The Deck

 Our deck was in desperate need of a makeover. The original stain was worn off and the wood was getting weathered and starting to crack. I spent one day sanding all the old stain off. We rented a big floor sander for the big stuff and did the rails and bench with the hand sander.

We decided to paint it with an enamel paint instead of a stain because Luke's friend who works at Sherwin Williams told him it would last at least ten years. Here I am putting on the primer coat.

I plan on repainting the house at some point a light gray. We painted the deck a darker gray so it will match someday. It has taken so long to paint the deck that it may take a few years to work up the motivation again.

 Almost done! The paint turned out looking blue not gray which was a bummer. It looked nicer stained but live and learn.