I Buy Ugly Houses

Don't be so quick to "pass" on the ugly houses you see at yard sales.....those ugly ducklings can turn into swans with a little paint and some trim...lol!

Sometimes I just brush paint on the existing colors that I don't like,  but this one got sprayed all over with white spray paint.   

On this one,   I just brushed paint on the roof,  pillars,  steps,  and and window frames.     I just use craft paint....like folkart or whatever brand has the color I like.

Once I have the houses painted,  the fun really begins.   I hot glue all kinds of trim on them.      I found the rose trim and sacks of roses in the photo on the left at Joann's and the trims in the photo on the right came from HL.   

I was able to do both houses with 2 yards of the rose trim and one package of the individual roses.

I bought 5 rolls of trim at HL and used about 3/4 of it on these two houses.

I've tried to get plenty of close up's to give you an idea of how I applied the trims

I took my photos on the kitchen counter because the lighting is so good......

But this is not where I plan to leave my new houses......

I will add the lights and show you where they found a home later!



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