![]() And to think, it all started with a Painted Door….Are you looking for a night out with friends? Is your inner DIY itching for a fun new project without having to buy all your own supplies and make a mess at your house? Then BOOK A WORKSHOP at Board & Brush Creative Studio in San Diego. At this rate, I might end up with a new house inside by the time this is over. No one has really seen it yet in person except our Airbnb guests. Good News is, with our new friend, COVID-19, it looks like we should have plenty of time to get things done. For instance, that bush on the right is coming out in a few weeks, and the house probably needs a good power washing too. ![]() Of course once you paint one thing, you see all the things around it that now need to be done. The speed of drying and the smooth finish are really impressive! I would absolutely recommend the Behr Marquee line at Home Depot if you want a painted door.Īfter removing all the tape, this is the new painted door: While that dried, I taped off the trim around the door, and gave that a refresh too. The first lines were re-taped to get ready for the rest and then the fun began.įinally it was starting to look less circus-y and more happy. I managed to wait out the weather and finally a second perfect day arrived! My impatience was getting the best of me. ![]() The next day it rained… and then the next day was too humid. WAY more like a circus tent than a rainbow… at this point, I was also rethinking the white trim around the door. I had gotten a bit of a later start than I had intended so at the end of day one, this is where I had to leave it. If you wait until it’s fully dry, you need to score it with a utility knife first. I like to pull off the tape while the paint is still a bit damp. It really “seals” the tape against the surface and prevents leaking when you start painting. Firmly pressing down on the edge (it’s called burnishing) is the most important step when using painting tape. Frog Tape is the best when you need a crisp line. Then I used Frog Tape to follow the pencil line. Quick tip: Watercolor pencils are great to have on hand when you’re painting, because leftover marks can be wiped away with a wet rag. Once I cleaned the whole thing and gave it a quick scuff sand, I marked out my lines with a watercolor pencil. Part of it is a quick paint job to get the house on the market originally I assume, and part of it is wear and tear on a fiberglass door. We really don’t use our front door so I was pretty unaware of how bad it really was. ![]() Not yet? Ok, how about this? From the weathering on the trim, I am pretty sure this door jam had never been painted after it was installed. It’s when you get up close, you start to really see the flaws: As I dropped my children off at the bus stop, (on what would turn out to be their last day of school for quite a while), I said out loud “I think I will paint the front door today.”Īs we talked about colors, my son piped up with “How about rainbow?”īeing one who adores fun uses of color, rainbow sounded like a spectacular idea.įor a project like this, the sample sizes of paint at Home Depot are perfect! Eight ounces of paint is more than enough to probably paint the whole front door, and more than enough for one stripe.īefore you begin any paint project, you want to assess your surface, from a distance, the front door didn’t look so bad… The weather forecast was finally looking up after what seemed like a long and wet winter. If you make a purchase using the link, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Our new normal of forced “Social Distancing” seemed like a good a time as any to get a “new” painted door. I have talked about the boring front door for all of them. ![]()
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