Truth is, I absolutely detest the door. It doesn't go with our house and I just plain don't like it. It has been every color under the rainbow but I finally figured out that painting it over and over isn't going to make me like it more.
I want a craftsman wood door but that certainly isn't in our budget so I attempted to do the next best thing. A faux wood door. I had no idea how to do this so I guessed as I went along. The door already has fake wood grain embedded so I didn't need the tool to get that look. I just wanted a deeply rich colored door with many dimensions, if that makes sense. But most of all, I wanted to cover that window.
Anyway........yuck! Here is the before.
Luckily, we have a nice wood screen door that covers this ickiness up. That door also received a transformation that I will share when I share our Fall Porch.
Here is the front door after.
I would like to be able to tell you the colors I used but I just mixed a bunch of colors from my paint stash and then rubbed an antiquing glaze over the entire door. The antiquing glaze I bought at Lowes. I just dabbed and rubbed off until I had the look I wanted. The colors included a leather brown color, a chocolate color and a gold and a little black.
Then to cover the glass, I painted chalkboard paint, 4 coats to be exact, and stenciled the message on the front. I also painted chalkboard paint on the glass on the other side of the door but I'll show you that later.
I. Love. It!!
After 7 years of living in this house, I finally love the front door and I only had to spend 10 bucks for the glaze since I had everything else. Yay!
What do you think?
I'll be sharing our Fall Porch soon so stay tuned!!
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