Painting the Front Door

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50EF1Y_hau3VmdrPrV5nPyPQug5W8Lg-7zSqOuFXPn1_0sLJC0Ef830_mqCXNmCZLD8YFkHXUSe495x09t913fgE1ohOPDL5yltzfO1lS42HHuS1BVjI0hCiEFbMow108H2YGY0Vrvgw/s1600/black+kitchen+table+h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50EF1Y_hau3VmdrPrV5nPyPQug5W8Lg-7zSqOuFXPn1_0sLJC0Ef830_mqCXNmCZLD8YFkHXUSe495x09t913fgE1ohOPDL5yltzfO1lS42HHuS1BVjI0hCiEFbMow108H2YGY0Vrvgw/s1600/black+kitchen+table+h.jpg" title="" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello there! I'm glad to have you here! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather has been pretty nice, so, Thank You Mother Nature! I can finally get something done! I've been busy painting in the last couple of weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My front door was on my list of things that needed painting. It's bothered me since we built our house. It was white, while the shutters were black.  I felt it stuck out like a sore thumb. Basically, I've wanted a black front door for three years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this photo you can see how it just looks so, well, white. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCew6QdFI4Lf-odvXTsk6cYT0HJGIKhbstX1Svf5Y_6fIit2zu8uolFMa0kSNeo2rzoca2o1M96pKiSDGO0vCbN2L5w_w00nVYkuQQ-kK237v1kCrt0V1baSdCgPBIkIEj8Qfy42Tzqk/s1600/painting+front+door+c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCew6QdFI4Lf-odvXTsk6cYT0HJGIKhbstX1Svf5Y_6fIit2zu8uolFMa0kSNeo2rzoca2o1M96pKiSDGO0vCbN2L5w_w00nVYkuQQ-kK237v1kCrt0V1baSdCgPBIkIEj8Qfy42Tzqk/s1600/painting+front+door+c.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here too, only dingy white. Kinda lame, right? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkuGl2IXIDjrf7RNo_I8Ppq51wrgwhPff5zNogtFazLbqO5GlqZk4NyoAjcdLt20tjLiAGq_WlWObhpnmpvHVXHcT9OrK7Dxnkg6b1XiaW0tizBvmoWlIJCvkW8NHW-IrpDGKFL9L654/s1600/front+door+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkuGl2IXIDjrf7RNo_I8Ppq51wrgwhPff5zNogtFazLbqO5GlqZk4NyoAjcdLt20tjLiAGq_WlWObhpnmpvHVXHcT9OrK7Dxnkg6b1XiaW0tizBvmoWlIJCvkW8NHW-IrpDGKFL9L654/s1600/front+door+b.jpg" title="" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And on the inside, I was equally as non-plussed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWgaoNFM-RlbIO0LkQGDGQnsXX92D7bui_VRUgEs8e36WFmeZUYpfWCLMcJ4VbYdQ7ZroAqZKEsBrumvBIjjdgssWhPGg1ghtk_D3HGwqg118-_XoPDLBfS1UBq1i68CwTYsEorsqFtU/s1600/painting+front+door+black+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWgaoNFM-RlbIO0LkQGDGQnsXX92D7bui_VRUgEs8e36WFmeZUYpfWCLMcJ4VbYdQ7ZroAqZKEsBrumvBIjjdgssWhPGg1ghtk_D3HGwqg118-_XoPDLBfS1UBq1i68CwTYsEorsqFtU/s1600/painting+front+door+black+a.jpg" title="" width="172" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Obviously, I was all in for painting the door. However, I wasn't so sure about Big A. But to my surprise, when I mentioned painting the door, he agreed. And, even more surprising, he even helped tape <i>(I hate taping). </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Like a good (awesome) wife, I sat on the sofa, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and gave him helpful taping hints. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>He really liked that.