House Pictures: Before the Work Began

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front of house (south)

southeast angle

east side of house from north

east side of house from north

western view of house

rear of house (north)

Painter's Questions

• Colors
• Type of wood and stain/paint for the porch decks
• Shutters: yes/no (if yes, color; if no, trim color)
• Banding: one color, two colors (AABB / ABAB), etc.; Accent the diamond band?
• Downspout locations around the front porch
• Accent banding on porch posts
• Accents on the "suns" over the front door and tower
• Third-floor shingle detail
• How to handle the hand-in-hand and greentree plaques
• Third-floor window shutters