It’s a Classical White Christmas

We can’t believe our luck! The unseasonably mild weather carries into December, and work on the exterior continues.

After all the stripping, scraping, sanding, patching, and priming, it's time for the first coat of paint! Our historical paint analysis revealed the original paint color on the mansard cornice and dormers was a creamy shade of off-white. We chose SW 2829 — Classical White — from the Galena Approved Historical Colors by Sherwin-Williams. It's perfect! A coat of paint goes up on the mansard cornice, the dormers, and the bay window on the south side of the house before the first snowfall finally arrives in Galena in late December.

We celebrated our first Christmas at Felt Manor with our family gathered around the tree in the library, just as so many families before us. So grateful.