Monday, May 9, 2011

Mother's Day Weekend DIY: The house with the blue door

UPDATE: Now I have my flowers planted! I am more in love with my door than ever. Whenever I am feeling "blue," I just go look at my door!








Now that I have retired from writing my Home and Garden column, I finally have time to do some of the things I've written about.



From Mega Greige to...





... Aerospace Blue.





I can hardly stand how much I love this color. It was leftover paint from my upstairs hallway. I hated it in the hallway and painted over it a few months later. I L.O.V.E. it on the frontdoor.



It took me less than two hours, with the bulk of the time being dedicated to taping off the glass and edges. I used sponge brushes for ease of application. My next project? Paint the backdoor the exact same color.




P.S. My blog is not dead yet, it's feeling better. It's feeling happy. I think it would like to take a walk. (Name that movie.)

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11 comments:

  1. HeffalumpMay 9, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    I think it looks great!
    I'm glad your blog is still alive!

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  2. JoEllenMay 9, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    I am glad your blog feels better. Monte Python and the Holy Grail.

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  3. JoEllenMay 9, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Sorry, I spelled Monty wrong.

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  4. Nancy FaceMay 9, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    I love it, too! Such a pretty color...I've always been a big fan of blue!

    Speaking of blue...I'm getting new blue kitchen counter tops in a couple weeks. This is absolutely ridiculous because the ones I have are less than a year old, but I pretty much hate them! They are mostly blackish, but they have weird teal green undertones that make me think of gangrene. Nice.

    Biggest fail EVER! :S

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  5. Jenny LynnMay 10, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    The blue is amazing darling. Just love it!

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  6. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Just bought some flowers for my planters that will really set it off. Couldn't be more giddy.

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  7. edan96May 10, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    ya that is a nice color good luck with with the other door.

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  8. Chad, Mindy and girlsMay 11, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    You are so gutsy with color....and I LOVE it!!! Looks great (as usual!)

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  10. lisaMay 23, 2011 at 9:18 PM

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  11. UnknownJuly 5, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Love the door Annie. I just want you to know that I miss your consistent blog posts. I miss laughing with you and at you. :)

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