Painting - Last Week's Projects

I wish I had taken some "before" pictures of the indoor area I worked on last week.  But, here's a description: The landing on the way to the top floor has a display niche recessed into the wall about 16 inches.  The previous owners had covered the wall with a large wicker mat to which they attached art objects.  Unfortunately, it was old and musty smelling.  We decided to take it out and repaint the area prior to putting in display shelves. The process included removing adhesive from one section and lots of nails from the rest, spackling and sanding, and applying two coats of primer to cover the dark brown paint that was under the mat.

The newly primed niche area looks like this:

The outdoor painting project was applying a solid stain to the horizonal wood surfaces along the stone path on the canyon side.

Before:

And after:

New railing Erick put in at the top

Crane statues we brought from Chelsea are on the left.

Last Sunday we took a trip to Regan Nursery in Fremont - famous for its selection of roses.  They display them in alphabetical order according to variety.  The place has a nice selection of annuals and perennials, too.

Here's what our car looked like after we finished buying plants:

Most are now happily in place on the upper deck:

Parrot's Beak

Happy Chappy Rose

Henry Fonda Rose

Paradise Found Rose - very fragrant

Marigolds & blue Lobelia - Hail to the Victors :-)