Trim & Other Little Things

The big accomplishment this weekend was adding the trim to the roof.  I actually got all of it done and realized I hated how part of it looked.  Guess which part.

Apart from the blinding sunlight, notice anything?

Yeah I used a different width trim on the porch and side roof.  And promptly took it all off so I could match the trim on the main roof.

Then I started working on some exposed beams for under the eaves.

Here's one view and here's another.

I have one issue with them though.  They kind of disappear into the eaves.  So I was doing some thinking and thought maybe if I painted the eaves a grey the white would pop against it.  And it would reflect the stone and the porch.

Here are some of my colors:

The white is the white I've been using for the trim.  The middle grey is Americana's Zinc.  The grey on the left is Anita's Rainy Day Grey and the one on the right is Americana's Slate Grey.

I actually am leaning towards the Zinc because it's so close to the porch color.  What do all of you think?

I also finished a little project I started a couple weeks ago.  Some speakers for the stereo I bought.

Made some wooden boxes, filled them with balsa, added silver thumbtacks to the center and stained everything Minwax's Red Oak before I glued on the mesh covers.

Made a little jar of cotton balls for the bathroom, a loofah and a jar of bath crystals and glued everything into the bathroom.

That was pretty much it for Saturday and Sunday for me.  I'm going to debate painting the eaves while the glue dries and measure out the house for a small base to put the house on.

I'm freaking out a little bit, only 20 days left.