Whew! I didn't necessarily intend to take a break for two weeks, but I suddenly realized that school was nearing for my kids and I wanted to make the most of the last bit of summer vacation. We had days full of snow cones, playing with our new dog, hiking up the canyon, and movies in the backyard. And while I did work on some projects, most have not been photographed much less edited and written up.
I do however have some progress to share with you today! We installed a new door and I painted it blue. Shane helped me one Saturday to install the door and we gave ourselves what we thought was a very generous 2 hour chunk of time. It took us ALL DAY. I sometimes forget that when you have an older home, that things are never as easy as it seems. But the door, the wall, and our marriage is still intact. PS the worst time to argue over a DIY project is on a Saturday when all your neighbors are home and your door is off..... :P
I painted the hallway door blue awhile back and shared my tips on painting doors. I will never use a brush again. Ever since I started using my paint sprayer there is no going back. It's so much easier!
I have LOVED having them paint blue!
I also finally got the ceiling painted in the kitchen to match the dining room. I'll have a tutorial on that later. I also added some color to my chalkboard by hand painting a turkish rug inspired pattern around it. More on that later too!
Red! And boring 70's wood.
Wow, that is an awesome space. So fun!
Our doors are painted country white. Love your floating herb containers!
My doors are still the color they were when they were installed just before we moved in nine years ago...the matte white/gray install color... Awful. I'd love to paint them with this cool tool though!
Crazy over those blue doors! The whole space is looking great!
My doors are white! I would love to paint them a color.
Our doors are burgundy and black.
Our doors are stained in that outdated honey tone. We're painting the kitchen cabinets and then hopefully we'll get to the doors. The sprayer would be an awesome addition to our toolbox!
My doors are boring white and are crying for new paint - they are in bad shape.
i really want to paint my doors too. It has been on my list of things to do. :) this sprayer would be great.
Love the blue doors! Mine are all boring white, but that may need to change! :)
Right now my doors are boring white, but I have been dreaming of painting my kitchen door a bright red for a fun pop of color!
My doors are boring white! ;)
My doors are all white because I live in a rental. :(
I love the color! Wish I could convince my husband to paint our front door...
All our doors our white, except the outside of our front door is some boring beige that our HOA approved. I LOVE the idea of colored doors!
Boring black!
I'm getting ready to paint my front door red, I think. Love your projects.
I love the smooth finish of a paint sprayer but I just can't get the hang of cleaning it enough that it doesn't clog the next time I use it...
Most of them are white, and one that's a boring shade of pale beige. I love your blue doors and I'd love to give mine a makeover! And I totally understand how a 2-hour project can take all day. I, too, live in an old house and absolutely nothing is plumb. Putting in my screen door was like trying to put a square peg in a round hole. (And I try to avoid working with DH because we never agree on how to do anything.) I'm glad you took time off blogging to spend with the boys--they'll be gone before you know it.
Love that blue. I have been planning to paint our front door, but I don't think I can get my husband to agree to anything that bright. :( But I definitely need a paint sprayer.
My doors are a boring white. I would love to add color to my house by painting the doors!
My doors are like a burgundy red, but I have been thinking of changing the colors. Just not sure what color to choose.
LOVE your blue door! Hope to win that sprayer so I can paint something bold at my place!
Oh I love this Stacy!! all of our doors are 6 panel and boring white ---I've been trying to come up with which one I could try painting black ;)......our exterior front door is black and I love it.
I'm off to go read your post about painting doors, I think I could start with our garage door that leads into the kitchen for my first try
I can only image how easy a spray would make it. i've told you how my dad was a furniture builder and him and my brother always used a paint sprayer to finish furniture, and I don't have much luck with spray paint cans
My doors are white but my front door is yellow. I need to win this because all my doors need a fresh coat of paint!
My doors are two different shades of white - I'm slowly repainting what the previous owner left me... The sprayer would be such a huge help!
I want my doors to look as smooth as yours. Everything is looking so good.
