Front Door Before and After

I really want to paint my whole house, but that's just not happening right now, so I figured . . . at least I could handle the front door!

So, here is the before...

And here is the after!
I still need to finish a bit of tile on the front step and add some flowers - and maybe scrape off those stickers, not very welcoming! But it's still so much cheerier!

I started by sanding the door since it had been painted with a glossy paint. Not awful, but I really wanted a pretty color, not just gold/beige.

The first coat - what an awful color - this is the point where I was thinking this was a really bad idea! My kids thought I was crazy!

It took me three coats with a bit of extra touch-ups. I used a brush for the molding and smoothed everything out with a small foam roller. The hardest part was staying at home long enough for the paint to dry between coats!

While I let the first coat dry, I gathered wreath-making supplies. I have family coming to visit from Sweden, so I was trying for yellow and blue, but the blue just didn't work.

I like it, though!

I found these cool vinyl numbers at HouseHoldWords on Etsy. Begged my mom to come help me put them on - she's so good at measuring! I love how they turned out! Thanks Mom!

The color I used was color matched at Home Depot in a Satin finish. It is Sherwin Williams Relentless Olive. The interior green that you can see in one photo is from the same color strip - Shagreen and is actually Sherwin Williams - it blends perfectly!