A couple of years ago we decided to paint the house a beautiful red color that I absolutely LOVE! What I don't love so much is the mauve door that remains... I hate the color mauve to begin with, then add a newly painted red house and YIKES!
Every time I walked through that front door it drove me nuts! But, life gets busy and you find other things more important to do - like watch your child's soccer or baseball game. Slowly you learn to live with it until you "have time".
Well last weekend I finally "had time" to tackle the front door!
My husband was gone that weekend so I didn't even attempt to take the door off. I just taped the window panes and hardward off and got to work! I did rough up the surface a little bit so the paint could adhere better. When I finished the first coat I thought, "What in the world were you thinking painting the metal door?! It looks horrible!!!!" I thought for sure I'd be out buying a replacement. : /
Keep calm and carry on... With every coat it looked a little bit better. The panes on the window are plastic so they really tested my patience. Eventually I won the battle with them too!
It took several coats, some patience and a small brush, but it's done!!!
Now I really need to get some fall decorations out there! Maybe some mums, pumpkins and gourds? I love fall and can't wait to get the decorations out!
I did pull this little itty bitty fall wreath out. It's not quite enough, but it'll work until I get to Hobby Lobby to find a new one!
Have you painted a door recently? How did it turn out? What was your process? I'm certainly no expert on the subject so I would love to hear your experience.
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