Spring Anyone?

Photo on left by Jennifer Cawley; right by Ngoc Minh Ngo
This winter has been a particularly long one for me. Could it be having a toddler who only wants to be outside, cooped up all day? The overload of snow, freezing rain, and ice we’ve seemed to be a magnet for? Or… maybe it’s having a new house to fix up and wanting to desperately address the exterior before anyone comes over?

Photo by Kira Brandt, via My Scandinavian Retreat
Either way, I’m in a serious black-phase and have been considering painting the exterior really dark. The only problem is we have an older stucco house, so I’m sure it’ll come out looking charred. Not. Good.

Hi! Thanks stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. Black is so cool as an exterior paint color (and interior). It does wonders for garden design. If only I could convince my neighbor to let me paint the side of her garage, that faces our property, black. I would look so good in my garden. ;)
Yes please. We had a foot of snow in two hours yesterday morning. I’d like to spend a month this summer in the one Jennifer Cawley photographed. I’m imagining a beach right out the back side!