Sprucing up the Shutters

 After 5years in the same rental, my shutters that once were chocolate brown are starting to peel.  The weather in Germany can be harsh at times & that of course takes a toll on our vehicle tires, the grass and my shutters.  I would look at them and think, eh they look ok, then it moved to oh my goodness...this is just embarressing.  To be honest, I just wanted to take the easy way out, pull them all off my building, measure them and go buy more.  But let's be practical it isn't like I have hundreds of euros just laying around to buy brand new shutters on a house I do not own.  So Last week, I decided along with my fellow neighbor it was time to strip they wooden shutters back down and re-paint them.  It will take a little elbow grease & time but a little sanding and a fresh coat of paint will do one of two things.  First, it will be appealing to myself and second, it will show my clients that I care not only about what the inside of my home looks like, but the outside as well.  I am thinking of a blue color.  Here is a pic of us working hard.  Stay tuned for our progress

Bev
 

The fumes from the paint remover was so strong, I opted to use gloves and a face mask.