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April 16, 2013

DIY Painted Door

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DIY Painted Door

I’ve been toying with the idea of painting the interior of our front door for some time, but had yet to come across a color that I could commit to.  The navy blue with stained wood trim that I inherited with the purchase of this house just wasn’t cutting it. I had my husband pull off the stained trim and replace it with 4 and a quarter inch white trim.  The navy blue paint looked a little better, but still didn’t work with the room.

Old door and trim

Old door and trim

HOWEVER, while perusing the many blogs that I read on a daily  basis, I came across a post on Casa de Lewis entitled Pop of Color – DIY Painted Door. Once I saw the color Sada chose to paint her front door, I was instantly hooked. I immediately knew that this was the perfect color to match my newly updated living room.  I wrote down the name of the paint color (Mermaid Net by Behr) and drove straight to my nearest Home Depot.  Without even as much as a paint chip in hand, I ordered a quart of the paint in a semi gloss finish along with a quarter inch high quality roller and a 1.5 inch paintbrush.

Twenty minutes later, I was back home and sanding the door.  I then wiped down the dust with a damp rag and (being too lazy to remove them) I covered all the door hardware with painter’s tape and lay down a tarp on the ground.

Two coats of paint and one hour later…

Freshly painted door

Freshly painted door

How about a little before and after action?

Front_Door

There’s still a little more work to do. You can see some stained wood in between the door and the trim, which still needs to be primed and painted white. Hopefully I can get that completed by next weekend.

So what do you guys think? Not too shabby for $20 and a couple of hours of work?!

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  1. Molly says

    August 16, 2013 at 10:42 am

    Love that color! Might have to try it somewhere in my home! Found you on YHL forums! I’ll add you to my blogs I read :)

    • Jenna says

      August 16, 2013 at 10:48 am

      Thanks for dropping by Molly! It really is a GREAT color! I ended up styling my entire living room around it! :-)

  2. txblogg505 says

    April 16, 2013 at 10:28 am

    Love it! It looks great!!

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