Now, here comes the final REVEAL! Our completed home with the Aluminum Interlock Metal Roofing and the Benjamin Moore Golden Mist Exterior... We have waited long enough, for having better weather to take photos, but that never happened. Only now our balcony has been completed as well. As I write this, not yet painted by the very same professional painters that did our entire exterior of the home and the gazebo. When that is done, you will get more photos from the back of our home with the balcony as well.
Photo has been taken on June 24, you see how gray the sky looks; pregnant with rain...
LOTS of rain we have had.
We got so lucky for having the roof installed in 4 days with perfect weather and also for the painters we had 3 weeks of perfect weather.
Needless to say that our lawn is GREEN... but soggy!
The Benjamin Moore Golden Mist color works perfect with the Aluminum Slate Roofing in Aged Copper color. We did our very best to lower our Carbon Footprint and it pays off!
The shutters are in a Chrome Green and the windows and all the Vintage Woodworks gingerbread wood trim, balusters and posts are in white.
What do you say?
The indoor shutters are not fully open...
The white hibiscus are blooming in front of our home.
Now let's walk around the corner towards the bay window area.
This photo I made on August 6, the same gray sky and very pregnant with rain.
Our Speckie girl followed me, as they all usually do – like a doggy.
This is back to June 24, with the white petunias just having been planted inside our Fiberglass Window Boxes.
There was so much to do after the painters did pressure wash the house.
Next they caulk it and painted it with two layers of Benjamin Moore paint in Golden Mist.
We had to take all the Window Boxes off the walls, as it had to be bare.
Than putting them back on, filling them with potting soil and finding plants in summer time...
A little bit closer for the picture.
Our prostrate gardenias are blooming too.
Now you can see the gazebo coming in view as well and that too has a new aluminum 'aged copper' roof.
All our trees are so lush this summer with that much rain.
More view of he gazebo.
Below the large dogwood tree, no grass is growing in the shade...
Now it is pure mud!
One last view of the Benjamin Moore Golden Mist with Chrome Green for the shutters.
You can see here that the balusters are still not on the balcony.
I will show that later with the complete back side and in another post also you get to see our gazebo.
All those planter boxes had to come off the walls, and back on...
Our youngest cat-man 'Smokey' walks here on the driveway.
I found him up in the magnolia tree next to the driveway to the left (not visible here).
Somebody must have put him out there. A poor kitten; literally skin over bone.
He was trying to steal some morsels from our cats but there was not much left...
Smokey is part Persian and we got him back to good health. He was so sick at first.
Cowards that put him out like that and they had even tried to kill him as he was so tender on his back and also his tail. He barely could 'talk' and his throat was very sensitive to touching.
God knows what this poor soul went through before I did hear him, thinking there was a hawk rustling those magnolia leaves...
That was so far the update on our home and on Smokey!
Related links:
{Our Interlock Aluminum Aged Copper Slate Roofing} | previous post by me
{Our Interlock Aluminum Slate Roofing Being Installed} | previous post by meNever Re-Roof Again | link with full info, scroll down for reading more
Interlock Roofing | Manufacturer of Lifetime Roofing Systems. Never re-roof again
{Energy Efficient GREEN Roofing Arrived} | previous post by me
{Our Home on March 24 of 2013} | previous post by me showing the BEFORE
{Fighting the Water + Scanning Slides} | previous post by me showing the result of gutters running over...
Flower Framers of Cincinnati | Source for Fiberglass Window Boxes
i like your kitty models. :) your house looks beautiful. the color makes me crave butterscotch.
ReplyDeleteDearest Theresa,
DeleteYeah, our kitty models are always in front of my lens... Why don't you have some butterscotch ice cream? Enjoy it - you can celebrate with us this accomplishment!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hi Mariette, I love the look of your house!!! I also love seeing your cats enjoying themselves as well.
ReplyDeleteDearest Linda,
DeleteThank you and we both love the look also very much! Every day again we have to look at it... Our cats are so close to us, they follow us everywhere.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! The Golden Mist is perfect and I love the white gingerbread trim. The green shutters certainly are the icing on the cake or maybe the gingerbread. Everything looks so lovely, so green and lush as you said. Now, can you guys please take a rest. You are wearing me out.
