Black Shutters - Fixer Up

I'll be the first to admit that the front of our house is a bit of an eyesore.  We've worked on many other things in our home, but not much on the outside of our home has been done.  The list is very long out there.  The hubby decided to fix up the shutters.  We've looked at just buying new ones (they aren't really that pricey), but figured why not try a $10 can of exterior paint first.  Here is what they looked like before...

They were SO BAD!  Paint chipping and falling off UGLY....as well as an outdated forest green.  We decided  to do like any professional would -- flipped 'em over to the good non-weathered side and painted them black.  We tried using a fancy shmancy outdoor/primer/finish all-in-one can of Krylon black spray paint (I believe it was called Fusion), but the finish it left was a bit blotchy.  He decided to go with Valspar and use a brush.  He did say that having the coat of spray paint on first made it easy to quickly brush on the good stuff and not have to worry about getting in those little corners that are prone to drips....

See how much smoother the backside is, much less work!...

Love this guy...

We thought about going with white, but I am thrilled with how the black looks...

One of these days the front of our house will look nice enough to post a picture of more than just the windows.  Ignore the finger prints and dog nose smears - I am...

I love that he did this!  It makes me smile :O).

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