Before...

...and don't hold your breath waiting on the after!

I started a new project this weekend.  And by started I mean I painted two strips of wood.  :)

We have this shed/dog pen in our backyard that I think is an eyesore.  It is cleverly designed to house some yard tools while at the same time giving three of our dogs a warm place to sleep.  But it is ugly.  Major distraction from the natural beauty in my backyard.  I'll let the photos speak for themselves:

Hideous, right?  It kind of matches the house colors, but not really.  I grabbed those barrells of hostas from the trailer to camoflage the uglyiness until I could put some serious time in updating this thing.  In a way I think that made it worse.

After much pondering and Pinterest searching - I have a plan! 

Taking a page from my style guru Stacy London, "It doesn't have to match, it just has to go,"  I purchased these lovely shades this weekend to start the major update.  The building itself will be the deep purple, while the trim will be the hunter green shade. 

I painted two boards yesterday and I can't wait to start on the rest - but wait, as with any project we do around here, it has become something bigger.  Grady uttered those dreaded words..."I think we need to dig the bank out a little bit more in the front."

UH-OH!  This means the project is on hold indefinitely because he will be digging up my backyard and spreading dust everywhere.  I would love to have the goal of a Memorial Day completion, but knowing us, it will probably be more like July 4.