Fantastic finish on the door Stacy!!! So glad you and Shane worked it all out. DIY couples are not faint of heart.
I'm waiting to see if you have just the perfect door to use as a headboard. :)
I could use the HomeRight Finish Max for SOOOO many projects.
Hi Stacy,
All my doors are WHITE! They could use some color...any color!
Thanks for the give-a-way chance!
Love what you did with your doors! They are beautiful!!!!
My doors are white. I would like to paint them black or grey.
We are doing a huge renovation starting next week. Our main colors are teal and grey. I'm feeling the urge for a teal door!
My front door is a buttery yellow, and I love love it! Thanks for the giveaway!
Our front door is orange---not the brick red we thought it would be, but we like it, and it goes great with the tan exterior. It needs to be repainted after being orange for more than 10 years.
My doors are all just stained wood at the moment. Love the blue!!
My doors are white (interior) and my front door is black.
Dark Green.... but Im always thinking about painting them!
Boring, ugly white. But if I had this sprayer, I'd have an incentive to paint my front door a beautiful, cheerful green. :-)
What a beautiful blue!
Love the blue doors. Good to know we're not the only husband and wife who argue over projects.
Most of our doors are white - except for our carport door which is red!
Our doors are boring brown, but we're painting the house so I'm hopeful that soon that will change.
I love seeing your home makeovers and updates! You have amazing taste and I love how down to earth you are. Your blog is very refreshing to read. So excited to see the rest of your updates! The doors in my home are all white, I have never thought to paint them!
Our doors are either white or stained. One was blue, but we repainted it white to sell our house.
Talk about timing, I kid you not. We just bought our first home and I hate our door colors. One is typical white, but brown on the inside and the back down is white on the inside and brown on the outside. I just saw a screen door painted the same color as your door. Anyways, we have to paint all of our doors, they are mess and ugh!! Seven doors. This would be perfect. Fingers crossed. lol!!!
White, but I'd love to spruce them up!
Right now they are an orangy stained pine.. ewwww! I am going to strip them and paint them soon so I really, really, really NEED this! :D
I am in love with your chalk board rug. In love!
oops...most of our doors are white. :)
Crumb Cookie (a lovely shade of white) by Valspar
Uuhhhh! The front is water stained old dirty wood and the back is done in a chipped old dirty whitish metal kinda look. I hope I win.
Our doors are white (except our front door on the exterior side) it's red. ;D
We just purchased our home and the doors are currently an unsightly shade of cream and very scuffed up. I would love to paint the bedroom and closet doors glossy white and the exterior doors navy blue!
I have three outside doors that need paint. Thank you for the giveaway. I would love to ditch my brush. If I had this, I might then consider priming and painting all the interior doors in my home as well. I like gray but may do the outside doors red.
I have wood stained doors, but I really like your blue doors.
My doors are red on the outside, but all different colors on the inside (I have 3 outdoor doors). I'd love to paint them all the same color!
My back door is a primitive yellow which seriously needs repainted. Painting it with a brush was a nightmare!
Our doors are boring white color. Would love to have bright yellow doors!!
My doors are currently white and black but I hope to paint them a much brighter color.
White
I LOVE those blue doors!!! Good for you for taking a few weeks off to be with your kiddos. My blogging has definitely slacked this summer, but the kids went back today, so I am back in the saddle! Can't wait to see more of what you've been up to. :-)
Woah! That ceiling is amazing!!! Well done! :)
My doors are white except for the front which is BRIGHT YELLOW!!!
All my entry doors need painting and.I would love to try a sprayer.
They are boring white right now.. they need to be changed.
Just the same old white!
Boring old white : (
Most of my doors are white. But the exterior of my front door is red, and the inside is a creamy yellow!
I love the door color!
My front door is metal and painted gloss kelly green! It looks great but the door is getting beat up and dented.
All of our doors are boring white and I would love to put some wood on them to make them look paneled and then paint them. I don't know if I can convince my husband to paint them black, but i will sure try!
