INDOORS 65

In the last post, I mentioned repainting the front door and having got the paint and brushes bought. The final photo illustrated the door once it had been wiped and sanded. The paint was supposedly dry in 2-4 hours, and after the sanding I painted the bottom coat, left it to dry, and looked at it.

I definitely prefer the purple door to Dad's conventional choices - his last choice being white, prior to that, seen thru flaked off paint, red. Previous colors I recall include green, yellow and blue - all basic everyday colors - nothing exciting!

I went to the store thinking probably purple - possibly peach or pink. The options in the better known brands not being any more adventurous that Dad's choices, I opted on selecting a color and having the paint mixed for me - so I could get the shade I desired - PURPLE! Above you can see that I decided to paint the knocker and letter flap as well.

After 3 or so hours, it felt dry enough to repaint - and I had left a message for Liz to let her know the toilet flooring had arrived in the store, but thought she was out, so got on with coat number 2 - and left a spoon in the mail box to ensure it didn't stick. Liz called me back a few minutes after I finished painting the top coat to say she could take me to collect the flooring - alas, I could not leave the house with the front door wide open because of wet paint.

Thankfully, Liz had time to grab the receipt and then fetch the roll of flooring for me - the toilet will be my next project! So far, I have painted the walls, painted the glass surrounds/door, and this morning finished glossing the window and started the toilet roll holder. I therefore only need top coat the toilet roll holder and patch up any gloss splashes on the wall before laying our new floor! Today I also sanded and painted the exterior surround of the front door, so other than one more coat of paint on that, the front door is also finished! That will leave me with painting the bathroom door and waiting on workmen to give us a brand new bathroom! The bathroom renovations is a little beyond my skills, even the ones I could possibly learn.