Old Door Decorating: Part 1

Our family room hasn't ever gotten a real "theme" or color coordinated... Just a few semi matching thing here and there.... So I decided to re-decorate my family room! This project is going to be a main part of the re-do.


I found my old door {you could also use a window} at an antique store for $28 dollars.
They even delivered it for free!


First thing, get rid of the old nasty varnish and all hardware. I used a palm sander with really gritty sand paper. {Sophie hated the sound of the sander so I had to work on this project while she was napping.}

Wipe down your door with a cloth to get all the sawdust off.

I painted my door next with Valspar La Fonda Geranium Red with an egg shell sheen.

I wasn't smart enough to use painters tape. I just tried to be careful and not get paint on the glass. Of course, I got it all over the glass so after the paint had dried I just took a razor blade {from a box cutter} and carefully scrapped it off.

The coloring in this picture isn't super accurate. My family room doesn't have much natural light for pictures. But I really like how the color turned out!

Now your door is all ready to be embellished with paper/fabric and pictures!

Part 2 of the tutorial will be coming soon!

...As soon as I can decide on what pictures to use!