So paint happened internally, and now the shop exterior is getting the same levels of attention. The paint colour was a good decision made, we wanted our colour to be bright (naturally) to live up to there bright yellow building alongside us, and well... distinct. This colour green has been the basis for our online stuff, notably this blog and the website, as well as the (yet undelivered) flyers which you will imminently find on your door step (if you live within the @thewell radius). The green itself came from the wallpaper we have (to do at least one wall of the shop), and is the background of this blog, on 'tile' unfortunately because it was this or 'stretch,' both of which I hate.
So after a bit of dithering, and bargaining, essentially we stuck with the colour and got it mixed to match the wallpaper. So love it or hate it (I love it) this is the @thewell green, basically the colour of Shrek.
This colour will be the colour of our fascia and paint the window and door frames on the outside.
The wood for the fascia was difficult to come by. Marine timber (so it doesn't bow when wet) is apparently not your average B&Q staple (other DIY/ Hardware stores are available!). It involved cassie driving like this...
Then undercoating, perhaps twice before green, then asking mum nicely to paint the name for us.
On saturday Cassie and Sarah began the outer green paintwork, clearly enjoying it immensely. Thanks to those who stopped and chatted on seeing our concept written up like that, it means a lot, keep 'em coming.
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