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Foyer Progress Front Door Spruce Up!

The foyer is coming along nicely and I just finished a project I had absolutely no intention of doing - my front door. It was a very pretty solid oak door and sidelights but the other night I got "an itch" to maybe paint it. I know wood purists will be furious but I did keep the actual door natural wood - I just painted the side lights and added a header. It wasnt much work and I am thrilled with the new look.

This is what I started with. I KNOW I KNOW - it is a solid oak door and not meant to be painted. But I just found it to be a little blah. I wanted a change and I struggled for days whether or not to touch this door with the dreaded white paint brush. :-)

So, I started painting and almost as sure as I finished a white side light, I was terrified I had make a mistake. Even when both sidelights were done, I wasnt quite as thrilled as I hoped I would be. It needed something - it was too boring. So I looked around for some scrap wood and I found a 1 x 2, 1 x 4 and 1 x 6 in various colors. I painted them all ultra white with cabinet and trim paint - so thick and creamy its awesome!

I nailed them together to form this header.

I added a piece of crown molding and wa-lah! Instant header. I secured it to the wall with two nails into the studs and some liquid nails.

I really like the result - it adds character and ties in with the rest of the white molding. I have to finish painting it and filling some trim holes but I am quite pleased.

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Foyer Progress Front Door Spruce Up!

Closet Door Makeover in progress!

With the winter season winding down, quite slowly but very surely, I have begun to transition my closet over from Winter to Spring. As I was going through this process, I realized I dont like my closet very much. So, I have decided to do something about it. It hasnt happened as quickly as I would like, but hopefully by the end of Spring Break, I will have a reveal to share.

I have decided to start with a project I can finish rather quickly - the dreaded closet door. It is a plain, unattractive, faux woodgrain hollow core door. I am in the process of changing out all the dark, plain ranch moldings to bright white colonial trim and this is just one more project I can scratch off that list. Here is my progress so far..

Since I have already emptied the majority of the closet to paint it, it was wonderful to be able to work on the door IN the closet instead of lugging it downstairs and out the door to the garage. I removed the door knob which is being moved to another door in the house and the antique brass hinges.

Normally, the next step would be to use a light stripper to remove varnish and roughen up the surface. That is until I found this on clearnace at WalMart. YAY! I simply put it on a rag and applied it in a circular motion and walah! It definitely de-glossed the surface and provided a smooth surface which held paint. AWESOME! I elected to add one coat of Krylon white primer to give me a neutral surface to paint.

All ready for the final coat!

These are the totally random items and supplies I am going to use for the door makeover. The bow, which I LOVE, was from a thrift store and cost me 25 cents. It is made from a very thin wood and was from the Walmart Christmas collection. I bought it knowing I would use it somewhere, someday - I love bows! And they are trending for Spring 2013. Lucky me! :-)

I primed it white and it is also ready for its final coat of paint! That is all I am revealing so far - I hope it turns out as adorable as I imagine it to be.

Closet Door Makeover in progress!

DIY Shutter from Bi Fold Door

I scored a louvered bi-fold closet door at the dump a few weeks back. I pulled up to the re-use buildings (where people can leave stuff that's still good for others to pick up) and almost crowed when I saw the wood bi-fold door in there. I leapt out of my car only to find someone already had their hands on it... Crap! The girl who was holding it laughed when she saw me jump out of my car and said "take it if you want it, I've got enough projects on the go. I know that look in your eye". LOL - a fellow DIY'er! Yay for me!!!

I knew I was going to make shutters from these panels but the panels were too narrow for the pass through window I had in mind, so I dreamed up a way to make them wider. Luckily, there was a wood joint in between a top and bottom louvered panel so it was super easy to cut it down length-wise.

DIY Shutter from Bi Fold Door

New Front Door Organizing Ideas for a Tiny Front Entry

My new front entry is complete! New exterior door, new door handle, new wood storm door and some of the landscaping done around my newish front landing!

I am thrilled with my new door and old style wood storm door.

Take a look!

New Front Door Organizing Ideas for a Tiny Front Entry