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Real SMT projects from homes across Connecticut. Tap any photo to see the work full size.

Before & after

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After: the same front in green with white trim and a white front door — Exterior repaint, MeridenFaded, peeling beige to Benjamin Moore Aura in Luck of the Irish, with Super White trim.

Before: ranch house front with faded, worn beige siding and a dark red door — Exterior repaint, MeridenFaded, peeling beige to Benjamin Moore Aura in Luck of the Irish, with Super White trim.

After: the same side in green with white trim and gable — Exterior repaint, MeridenSide and gable of the same house.

Before: side of a ranch house with weathered, patchy beige siding — Exterior repaint, MeridenSide and gable of the same house.

After: smooth green shingles with white window trim — Shingle siding, MeridenPeeling down to bare wood before. Scraped, primed and repainted after.

Before: rear shingle siding peeling down to bare wood — Shingle siding, MeridenPeeling down to bare wood before. Scraped, primed and repainted after.

After: rebuilt porch with new pressure-treated decking, stairs, railings and lattice under white posts — Porch rebuild, MeridenRotted decking, stairs and railings rebuilt in pressure-treated lumber, with new lattice.

Before: covered porch with rotted posts, broken lattice and worn stairs — Porch rebuild, MeridenRotted decking, stairs and railings rebuilt in pressure-treated lumber, with new lattice.

After: the same cottage side in dark green solid-stained shingles — Cedar shingle stain, PlymouthWeathered natural cedar to a deep green solid stain.

Before: cottage with weathered natural cedar shingles behind a new deck — Cedar shingle stain, PlymouthWeathered natural cedar to a deep green solid stain.

Exterior painting

Siding, trim, doors, porches and decks.

Side of a ranch house with green siding, white trim and a white gable end — Meriden ranch repaint, side view

Shed before painting: bare plywood siding and trim, double doors with black hinges — Shed painting, before

Shed after painting: gray vertical siding, white trim and doors, and black hardware — Shed painting, after

Shed in Sherman with sage green walls and siding, white trim, and dark green double doors with white X bracing — Sherman shed exterior

White farmhouse with a long wraparound porch, turned balusters, lattice panels and dormers — Farmhouse with wraparound porch

Long covered porch with a white paneled ceiling, white posts and turned balusters, and a tan painted floor — Porch ceiling, railings and floor

Covered porch with white lattice panels, paneled ceiling, white siding and a tan painted floor — Porch with lattice panels

Green front door with a decorative glass insert, flanked by large windows with matching green trim — Green front door and trim

Light gray vertical siding on a gable end above a white-railed second-story deck and staircase — Gable siding and deck stairs

Victorian house with pale yellow and sage shingles, white trim, blue shutters and blue gable trim — Victorian with painted shingles and shutters

House with navy upper shingles, light blue lower siding and white window and door trim — Two-tone blue siding and trim

Split-level house with white shingle siding, white trim and black shutters — White siding and black shutters

Rear of a house with navy siding, blue-gray trim and a painted deck and staircase — Navy siding, deck and stairs

Raised ranch with dark gray shingle siding, white window trim and black shutters — Raised ranch exterior

Black front entry door and sidelights with decorative glass, set in gray shingle siding — Front entry door

Long wall of brown vertical wood siding and trim running along a composite deck — Vertical siding and trim

Covered porch with a gray painted floor, white turned posts and white balusters — Porch floor and railings

Deck painted barn red beside light blue siding and a sliding glass door — Deck and siding

Carpentry & home improvement

Finish carpentry, basement remodels, built-ins, mudrooms, accent walls, decks and custom builds.

