This week I was dragging.
I didn’t get enough rest any night this and was left feeling fatigued. This always leads to bad decisions and lower-than-normal productivity.
But at the end of the week, A and I made a to-do list for the upcoming week and it must have jump started my motivation again.
I had been wanting to paint the door that leads from our dining area to the deck, and today I got the motivation do get it done.
Before
The door was a light tan, which wasn’t a bad shade, but with little kids constantly running in and out, the paint showed all the dirt sticky handprints.
I had some leftover paint from when A and I refinished my mother’s old antique child-size rocking chair, and I thought the shade would coordinate nicely with the exterior paint colors and the gray on the interior walls.
The process went really quickly once I got started. I didn’t bother taping the individual panes or prepping the door (though I probably should have wiped it down quickly to remove any dirt and dust).
After one coat, I was honestly a little unsure if I had made the right decision.
I am not sure if it just felt too dark or if I was uncertain whether the shade of bluish green actually meshed well with the gray in the dining area.
In any case, I was already too far in to go back, so I figured I’d apply the second coat and see how it turned out.
Even if I didn’t really like it, the paint job was an improvement since it hid the dirt and grime.
After
Once it dried, I was really happy with the finished product.
I had to use a kid-size paint brush to get the detail around each window pane and around the door knob and lock, which was a bit tedious.
Again, totally worth it, and the entire job only used about 1/3 of the pint of paint that I had remaining.
But wait, there’s more!
I kept riding the motivation and repainted the pegboard in the garage too!
I haven’t entirely figured out how to maximize the use of this pegboard because it’s mounted on the wall a bit high for the kids to reach. Nevertheless, it’s still a great storage option in the garage.
The one problem is that the original cork/wood product leaves a residue or dust on coats, bags, etc. that are hung there.
Painting it should help resolve this issue and it also adds a nice pop of color to the garage!
All in all, the painting only took maybe 2 hours from start to finish. I was able to check something off the to-do list.
This week was evidence of the old truth: we usually spend more time procrastinating work or projects than it would actually take to complete them.