ReplyDeleteHave blessed week, Ginger
Dearest Ginger,
DeleteOh, we would LOVE to take a rest! Thanks for your loving words and indeed, we are pleased with it. It was kind of scary for picking out the colors (my task with a color blind husband) but it worked out perfect.
Now tuning up our garden after all those weeks of rain that we couldn't get out there.
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh my dearest friend, I'm in love with your house and now it even looks better than gorgeous! Everything looks amazing, let me not make a list, as it's long!!!
ReplyDeleteI also love the color, it's yummy and the kitties love it too...following you like doggies, lol.. Have a super week and congratulate Pieter n the house too, for me please!
FABBY
Dearest Fabby,
DeleteThanks for your loving words here! Pieter will read these comments himself in the morning. We both feel so relieved that a major task got done.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Dearest MAriette,
ReplyDeleteyour house looks wonderful in this colour!
Happy new week to you, hope the rain will stop soon in your region!
Rain is good, but too much rain not....
Love and hugs
Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteThanks for liking our exterior colors. We have had now a couple of sunny days without heavy rains. It will dry up slowly so we can again walk in our garden and do some much needed work.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedu bist absolut zuverlässig, und das finde ich wunderschön.
Sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteWichtig ist das nun unser Haus absolut zuverlässig ist und diesem Dach für's Leben! Die neu gestrichene Farbe wird auch sehr, sehr lange halten.
Lieber und auch sonniger Gruss,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteOh, How Wonderful the color and the design of exterior; very beautiful♡♡♡ Yes, your kitty models are lovely and I goggled how the butterscotch ice cream look like. I got what Ms. Theresa said p;) And Ms. SavannahGranny's comment was really educational for me learning the words♪♪♪ Looking forward to seeing another pictures, my dear friend.
Take care of yourselves and I hope you started off a wonderful new week. Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteGuess it is a very warm exterior color and now all the white gingerbread wood trim stand out a lot better. Haha, butterscotch ice cream does not quite look the same but very close. It is funny how colors can trigger a favorite food!
We sure did start off a nice and sunny week.
Hugs to you from Georgia,
Mariette
This color is perfect for your home, it's warm and precious!
ReplyDeleteFantasy Jewellery
Dearest Serena,
DeleteThank you and indeed the colors are very warm and bring out the gingerbread wood trimmings far better than the light paint from before...
Happy week to you,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,your house looks so beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful colour!!!I 'll hope the rain will stop very soon!!!
Have a lovely weekend!!Hugs!!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteThanks for loving our exterior colors as well. So far we have had a dry weekend. Let's hope all the mud will dry up and we can access our garden again.
Happy new week to you as well.
Mariette
Thank you for your nice comment, yes the unpacking and laundry is always a returning point when home from holiday. Your house had a complete makeover, it looks beautiful and I like the colour of the outside very much and the roof is also very nice. Must hsve been a lot of work, but it is worth it every bit.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Marianne
Dearest Marianne,
DeleteOh, we know that feeling of coming home too well after having been in the air for a total of 1,500,000 miles and mainly for work. But one week does miracles for getting back to your routine again. Oh, how pleased we are with our home. Lots of work but it's worth every penny of it.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas Haus sieht toll aus, so frisch renoviert. Die gelbe Farbe ist wie Sonnenschein im Garten. Man kann sie im Sommer und im Winter gut sehen und sie passt sich harmonisch in die Natur ein. Euer kleiner Smokey kann froh sein, dass ihr ihn gefunden habt. Jetzt lebt er in einem Paradies.
Schöne Grüße, Johanna
Liebe Johanna,
DeleteJa, die Goldene Farbe ist auch schön im Garten, es blendet so toll ein mit unsere Bäume. Winter ist hier kaum Winter und nur für gute drei Monate. Ja unser Smokey hat viel Glück gehabt und er weiss jetzt auch was Liebe und Geborgenheit ist...
Lieber Gruss,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas Haus ist ein Schmuckstück. Wunderschön und wie nagelneu.