Remodeled basement with white walls and ceiling, two white boxed columns, white baseboards and light wood-look plank flooring — Newtown basement remodel

Long view of a remodeled basement with white walls, boxed columns, a cased opening to the utility room and light wood-look plank flooring — Newtown basement remodel, long view

Covered porch with a new pressure-treated deck, railings, stairs and lattice skirt, white posts and ceiling, against green shingle siding — Meriden porch deck rebuild, finished

Two-level tree house built between pine trunks, with a staircase up to a railed platform and a railed upper deck, new pressure-treated boards set among the weathered framing — Ridgefield tree house repair

Tree house with new pressure-treated vertical board walls, an open window, new railings and a new ladder up to the platform — Ridgefield tree house repair, ladder side

White sliding barn doors and a shiplap wall on black track hardware — Barn doors and shiplap wall

Deep green board and batten accent wall behind a bed — Board and batten accent wall

New pressure-treated deck with railings built onto a cedar-shingled home — New deck build

Arched built-in bookcases with fluted pilasters and rosettes flanking a fireplace, shown in bare wood before paint — Fireplace built-ins before paint

Painted white arched built-in bookcases filled with books on both sides of a marble fireplace — Fireplace built-ins, finished

Wall of floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcases over shaker-style cabinets, painted blue in a dark-walled room — Built-in bookcases and cabinets

White beadboard walls with a row of black coat hooks above a built-in bench with three cubbies — Beadboard mudroom bench

Mudroom lined in gray-green shiplap with a deep window ledge and a cushioned bench under the far window — Shiplap mudroom with window bench

Three white wall shelves on bracket supports beside a six-panel door — Open shelves with bracket supports

Living room with hand-hewn ceiling beams, white window casings with corner rosettes and wide plank floors — Living room with exposed beams

Kitchen with white cabinets, subway tile and a dark island under hand-hewn ceiling beams — Kitchen with exposed beams

Stained wood deck with black cable railing and a wide wraparound staircase stepping down to the lawn — Deck with wraparound stairs

Side view of stained wood stairs wrapping around the corner of a deck with cable railing — Wraparound deck stairs

Finished basement with white shiplap walls, a recessed TV wall and a pine-wrapped beam overhead — Basement with shiplap and wrapped beam

Laundry room with white shaker cabinets built around a stacked washer and dryer beside a double-hung window — Laundry room

New pressure-treated railing section built onto an existing painted deck, ready for finish — New deck railing section

Interior painting

Walls, ceilings, trim and doors, prepped and finished clean.

Bathroom painted blue with matching door, trim and mirror frame — Bathroom repaint

Room painted warm coral with a white fireplace mantel, trim and window seat — Walls, trim and mantel

Basement with open joists painted black and bright white walls and trim — Basement with open ceiling

Room painted pale green with white stair trim, balusters and baseboards — Walls, trim and stairs

Dining area with teal walls under a pine cathedral ceiling — Dining area

Basement with black-painted open joists and ductwork above white walls, a boxed column and white baseboards — Basement walls, trim and open ceiling

Bedroom with white walls and vaulted ceiling between dark exposed beams, and a papered accent wall — Bedroom with vaulted ceiling

Room painted soft lavender with white window trim and baseboards under a vaulted ceiling with a skylight — Vaulted room with skylight

Bathroom with light gray walls, white trim, a blue vanity and white subway tile at the tub — Bathroom walls and trim

Before and after of an office wall: dark brown lower wall repainted light gray under a white chair rail — Office chair rail repaint, before and after

Medical exam room with light gray walls, white chair rail and baseboard — Exam room walls and chair rail

Room with cream walls, white chair rail, door casing and baseboard heater cover — Walls, chair rail and trim

Wood floor hand-painted in a large black and white checkerboard pattern — Hand-painted checkerboard floor

Drywall & prep

The work behind a flat, clean wall: hanging, taping, skim coating and repair.

Drywall seams and patches mudded and skim coated before painting — Skim coat and seam work

New drywall soffit and walls with taped seams and screw heads mudded around a half-glass door — Soffit and wall seam work

Drywall ceiling and upper walls with seams, butt joints and a ceiling box mudded — Ceiling and wall mud work

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