House Progress: Shutters and Flower Boxes

Here are some more pics from the day the storage pod was delivered:

Here is how the house looked at the start: (last fall)

Then we took everything off and started the painting. They used Sherwin Williams Duration paint. All four of the painters recommended this type when they gave us their estimates, so it must be good :)

Here it is after the painters' first day:

Meanwhile hubby was working on the shutters.  They are made from rough hewn cedar planks. They are about 25% wider than the original shutters.

He stained them black with a couple coats of a special exterior stain from Sherwin Williams.  Here it is after we re-attached the shutters and added the window boxes. 

Now we are just waiting for the awning, the window box liners, and the new storm door.  Then I will have to give the landscaping another spruce up. Progress!