The big project this year was adding a carport. More accurately, it was remodeling the west side of the house by removing a funky structure that was there, replacing it with a more uniform structure, and repainting. Check it out!

More on the painting. When I bought the house in 1999, it was a very faded dark green. That first summer (2000), I painted it a sage-y green, which is very much worse for wear and the intense Arizona sun. Because I wanted the house to fit into the landscape, I took a bag of dirt to Home Depot and asked them to color match it. And they did! It even was close to a premixed color - Tribal Pottery (gosh, I love that name).




I selected a trim color that was less saturated.
Here's the detail.









I plan to paint the front door a deep red. I'll be hiring out much of this work, as my skill level is moderate at best, and I prefer to avoid ladders. I'll post again when the project is complete - maybe next year!