).

We didn't go to the Ekka though. We painted instead. Are you surprised? One day we will celebrate a public holiday without having to work on the Sow's Ear. I promise.

Earlier this morning, Jason painting the weatherboards while #2 Son looks on

With a nice new 15 litre tub of Dulux white exterior gloss, we made a start on the front façade. I had the honour of de-Tuscanifying the peach-coloured rendered walls. The walls are becoming white. Yes!

Gratuitous arse shot for Jason's hard-core fans. There is no dignity for this man and his buns made of steel!

Jason was in charge of balancing on the trestles to paint the weatherboards. It will take a long time for the front to be finished. We still haven't worked out how to reach the front gables, as there is no room to erect mobile scaffolding. The carport is in the way!

We could have achieved much more today but the weather was looking very gloomy and it is threatening rain. We called it quits by lunchtime, at least for the painting.

After a morning's work. It still needs a second coat of paint . Dark clouds are approaching.

Jason, being the busy bee that he is, started pressure cleaning the garden paths. There were quite a few paint drips to clean up. They disappeared with a high-pressure water Gerni. Like magic!

Garden path at the side of the Sow's Ear. This side is finished for now.
Anyway, the Sow's Ear may have to lose its moniker once she's completely painted.

I'm thinking she might need a house name...like VJ House or Jason's Noose or Shirtless Manor. Do you have any suggestions?

28 comments:

  1. I vote "silk purse"!

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  2. I had exactly the same thought as anonymous! You are proving you can indeed make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!

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  3. She's looking pretty schmick in her new gloss white cloak. Love it! Not good with names so I'll leave that to some of your other witty readers. VJ could be short for Virginal Joint though being all white and all.

    Enjoy the rest of your public holiday.

    Jennifer xx

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  4. It is looking fantastic! We really should start doing the same to our place but the thought of it is enough to give me a headache. Sow's ear certainly won't cut it anymore :)
    X

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  5. It's looking gorgeous!!! I love the colour you've chosen :)

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  6. More time for fun house? What a difference the white makes. She looks bewdiful :)

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  7. Oh look at your house, it is looking amazing I am so jealous!!!! You guys have worked so hard. I am thinking of a name.... will get back to you... ;-)

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  8. Looking fabulous, the white makes the peach Tuscan just look even . . . won't go there, the white looks great. My husband didn't get the day off either in Brisbane, renovations & war zones (preparation for war) don't take public holidays!! Love Posie

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  9. The white looks absolutely great, fresh and dignified. "Blogger's Rest"? "Saint Rooney"?

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  10. Nosowsearnow or Notasowsear or Nosowsearhere ha kidding but am going to make a comment to see what everyone else suggests

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  11. The bright white side looks great, and the windows really stand out. All coming together guys. Not sure on a name for you. FVJ Stables? (I just googled Zoila and her surname... the depths I go to. HA!)
    I vow this will be my last public holiday painting too.

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  12. It looks fabulous!

    What about calling it, "Examiner" ... wasn't that Zoila's poem?

    It looks beautiful. I'm so impressed!

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  13. Given that everything sounds better in French

    Maison de l'oreille de cochons

    Chateau de l'homme sans blouse

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  14. Oh that Mr Rooney - he is a romantic at heart isn't he. The house is looking so great Anita - what a difference that paint colour makes.

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  15. Hello miss silk purse

    Oh thank god the peach is slowly going (remember my comment about myself and peach).

    well many names come to mind - but "the manor" really comes to mind so far as the best for me

    have a great day

    x
    Loulou

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  16. Poor Jason! Your house is looking great. The white paint looks so much better, nice and fresh looking. Maybe you could call it the Silk Purse. Or empty purse. (unless you're loaded of course.)

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  17. I can't think of a name right now, but it is loooooking goooood.

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  18. It's looking so, so good - can't think of a witty name right now, will sleep on it xx

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  19. the white looks right...it was a big day for us when we finally finished covering the tuscan orange and royal blue trim that the previous owners had painted our house...think 80's Mexican restaurant...that was our house (especially so because it used to be a corner shop)
    Thanks for following my blog x

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  20. Loving all that white, so clean and bright compared to that cream and peach nastiness from days of olde. No idea on names, cannot make Zoila into something more housey but working on it.

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  21. Wowsers. Looks smashing so far. The coloured glass in the windows looks stunning against that white. White is just so good!

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  23. Wow! What a difference. It looks so fresh and lovely!

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  24. The house is looking lovely ... I wonder how many people use the Ekka holiday to actually go to the show?
    :)

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  26. wow what a transformation, looking great.

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  27. wow, i didnt realise that i was hard core till now. they ARE made of steel aren't they.

    man that joint is going to look the business once that white paint's done - no more peach, yeah baby! xx

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  28. I love a gleaming white Queenslander. You can already see what an amazing transformation it will be.

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