We had just a little more trimming out under the porch and that project was my dad building a gate for one end of the porch, so I can store things under there and have it all look nice and neat now. I know how much ya’ll love seeing him work, so wanted to share this little project with you. We’re also working on staining this wood and hope to get at least one coat on before it turns too cold to work outside. We’ve still had some nice 70’s days lately, so it’s ideal for working outside. But, that won’t last forever as we know.
So, dad came over and measured and began building a gate to fit on the side of the porch. He made it pretty big so that I can get large things in and out easily, but it will all be hidden.
It’s not a fancy gate as you will see, but it should get the job done.
Here’s the end of the porch that he’s trimming out with exterior wood that will hold the gate and all of this will be stained a pretty gray stain.
So back to the gate, after he nailed it all together, I helped him hold it in place and add the hinges.
He put a zillion nails in this thing so it shouldn’t fall apart.
The backside is SO not fancy with nails coming through, but he whacked them all down with the hammer so they shouldn’t poke anyone now.
All finished and ready to hang!
We put a piece of wood underneath to hold it up and in place and then dad added the hinges.
Looking good!
And all finished with a cute gate hiding all the extras under the porch. Can’t wait to get this all stained in a nice medium gray stain.
I stopped by Lowes and picked up a silver handle and latch to hold it shut and installed those myself.
And that’s a wrap on the lattice and gate project.
Now for the staining, I picked up a couple of gallons of Cabot solid stain from Lowes in a pretty gray, Driftwood Gray. I really like it and it’s less blue than the house color. Next spring, I’m planning to get my house repainted in a medium to dark gray tone with white trim.
This gray stain should contrast nicely with a darker color on the house and it’s not going to be gray/blue but a true gray. I’ll be hunting down the perfect shade of gray for my exterior siding. Can’t wait!
Your dad is a rockstar!
Such a sweet portrait of your father. I love this.
Sturdy! What a great father you have. Thanks for posting.
I’m so impressed with your father and love that you document his projects on your home.
Your dad is the one who should be making the video tutorials for all these companines!!!
Rhoda, looks great!! You are so blessed to have such a loving father, and I know you appreciate him so much. Thanks for posting, it warms my heart ♥
Lookin’ good, and great idea to use that space for storage. Can’t wait to see the house repainted. I know it’ll look fab. Thanks for featuring your Dad; he’s the rock star of blogdom! :-)))
Rhoda, the entire project turned out great! Love that you’ve kept record of your dad’s projects, and every time you use your porch, walk down those steps, and open your storage area, you will remember these times with your father. What a treasure. Was just wondering how he was as I read your post about your niece’s master bedroom. Kept thinking his hammer and head were going to pop up in one of the pictures. 🙂
What a great idea for storage! Could you send your dad down to Ocoee, FL? I have a zillion projects that could use his touch! 🙂
~Rhoda~
Your dad did a super job, that would be so cute him having his own show 🙂 When I look around my home and the things my daddy did for me years ago, are now my gifts of his workmanship that I never want to change knowing he did this from his heart are still with me.
Have a super day
Paula
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Great to see you Dad at work again! He’s awesome! What a great project that will be so useful to you now and in the coming years!
Does your daddy realize that he has a strong following? He is adorable! I am thinking he needs his own website! These memories will last you a lifetime!
I tell him all the time that he has fans all over the country! Not sure he really understands this internet power.
It was a surprise to see your Dad again this morning! Love seeing how he loves to be a huge part of your home – I am so envious! Nothing better than a Dad and his girl doing special things together! You are so blessed!
Rhoda-
Your Dad is amazing! He is adorable. He reminds me of all the projects I did with my Dad. What great memories. I love the under porch door for storage. Great idea!
It is those little things that make us women happy isn’t it?
I love your daddy, Rhoda! He is a true inspiration, and I know you love having his” hand prints” all over your home. The pics of his hands are gorgeous! Such treasures!
Rhoda, I just found your blog and I love it. Thanks for the inspirational testimony on your about page. Everyone needs to know it ain’t all pretty pictures…What a blessing to have your parents to help…your dad amazes me…reminds me of my own daddy, 82 yrs old. (Don’t they know they are too old for this stuff???) I look forward to reading more and glad I found someone close to my age who blogs! Mostly I’m running into mommy bloggers…and they are great… I just started blogging this summer. Oh, And I’m in GA, too ~ 😉 Blessings…
What a great storage solution – and I am one your daddy’s fans!! My house is a true gray which is my favorite. My outbuildings have purple doors! And I have a barn red greenhouse/potting shed.
Question? Is your siding vinyl, if so what type of paint and prep will you be doing to paint next spring. I have vinyl siding and I hate it. Would love to paint it another color
HI, Tanya, I have concrete siding (like Hardie plank), so it can be painted. I don’t think it is recommended to paint vinyl siding, since those come in colors already, but I’m not totally sure about that. I’m glad mine is concrete siding and I can change the color.
Thank you for answering me! I thought you had hardy plank but was hoping you had a miracle solution for vinyl.
I love your blog, been reading it now for a year or so! You are awesome!
Your Dad is adorable and what a great job he did!