We have lots of plans for revamping our house’s exterior, but it isn’t in the budget until next year. These are the top priorities on our exterior makeover to-do list:
– New house numbers : done!
– Paint Exterior
– Build New Shutters (our current ones are old beat-up aluminum shutters that wasps and yellowjackets love to build their nests in.)
– Gooseneck Exterior Lights
– New Screen Door
– Replace Roof over 3 season porch
– Replace 4 windows
New exterior lights have been high on this list for me, since they’re such an easy swap and make a huge impact. I’ve been drooling over the Austin Sconce at Barnlight Electric, in black. They’re so pretty, and goosenecks cast such a pretty light, without blinding the neighborhood like our current lanterns do. Since this is not our forever home though, I couldn’t justify spending $120+ per fixture. In comes a dupe project – I found these lookalike gooseneck lights on Amazon for $40/each. Score!
I picked up 2 cans of Rustoleum interior/exterior paint in Flat Black, to give the lights the matte finish I wanted originally, and gave each light 3 coats.
Installation was easy-peasy, and this is the end result. Love!
The problem now is having the self control to push back against the “might as well” syndrome that comes with improving one tiny aspect of an area. Now that these adorable lights are up, I want to do ALL THE THINGS outside. 🙂 Oh well, this just means lots of blog posts to come next Spring and Summer!