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw_hkhpihl4Ze38jnrnJLv26IneSXTnaQ8w_enYbYkSr2yJDxvI2fxpzi8s36mt_GkDyuYjkhdEgofF70j6YnTJm30CE0O6hwV4I3WJkMllFyvQjC77GAmJdQFyDYViIAulA51jU3ZO4/s1600/black+front+door+f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw_hkhpihl4Ze38jnrnJLv26IneSXTnaQ8w_enYbYkSr2yJDxvI2fxpzi8s36mt_GkDyuYjkhdEgofF70j6YnTJm30CE0O6hwV4I3WJkMllFyvQjC77GAmJdQFyDYViIAulA51jU3ZO4/s1600/black+front+door+f.jpg" title="" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taping around the hardware was a pain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT to save <i>you </i>some time: <i>I've since seen a tip on Pinterest to use tinfoil to cover hardware. Shame I didn't see that before, because here's what we came up with: </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LzrTS9CaZ-ntbxG8Do3FNEC2DcLAlOYZxgzbkpCfA7LoQoMcBdljjdCliEEIfSQbxenmqsiCVzRfXIiJkK4OlhbA1RGWATavCrSMOiqUQc8hMy_q7eQdbJE63PtRVj33glNdlaU8Xhg/s1600/black+door+g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LzrTS9CaZ-ntbxG8Do3FNEC2DcLAlOYZxgzbkpCfA7LoQoMcBdljjdCliEEIfSQbxenmqsiCVzRfXIiJkK4OlhbA1RGWATavCrSMOiqUQc8hMy_q7eQdbJE63PtRVj33glNdlaU8Xhg/s1600/black+door+g.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty, huh? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, I primed the door. The door was white anyway, so I pretty much just put the primer on as quickly as I could. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the primer was dry, I painted the first coat of black and let that dry. It didn't exactly look fabulous at this point ~ more like frightening. So, I admit, I had a tiny panic that this might turn out to be a disaster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF4rHsBP2m-v-bUjVSbQoXTeh-WTWt5vtodgHiqdLsP3s5Dt96TX5lIPOEazpCEs8HdA_AP8iPTIg56eu16mPWn757Ee9LzCPy8t1hRXPiPQxg42zA8r-YZUzfTWjwFpxtTmtop2luro/s1600/black+door+h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF4rHsBP2m-v-bUjVSbQoXTeh-WTWt5vtodgHiqdLsP3s5Dt96TX5lIPOEazpCEs8HdA_AP8iPTIg56eu16mPWn757Ee9LzCPy8t1hRXPiPQxg42zA8r-YZUzfTWjwFpxtTmtop2luro/s1600/black+door+h.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because I couldn't wipe it off at this stage, I kept painting, and after two more coats and I was done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once there were a few coats on, the door looked great! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(We also hung a new screen door.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW1SxLz996qE3k-tj-6uyzDmp_h-QBY9KcJ0CMdtL78tf7kKXPmhmLeNN4ZKw4hDS37bJuDXGsfpthXglBeY5PwHksOL3vHNSOi230ZKX_Di1t9zqIgITaHvY0IJZa-RkCHsdl8GnaTM/s1600/more+painting+front+door+d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW1SxLz996qE3k-tj-6uyzDmp_h-QBY9KcJ0CMdtL78tf7kKXPmhmLeNN4ZKw4hDS37bJuDXGsfpthXglBeY5PwHksOL3vHNSOi230ZKX_Di1t9zqIgITaHvY0IJZa-RkCHsdl8GnaTM/s1600/more+painting+front+door+d.jpg" title="" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>A couple of painting tips:</b></div><div><ul><li>You don't need to take the door down, you just need a step stool.<br /></li><li>Start painting in the morning so that the door will be dry by bed-time, and you can close and lock your door!<br /></li><li><span style="text-align: center;">Clean the door and wipe it down before you paint or prime.</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;">Once the first coat is on, paint slowly and try to avoid brush marks and drips.