Schön, dass ihr das Kätzchen aufgepäppelt habt. Es wird es euch
daken. Menschen sind wirklich grausam.
Einen schönen Abend wünscht dir
Irmi
Liebe Irmi,
DeleteOh ja unser Haus sieht aus wie nagelneu und so soll es auch sein. Pflege ist alles!
Ja, unser Kätzchen ist uns sehr dankbar.
Lieber Gruss,
Mariette
Beautiful house and thanks for congratulation.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Dearest Elna,
DeleteYou're more than welcome; I don't forget my loyal readers from Sweden! Thanks for your compliment.
Hugs,
Mariette
Lieve Mariette,
ReplyDeletePrachtig is jullie huis geworden,een sfeervol geheel in kleuren die het goed kunnen vinden met elkaar!!!
Ook op de wat sombere dagen zal de warme Benjamin Moore Gouden Mistkleur voor een zonnige uitstraling zorgen.
Lieve groet!!
Ger
Lieve Ger,
DeleteDank je voor je woorden! Niet gek gekozen dacht ik ook... Het lijkt warmer inderdaad dan de vorige kleur die te flets was. Nu komt met name het mooie witte houtwerk tot zijn recht omdat het pittiger afsteekt.
Lieve groetjes,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteNice Blog and great pictures :) you have a lovely house!
xoxo
(arbol-de-amor.blogspot.com)
Dear Arbol-de-Amor,
DeleteThank you for your compliments!
Hugs back,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteHere I am, finally catching up with your lovely blog, after many happy hours spent outside in the beauty of the mountains! :) Thank you so much for your sweetest comment and all your sweet words!
Your house is a real jewel, I love everything about it and I'm in love with your bay wondow!
Your kitties are so lucky to have found you, and Smokey is such a lucky boy! You have saved his life and given him a home, shelter, family and, most important of all, LOVE!!! Poor boy... what a shame that people still don't care about such beautiful souls, and I will never ever understand how some "people" can be cruel to such wonderful, adorable creatures who just want to be loved! God bless your heart, my dear Mariette!
Have a wonderful week, and hugs to you and all your furry babies!
Dearest Anna,
DeleteThank you so much for coming from your beautiful mountains to my humble blog. Oh, you won't believe how much of a gamble it was for picking the 'right' colors as it came all on my, Pieter being color blind. But we both love the way it turned out once this Golden Mist got put on. It also does make all our gingerbread wood trim stand out so much better; as you noticed from that bay window area. We are anew in love with our own home! The kitties were nervous for many weeks as they were hiding when people worked on the roof and later around the house on ladders. Now they're fine, things returned back to normal again.
Oh, we enjoy our kitties very much and they give back with unconditional love.
Hugs to you from a sunny (several days already without rain!) Georgia,
Mariette
Well done, Mariette! That color adds so much character to your already charming home. <3
ReplyDeleteDearest Stacy,
DeleteThank you! Yes, that color did bring out our home's true character I guess; especially all the gingerbread and other woodwork.
Hugs,
Mariette
Your house looks so wonderful Mariette! It must feel so good to be done. Renovations as I know are such an undertaking but so worth it once it is all done. Love kitty getting into the shot. :)
ReplyDeleteWishing you a most wonderful week!
xo Catherine
Dearest Catherine,
DeleteThanks for complimenting our home. Soon you will be able to say that from your interior as well. Renovations always reward you big time in the end!
Hah, your Banjo was a main player in your last post as well.
Hugs and a happy and productive week.
Mariette
Damn it looks nice....................I wish I had a nice house like that
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteThanks! We worked a life time for it...
Hugs,
Mariette
Hi Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI love, love the ginerbread wood trim! the shutters and windows are lovely..I adore your home. How happy you must be! Your home is happy and your gardens too.
Have a sweet day, Elizabeth
Dearest Elizabeth & Gary,
DeleteThanks for your visit and for your compliments!
Yes, we too love it the way it all turned out. Looking a lot better than before. We are very happy with these renovations.
Hugs to you and have a lovely week.
Mariette
Dearest Mariette , your house is lovely ! I love the combination of green and cold colours ! When I saw the photos I felt that this house is a calm and happy place to live ! Have a nice week !
