Diamond Pane Window

I've been restoring this little diamond pane window this week. 

When we first bought the house, you could barely see it because the shrubs were all overgrown, but there it is, peeking out over those camellias.

We quickly did some drastic pruning to get some light into the house and views out of the house. Here's the window after pruning and a new front door. 

I stripped the window with a heat gun and saw the progression of trim colors through the decades. First there was green, then yellow, then pink, and lastly, brown. I was able to get all the paint off, but the original green paint stained the wood a beautiful soft sage.

In this photo I have cleaned the bricks a bit, and primed the window and shutters. After priming I will seal the window where it meets the brick because there's a huge gap there! Then I'll paint the window frame white to match the other new windows, and paint the shutters Calypso Blue.