Front Door Done!

Well, at leasts the INSIDE of the front door!  This was another dark hole in our living room area—-SO, last week I took about 30 minutes and brightened it up!

I made it off the scaffolding!  The Tall Wall is painted and looks great—-I feel like things are starting to transform.  Today I’m on a 20 foot ladder pasting the vintage book pages on the fireplace wall.  {Weird—the ladder feels safer than the scaffolding. ?????}

Anyhoo…..Here’s the outcome of the door…….

It is so easy to distress an item.  If it is something you would like to try:

You will need:

~ paint – the color you desire {I love Annie Sloan Chalk Paint}

~ brush

~ sand paper – or an electric sander if it is a big project

~ wax, polyurethane—if you so desire

Quick Directions:

For a simple project……

1. With just a small amount of paint on your brush—paint your object

2.  Continue to paint until you have achieved the look you’d like.  For the door I painted I used the ‘one coat’ look.  Make it opaque if you’d like a more ‘covered’ look.

3.  On edges, corners, large flat areas begin to sand until you have the desired look that you want. {More or less worn}  When trying to decide where to sand:  think about the areas that would receive the most wear, tear, scraping, bumping, etc. over time.

4.  You can seal with wax {a great finish and look!}, leave as is, or seal with a flat polyurethane.

Heading up the ladder……….another day by the ceiling!

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