On my list of projects was giving the back door a fresh coat of paint. Years ago, Mark painted it from builder basic white to a color called Otter Creek. The closest I could get to that was this pretty emerald green called Dark Everglade. I love pretty much all shades of green, and this one is fairly 90's, but do colors ever go out of style? I don't think so.
I used my scrub daddy sponge to clean it, rinsed it well, then took some of the existing gloss down using fine steel wool. I used painters tape to get clean lines around the window frame, and I removed the hardware. I also gave the window pane frame a coat of cream paint to freshen it up. Painting was the shortest part of the project, time-wise. {I do still need to get new weatherstripping for the metal slat at the bottom of the screen door.}
Cleaning the hardware with Brasso wasn't that time-consuming, either but getting it all back on properly? Very challenging. It took me over an hour and involved WD40, but the lock and door knob work better than ever. And I am proud of myself for getting one more small project crossed off the list!
And I like it so much against the red brick - which makes me think it would be a great color for the front door, too!
Gina
3 comments:
Looks great!
I recently painted my front door and boy does it make a big impact for little time and money.
Beautiful Gina! I love the color. I'm very into green again lately, it's so soothing.
Small project? That is hardly a small project. It’s quite impressive! I love that you took your time with it and did it properly. The color is wonderful. I imagine that you find yourself staring at it throughout the day, quite proud of your accomplishment, and you should be.
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