Avalon

Disclaimer: I know that the darker, more sophisticated greys are not some people's taste, and that's more than fine. But your opinion does not change the fact that the exterior paint is complete and will not be changing. I happen to think that the grey looks incredible with the brick. As for the door, it's in the (tedious) process of being stripped. It will either be stained mahogany if I can get through all of the enamel, or painted a mustard yellow. It will not be painted red as the red will either fight or blend in with the brick (depending on what red you're talking about). The landscaping is so far from done.. which should be obvious since there's absolutely none currently. Can't do anything about the grass being brown, since that is currently the color of everyone's grass in Memphis. Also, take into consideration that the happy brightness of the before photos and the sad and gloomy of the after photos have so much to do with the background. Before house has bright blue sky and pretty green spring grass. After house was taken on a cold fall day after some rain. I am not Mother Nature, nor do I have the power to ask Mother Nature to change the background for the sake of a photo. And take into consideration that I am one relatively tiny person doing all of this myself, so I am only able to do one thing at a time. At least until someone gives me the opportunity to clone myself.
This adorable house is the place that has been getting all of my blood, sweat, and tears over the past few months. The weather is changing for the worst in the South, so I had to get on the exterior. I don't think I can properly express how difficult it was to pick paint colors that weren't in the brown family to coordinate with both the stone and brick, and at one point I almost decided to paint either one just so that the decision would be a bit easier.