Summer 'Fun'

Summer is well and truly here. Hip! Hip! Hooray! The sun is blazing, the mercury is rising and the scent of barbecued food is in the air. What shall we do? Surf, lie on the beach, go on day trips, relax in the garden or even go away for a few days? Unfortunately we will be doing something a lot less fun.

We will be spending many long, tiring days painting the exterior of our house. As you may know, our house, like many here in New Zealand, is a weatherboard house. That means that approximately every ten years the exterior needs repainting. That is not a small or cheap job. As it would cost around NZ$10 000 to have it painted by a professional, we have decided to do it ourselves. We are not quite sure how long it will take or how difficult it will be but we will soon get an idea.The first issue was choosing a colour scheme but after months of thinking and looking around at other houses, we have chosen one. Keep reading the blog to see our new colour scheme and how we are progressing.