Friday, August 4, 2017

Still have the diy chops; newly painted door looks great

Although past our sell-by date as efficient do-it-yourselfers, we were able to accomplish the following with our front door:
1. Determined that it was not real wood, but some type of composite.
2. Figured we would paint the weathered and sun-damaged outside, but but leave the wood-look finish inside, because it is still in good shape.
3. Picked a color we both liked without too much damage to our relationship.
4. Removed the hardware without breaking anything, and figured out a way to lock the door at night when we couldn’t finish the whole paint job in one day.  Hooray for hardware-friendly husband.
5. Carefully prepped the door with filler, sandpaper, and mild expletives.
6. Figured out a clever way to keep the paint mostly off the glass, and did a neat job of removing a few slop-overs.
7. Despite doing most of the prep work and all of the hardware tasks, gallant husband didn’t complain about the unequal division of labor.
8. Finished it up on the third day (not efficient, but still pretty good) and repainted the white door frame too.

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