Rainy Day and Shed Plans

Its been a busy week for me and yesterday was one of those rainy days that gave me a chance to take a break.  I thought I'd share a little of what I've been doing.  I set up my yellow bistro chairs outside. 

Among my new plants for the garden and pots is this tower of annuals that actually survived a frost watch that I forgot about.  That little blue tile in the top pot was dug up in the yard several years ago and I found it so pretty and interesting that I always put it in a pot. 

The shed is on my "to-do" list this year.  When we first moved in it was unpainted and looked awful.  I got the generic off-the-shelf red barn stain and we painted the trim white.  Its overdue for a good cleaning and another paint job.  I used to love the rustic quality of the red, but somehow it bothers me now.  I feel like it stands out a little more than I want it to.  I want it to look a little more pretty and a little less rustic.

Initially, I thought of painting it the same creamy pale yellow of our house, but then I thought of the dirt factor on such a light color.  There's a little metal sign hanging over the door and it made me think - What about blue? 

Maybe like this?

(Source: BHG.com)

Then, I found this ...

I really love how the colors blend in to the garden around it but then there's the red.  I happen to have some old windows that I was hoping to use and I think they're going to get a red paint job.  I probably won't install them to be functional because space is so limited that I can't spare the wall space for windows but I was thinking of just putting them on the shed decoratively to make it look a little more interesting.

Today promises to be another beautiful day and for now I've got weeding to do.