Favela Chic

So they took our scaffolding down today after 2 months.  Our house feels naked now!  Don't get me wrong, I love it but it actually covered up what now looks like a haunted house compared to our neighbors (click the photo below to get a close up).  : )    You can see Mark's great work stripping the windows of their old paint and if you look at the arch over our front door, you can see where Mark has sanded the bricks to bring out the color. 

We're still due a bit more pointing and a final acid wash to clean the bricks.  Then we'll paint the windows and their sills to finally finish the front of the house.  Oooo, and you can see my new white trim at the very top!