In March, we started on a project to re-finish the deck which was peeling and in need of some attention before the elements completely ruined it, and made for an even bigger and more expensive project.
Chris had the vision so I cannot take credit for anything except some of the labor.
The pictures below are BEFORE when it was brown and peeling.
The first step in Chris' vision was painting the railings white.
The next step was to begin stripping all the paint and to sand a small section to test stains. Unfortunately as we began the process and just after we chose this lovely stain in which you can see the wood so lovely still....we discovered that they had made the deck of two different types of wood. This meant it would be obvious with a stain like that one that there were two different woods, so we had to go with a different stain that was not our top pick. Oh well. Still better than the brown paint...scroll on to see what we went with in the end.
Paint stripping...
Sanding and more paint stripping (which became my full time job so Chris could sand it after me)
Progress! The picture below on the left shows different stages. The brown paint at the bottom, the paint stripped in the middle, and the wood sanded at the top.
Chris was incredible. He did so much work on this project. A bit of paint stripping, all the sanding, some of the rail painting, and then we realized that a few of the boards simply HAD to be replaced, so he did that too.
All sanded and ready! I kept kiddos out of the way so Chris could apply the stain....
And we finished with just enough time for it to dry before it snowed again.
AFTER!
The re-finished deck with white railing and a reddish wood stain.
I'm proud of us.
It was a TON of work, but it looks lovely.
We are so excited for sunshine and drinks and relaxing and hanging out on our re-finished deck.
Have I mentioned I married the best guy in the world?
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