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;">Use a FABRIC drop cloth. If you step on a drip on a <i>plastic </i>drop cloth, you will track it through the house! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;">Let the paint dry really well between coats. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></li><li style="text-align: left;">Use semi-gloss paint. Doors get dirty, and this is easy to wipe down. </li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> Here is another (faraway) view: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAYGgPFJOqs_m0EIH9aVfOKzhg5vmW9udfMyqbTltNRx1l7FMtzLrNTd6jOBjVJUUPIaFiPA_6FTlWj7UXy_qNP0Phc004lGQjkfeP13iHMWnEREJ_5xPjRBtEjfmx7aCyD2emlSY6_A/s1600/more+painting+front+door+e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAYGgPFJOqs_m0EIH9aVfOKzhg5vmW9udfMyqbTltNRx1l7FMtzLrNTd6jOBjVJUUPIaFiPA_6FTlWj7UXy_qNP0Phc004lGQjkfeP13iHMWnEREJ_5xPjRBtEjfmx7aCyD2emlSY6_A/s1600/more+painting+front+door+e.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the indoor view: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8NA4ceCQA5LbuwK9mD4rwKWl9rOapfm_VOiTTDQURBCnOCLcb0nJWy7r5EBxTi_frvfpNlUUkQJEUYcJS9dvecu11WOSRMWpmYBW4fjqmwN1YTmxjTLx-p4xy6zAEBH8kbAlORJmVPU/s1600/black+front+door10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8NA4ceCQA5LbuwK9mD4rwKWl9rOapfm_VOiTTDQURBCnOCLcb0nJWy7r5EBxTi_frvfpNlUUkQJEUYcJS9dvecu11WOSRMWpmYBW4fjqmwN1YTmxjTLx-p4xy6zAEBH8kbAlORJmVPU/s1600/black+front+door10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is Winnie ~ happy with the new black door! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgfBDds_dDA_eUM2nYXbSeZ1dYIIPyzYk_hn07gwg9Ek9A4XoaAFHCysqrWnkZx7cKfdc5Ccw6TFciBYpKEyZzA8LA0A9WvgRVIOZr14jyPbcE-N2HVCEl0An8Er7OR7x2J2FvVkWIno/s1600/more+painting+front+door+i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgfBDds_dDA_eUM2nYXbSeZ1dYIIPyzYk_hn07gwg9Ek9A4XoaAFHCysqrWnkZx7cKfdc5Ccw6TFciBYpKEyZzA8LA0A9WvgRVIOZr14jyPbcE-N2HVCEl0An8Er7OR7x2J2FvVkWIno/s1600/more+painting+front+door+i.jpg" title="" width="196" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All and all, I'm super happy with the new painted front door. It doesn't stand out, and I barely notice the change from inside or out ~ but I feel that's a good thing. It means it looks natural and therefore it doesn't catch my attention.<br /><br /><i>That's what I tell myself anyway. :)</i><br /><br />So what about you? What color is your front door? Did You paint it yourself? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50EF1Y_hau3VmdrPrV5nPyPQug5W8Lg-7zSqOuFXPn1_0sLJC0Ef830_mqCXNmCZLD8YFkHXUSe495x09t913fgE1ohOPDL5yltzfO1lS42HHuS1BVjI0hCiEFbMow108H2YGY0Vrvgw/s1600/black+kitchen+table+h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting the front door, painting doors, paint doors black, black front door" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50EF1Y_hau3VmdrPrV5nPyPQug5W8Lg-7zSqOuFXPn1_0sLJC0Ef830_mqCXNmCZLD8YFkHXUSe495x09t913fgE1ohOPDL5yltzfO1lS42HHuS1BVjI0hCiEFbMow108H2YGY0Vrvgw/s1600/black+kitchen+table+h.jpg" title="" width="183" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd love to know what you think, or what you've been up to, so leave me a comment and say hello! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: red;">Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter! 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Painting the Front Door

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