The Arbor is Looking Pretty!

After fixing up the picket fence, it was time to address the arbor/gate.
It was badly needing to be scraped & painted.

The photos say it all!

My parents were visiting last week, and mom worked on it with the boys while we were at work.
We decided to use a white stain, instead of paint.  This way, it won't chip away as it ages, it'll just fade- and we can add future coats without having to scrape.

I drove in the driveway to see this...  HUGE difference!

Mom even touched up all the hardware with black paint

<---In this photo, you can see the arbor is laughing at the picket fence on the left!

The fence pickets didn't look too bad before... but now... well, we'll just add it to the list!