more door

Why am I doing nothing but painting doors this week?  I'm not really sure.  I do know that it was 60 degrees here yesterday so I could open up the door and windows and paint while the little one napped.  "That must mean he takes wonderfully long naps for you to get two coats on the door!"  No he doesn't and yes I did slap a second coat on while the first one was still tacky.  No worries though because it dried nice and smooth.

It took five greens to get the right green for our front door.  I was having a seriously difficult time finding the right shade.  I finally got a sample mixed up that I loved and I used the whole thing on the front door and that was that!  I've been wanted to paint our back door green as well for months and yesterday was the perfect day.  It was a use what you've got kinda situation so I mixed all four of the reject greens I had left with some white until I got a color I liked for the back door.  It's brighter than the front which is nice.


The before

The after

This door leads out to the screened porch and back yard.  We've got more of this bright green out on the porch.  I refer to this shade of green as "my" green.  My Mom will call me and tell me Target has some dishes in "your green",  I have claimed ownership of the color I like it so much.   Now the door ties in nicely with the back porch and it is way better than that tan blecky color.

Here is the softer green of the front door.

It is a bit brighter than this photo shows.  Somewhere between the punchy green of the back door and a sage.

Don't you love a bright door?

French Country Cottage
At The Picket Fence

chalk board doors

The doors in our basement looked like this.

I managed to get one coat of primer on the door to the left and never made it to the one on the right.  They have been in this state for roughly 5 months.  Awesome, I know.

Perhaps because I painted 5 of the doors upstairs before we admitted defeat and had them all replaced.  Or because I painted all the new doors with one coat before they were hung and still have to paint each one with another coat, well, I couldn't bring myself to paint these basement doors white.  Painting them with chalkboard paint however sounded kinda fun.  Chalkboard paint is thin and although it takes a few coats it feels quick and easy. 

So, after about three coats on each

So much nicer and I love the charcoal color of the paint against the white and soft grey!

I decided to get a little fancy and write laundry on this door since it leads to...  that's right, the laundry area!  The other door leads to the part of our basement where all all our random stuff lives and it is pretty much a horror show at all times in there.   I wasn't sure what to write on that door.  "Work room",  "Storage"  My husband wanted me to write "Snakes!  Keep out!"  Keep in mind this will all be scribbled over (at least the lower portion) by our little one.  So, I left it blank for now.   I'm going to make some sort of little felt pocket that will hang on the door to hold chalk so he can grab a piece and scribble anytime the mood hits him. 

 Two doors down, eleven to go!  Oh, that sentence makes me want to weep!  If you'd like to see more of our basement transformation you can check it out here.  Hope it was a nice weekend.  The northeast is having a seriously mild winter and I for one am a fan!!

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