That paint color is gorgeous!! Loving all your decor. Thanks for the giveaway!!
mine are plain white
Boring old white.
Our doors are all white (with the exception of the second had red door in the back). They seriously need painted!
My doors are boring white now, but they definitely need to be a different color!
My doors are all boring white except for the exterior of my front door which is red. Love the blue!!
I LOVE that blue door. Mine is currently Green. It needs to go....but maybe after Halloween and I make it a huge Frankenstein face....which is about the right color for it! :-)
Our doors are boring white!!! I absolutely LOVE your blue door!!!
My doors are currently white but I'd sure love to add some color. Having a paint sprayer would give me just the incentive I need.
My doors are boring white like so many others are. We are in the process of painting our garage and in the Fall we will do the house. Maybe then I can have exciting color doors!! The HomeRight Finish Max Paint Sprayer sure would come in handy for all of our projects!!
My doors are brown. Do plan on changing the door and color.
Also, I would love to make the job easier by having a paint sprayer! That would be nice! Your doors look great!
They are black!
Doors are white and at this time, do not need painting but I have other projects that are in need! Would like to try the Finish Max.
My front door is sunny yellow on the outside and a fresh turquoise on the inside. Makes me happy!
All the interior doors in our house are boring builder white. Your blue doors look amazing! I'd love to try the sprayer out on some of our doors and other projects around the house!
White, but your amazingly beautiful blue doors are an inspiration to use color!! The paint sprayer would defiantly get me ready to paint!
I've got white doors, your blue ones look beautiful !
We are in the process of replacing all of our doors and the thought of having them paint with a brush and roller isn't exactly a happy one! Our doors will be painted gray with the trim remaining white.
Black and White...BORING
Our doors are a boring grey right now. I have been toying with the idea of plum though.
I'm so hesitant to adding big pops of color in our home, but you're projects are inspiring me to be more brave. Love, love, love the blue doors!
Our inside doors are white, and front door is black - getting ready to take the plunge and paint it a dark teal color.
My doors are brown.
My doors are white but I wish they weren't.
Ugly dirty brown wood.
We are in the process of trying yo buy a "new" old house with ugly doors in need of color!!
Looks great!! Thank you for this opportunity.
This is so cool. I could really use one of these to touch up the chipped nasty paint in the place that I just moved into. It was built in the late 1890's and needs some help.
I have new closet doors to paint so this sprayer would be ideal! Your kitchen is looking sharp!
I so could've used this last weekend! Just repainted the inside of our exterior doors, Behr's Scotland Isle...I love it! I could use a paint sprayer....we have to do the entire fence around our backyard....about 500 linear feet on one side!
I love the blue you have! I just ordered a patio set in that color and plan on painting our picnic table {your inspiration} the same cobalt blue!
My doors are white, but I've been pinning some black door ideas! I love the blue!
Our doors are painted some sort of off-white- we're trying to re-paint them one door at a time!
Boring old white! Working on dressing them up :)
All the doors and trim are a yucky "not white but not cream" builder beigey color. Yuck! Please, puh.leeze choose me Mr. Raptor - I promise that if I had a sprayer these doors and trim would be nothing but a memory in no time at all! Thanks for the opportunity - my fingers are crossed!
just plan old honey oak. i'd love to change it up!
All my doors are white.
Wow I am getting ready to paint my whole house inside and this Idea is Great got a couple doors in mind already. GREAT Idea for bringing in so wonderful color!!
My doors are a boring white color - I love the blue door you did!
All my doors are white. After seeing your pretty blue doors I am ready to start painting!
Mine are currently white... Planning on blue after I get this sprayer!!
I have a white one that is chipping away and a faded maroon one in front that I would love to paint...
I guess you could say cream colored
Our doors are plain white
Omg... look at that ceiling. So so different. I would have never thought in a million year to go for checker ceiling. But it will be difficult to decor around a busy ceiling.