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In this video, I paint the front of my abandoned general store from start to finish, revealing a dramatic exterior transformation that completely changes the look of this historic building. This abandoned general store renovation has been years in the making, and painting the exterior was one of the biggest and most irreversible changes yet. 🔗 LINKS: 🗝️ Heritage Rowe: https://www.heritagerowe.co 🌼 SUBSTACK: The Daffodil Post: https://substack.com/@emmashaye 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic__emma/ 🎥 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@holistic_emma 📩 Sponsorships: emmashaye@influint.co 📩 Other inquiries: efretts@gmail.com This building was once a working general store, left abandoned for decades before I began restoring it. In this episode, you’ll see the full exterior painting process, including prep, decision-making, and the final reveal. The goal is to preserve the character of the original structure while giving the front of the store a new life. If you enjoy abandoned building restorations, historic renovation projects, or watching old buildings slowly come back to life, this video is for you. This is not a flip or a quick makeover — it’s a long-term restoration of an abandoned general store using thoughtful, intentional choices. Throughout the video, I share the challenges of restoring an old building, why exterior changes feel so risky, and what it’s like to make permanent decisions on a structure with so much history. Whether this change was for better or worse is something you’ll have to decide after seeing the final result. This abandoned general store renovation is part of an ongoing series documenting: abandoned building restoration historic general store renovation exterior painting transformation restoring an abandoned property rural renovation and homestead projects before and after abandoned buildings If you’re interested in old buildings, DIY renovation, historic preservation, or watching abandoned places transform, make sure to subscribe for future updates as I continue restoring this general store piece by piece. Let me know what you think of the exterior change in the comments — I read them all! Most music in this video is by Sion Louks: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7a2Mag7TLcj23ymUB7prkJ?si=ei6b2zMxQOmxXUctf8Ghgw 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Revealing The Base Paint Color 01:44 Do We Like It? 02:16 Painting The Base Color 04:57 Finishing Day One 05:28 Revealing The Accent Colors + My Vision 06:31 Painting Day 2 08:17 I'm Not Sure... 08:46 Painting The Trim 11:00 Finishing Day 2 11:51 Day 3 - Third Trim Accent Color 12:22 Revealing Paint Color #3 12:54 Final Trim Paint 15:13 Final Paint Reveal - Before & After 16:35 Outro