My Unusual Paint Job -On My Huge Tiny House

I’m blogging about my unusual paint job on the side of my house. A total stranger drove by yesterday, stopped rolled down their window and said how ugly they thought my house was.  I thought, pshaw*, it's my house, a bit of the unique is in need. And it is seriously not ugly to me. Over by the windows I have something even more unusual planned. First and foremost I am an artist, of course I'm going to have something unique, and frankly who cares? It will not be for sale as long as we are both alive. I will live and live well in our creation.

In August this past year we were suddenly thrown into an emergency situation, one that called for an immediate need to build some type of dwelling we could temporarily live in through the winter.

So we began to glean.

Someone gave us a bunch of doors, another gave us a bunch of 2 by 6 boards. We were given a huge amount of insulation, flooring, all kinds of things to build with, and windows, windows galore.

We began to frantically build, 70% of what we have used on the house is used. 

There are some things we have had to purchase, you just cannot completely build with used or your home will never qualify as a real house. So you have to pick and choose.

To unify the look of the house I decided on a seven color pallet in warm tones of brown. So far we have used three of the colors but once all of the pieces and parts are on, it will indeed be seven different colors of dirt.

Seriously, I had them match the dirt colors on the property. It’s easier to  keep clean.

Back in December we had our first Christmas party and none of the front of the house was finished.

Well we still are not finished but it is coming along.

As to the paint.  Here is the big secret, no you should not paint a house in the middle of winter, the paint will peel much faster than if you wait for the best weather which is about 68 degrees.

But what you should do is prime the wood. So that’s what I have done, I had the primer tinted to match the actual colors that the house will be painted in the spring.

Yes, it is unusual, it is not often you see stripes on a house. No, the whole house will not be striped, just the portion you see in the picture.

Right next to it where the two windows are, I have a fun surprise for there too. I am an artist, I said that right? So, that upper part by the windows, I'm going to have a little extra fun. Think gargoyles and cherubs and you might be close. 

Every decision is based on what we like not what convention calls for. This is not a conventional house, as the rest of it gets finished you will see from this point on exactly how unique it will end up being. Think rocks, but not patterned or molded, think illusion. Come back and check out the blog down the road, we will keep posting.

Have a great day, if you are a Tiny House builder, be bold, be fun, be different.

It’s best.

See you back here soon!