Every time the forecast calls for rain, I have to cringe a bit. Honestly, rainy weather is my favorite but living in a house that takes on enough water to create it’s own flash flood during rainy periods does not exactly allow me to “enjoy” my favorite weather anymore.

We have finally started the projects to help with the water problems…new gutters, regrading, trenches and drains installed…yes, we have a lot of exterior projects going on right now.

We had gutters installed on the main house, guest house and kennel as well. We went with the regular white on the guest house and kennel, but I opted for something a little more unique on the main house. Even though our house has the typical white farm house look, I went with a light bronze gutter with round downspouts. Right now, it looks a little different but it is just one of the first steps in my never-ending exterior house projects. Down the road, I will be adding matching shutters to make the gutters “pop.”

For now, I will wait, and wait some more, for our first rain so I can see how the new gutters work.