Project Monday - All Time Favorite

Black Doors

I was really surprised to see that this post generated the most traffic on my blog ever! Crazy.

I would love to have tall beautiful doors with a gorgeous finish but it's not so right now. July of 2011 I decided to paint all of the interior doors in my house black. You can see the details here.  It took me a week and several coats but I was very happy with the results.  I found great inspiration on Pinterest, here are a few that got me to get to it!

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As I said in the original post I tried a Behr paint that is sold as a primer/paint all in one. I used that in my bedroom which has a total of 6 doors including entry, bath and closets and built-in vanity that I also painted. 

After 2 1/2 years the doors had chipped quite a bit. I just re-painted with the Sherwin Williams Black Magic All Purpose Enamel (green label), that I used on all of the other doors in the house plus two vanities. The paint is a little spendy but well worth the extra $$$.

Paint - the best 'face-lift' for your home.

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After

And after again...all walls are SW Crushed Ice.

 The Sherwin Williams paint has not chipped and still looks great. I will say that the black shows all dust and hand prints so lots of wiping down comes with the great look!

Even if you are not in your 'forever' home as we aren't, go ahead and make your nest uniquely yours.  If you don't own and rent, most landlords/homeowners are happy to let you paint if you pay for it and they approve color etc.  Being a military wife for many years I always made our house a home and left them better than when we got there, the rented ones too!

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Black Doors and the Versatile Blogger Award

Interior designers 

Julie Taylor and Danni Greenwalt

hail from southern California and are the team at 

T&G Interiors, they now pen a blog by the same name.

They are new blog friends to me and have graciously passed on the Versatile Blogger Award.  Thank you so much!

Many of you have been readers of mine for a while and probably know more about me than you really want to but the rules of the award are:

 to be a gracious receiver and thank the one (or two) that presented to you and then link 15 blogs you love to follow for the award to go to next, and share 7 things about yourself. 

It's no surprise I love black, both in clothing and decor.  See post here on painting all (23) of the inside doors on 2 floors of my home black.

Every week I volunteer at a senior living facility and do crafts with some outstanding ladies full of wisdom and grace. 

I don't 'do' fake flowers, but love creating beautiful arrangements with natural elements or fresh flowers. 

I have a pet peeve of cords showing when decorating a room.  It becomes a game of how I can hide them.

I am a 'neat freak', not one to clutter or stack.  I stop at the garbage can between the mail box and the door to throw away most of what comes in the mail.

I believe in gracious manners and write notes of thanks or encouragement on lovely paper...promptly, to be delivered by the post person.

I can be found on my bicycle 2 or 3 times a week 

for 30 - 45 mile adventures with fab friends.

Thanks again to Julie and Danni, please go visit their blog 

T&G Interiors, they have a lovely eye for design.

15 of my 'go to' blogs are: 

 the Visual Vamp,  Linda@Lime in the Coconut, 

Debra@5th and State,  A Gift Wrapped Life, 

 Acanthus and Acorn, Art by Karena, 

Classic Casual Home,

Design Indulgence,Eclectic Revisited,

Fifi Flowers Design, French Essence,

 Greige, Lovely Things, Sanity Fair,  

Shannon Berry Design

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