ReplyDeleteDearest Olympia,
DeleteThanks for your praise. It is a beautiful combination of colors and also the aluminum roof in aged copper blends in beautifully.
Enjoy a nice summer week yourself.
Hugs,
Mariette
Good Morning Mariette, Oh my, your house looks beautiful, I adore it. The colour is so lovely. You must feel such a sense of pride when you turn onto your drive and see your home, I know I would.
ReplyDeleteThe detailing around the roof is highlighted beautifully and it gives a delicate look to the house.
When I saw the front of your house, I thought it was what we call a bungalow, which is a house all on one level, and then when you showed us the side of the house where your garage is situated, it has a much greater depth and looks like a traditional house with rooms upstairs.
Enjoy your beautiful home.
Best Wishes
Daphne
Dearest Daphne,
DeleteThanks for your lovely praise. No our home is not a bungalow style. We are on a slope so there is quite some difference in height for the front and the back of our garden.
We do enjoy our home and garden!
Hugs,
Mariette
Bela casa...Espectacular....
ReplyDeleteCumprimentos
Caro Fernando,
DeleteObrigado e tenha um bom dia.
Mariette
Oh how gorgeous! Your house is really beautiful! You picked such lovely color for your wall. It looks perfect with new roof and on green lawn.
ReplyDeleteThank you for rescuing and taking care for Smokey. Poor baby must have been so hungry. Glad he is in good health now. He is very lucky to be found by you :-)
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteThanks and yes, we both are very glad it all goes perfectly together as a color scheme.
Smokey sure is lucky that I did spot him JIT = Just In Time.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
you have such a beautiful house. Look so peaceful and serene. The color scheme is just beautiful and works well together
ReplyDeleteDearest Daniela,
DeleteThank you for your lovely words. It looks beautiful together; rain or shine. All this only comes together with lots of hard work!
Hugs,
Mariette
Your home looks very beautiful, Mariette! I love the golden colors with the green shutters and the white gingerbread. Also, the lace curtains in the windows and all of your beautiful white flowers, too. Poor little Smokey! He did land in the right place and now he has love and kindness for the rest of his life. That is what makes a house a home and yours is truly a home filled with lots of those wonderful things. Hugs, xoxo Karen
ReplyDeleteDearest Karen,
DeleteThank you so much for your praise! Creating our own NEST where we feel happy and sheltered, also for our pets, that makes indeed a HOME.
a House is made of walls and beams,
a Home is built with love and dreams ~ Author unknown...
Hugs,
Mariette
Hej Mariette, het huis straalt me ook al tegemoet in de header. Het ziet er helemaal perfect uit. Een flinke metamorfose en een erg geslaagd resultaat. Lieve groet,
ReplyDeleteLieve Willy,
DeleteDank je! Ja, het is nu inderdaad een zonnig en strálend huis. We zijn beiden blij met het resultaat.
Liefs,
Mariette
Alles sehr schön geworden, liebe Mariette!
ReplyDeleteDa seid Ihr sicher froh, daß es jetzt fertig ist!
In irgendeinem Blog las ich von Euren sintflutartigen Regenfällen derzeit. Das muß ja schlimm sein. Bei uns hatte es ja vor längerer Zeit solchen Regen und einige Regionen litten schwer daran.
Um diese Zeit feiern wir viele Geburtstage, deshalb bin ich nur wenig präsent im Augenblick.
Viele liebe Grüße
Sara
Liebe Sara,
DeleteDanke für deine lobende Wörter!
Oh wir sind so froh daẞ wir so weit alles geschafft haben.
Ja den ganzen Sommer hat es täglich so tropische Gewitter gegeben. Die arme Bauern werden ihre Ernte wohl nicht vom Land bekommen; soviel Wasser überall. Die ganze Erde ist so satt vom Regen, da wird einfach nichts mehr aufgenommen. Da warnt man dagegen das es die Häuser eindringen kann.
Heute hat es zwar geregnet aber nicht so viel. Läẞt uns hoffen es wird bald normal und daẞ wir noch etwas vom Sommer mitbekommen!
Lieber Gruẞ,
Mariette