This summer I’m finding myself drawn to pops of bright colour. Here is a quick look at some things I’ve been up to.
First off, our yellow front door. The front side is complete, the back… not so much. The fresh coat of yellow really brightens up the front of the house, and we scored this glass screen door for $15 at a yard sale last month. Apparently it’s worth about $300. I prefer the crisper, and less distracting look of this door over the previous wood screen door that had more ornamentation.
Of course it isn’t just the exterior doors we’ve been painting, but the interior doors as well. One down, a bunch more to go! I wanted a dark eggplant colour to give some contrast with the light walls. The house is small and doesn’t get a lot of direct sunlight, so the lighter wall colours really help reflect the light and make things appear larger and airier. We added some paneling detail to give these old hollow wood doors give them some style.
I had to show you this vintage game of Sorry! I found last week at the thrift store for $0.50. The funny thing was that this vintage game was half the price of a newer version. The box is awesome, and the cards look really cool too. It might make a nice art piece.
A friend was tossing out this old rocking chair. It’s too bad I didn’t take a before picture. It was bright purple and had been living on a cottage deck exposed to the elements for a couple years and was caked with layers of old paint that just chipped right off with the help of a putty knife. This is what it looks like right now after taking it all apart, scrapping off the old paint, a complete sanding and a couple coats of paint. It’s still in progress.
I found a place for the bright wool area rug I got during our Interrobang reunion in May. I found a steam cleaner at a yard sale, with a bunch of attachments, and it cleaned up nicely. It’s pretty much one of the first things you see when you walk into the house and I’m loving the vibrant hues. It gives this room a bit more colour. This room gets the least amount of light of all the rooms in the house (save the basement), and was previously painted dark grey. It took priming and 4 coats of paint to lighten the walls. I choose a beige colour because the room was so dark before that I wanted something that was polar opposite. I changed up the curtains in the bedroom as well with some panels that I had in the basement. The dark raspberry really contrasts well with the beige walls and the area rug and works well for now.
I finally succeeded in getting this hook put up the bedroom. Three years later. Progress.
A couple coats of yellow paint to some old black frames adds a pop of brightness to this wall.
