Views of the Neighborhood – Watch Paint Dry

~ John W. Howell

Here is the front door. it is a neutral color that neither adds or detracts from the front view.

I have applied masking tape to the glass. Some would rather scrape after the fact but I like to keep scraping to a minimum.

I take the knobs off the doors. Some like to mask them but there is always some paint left on the hardware when masked.

The door opens to the inside so I will have to paint the door inside. The bottle is alcohol used to clean the door before painting. The zebra print towel is laying on two baby gates. These are needed to keep Twiggy under control.

 

Here is a view of the gates and towel from the outside.

 

Here are the tools needed. Roller, paintbrush, newspaper, and stir stick.

 

Here is the color. The masking tape is still in place so it can dry. I need to go and watch the Baylor Bears beat TCU. (They did by the skin of their teeth.)

 

 

69 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Watch Paint Dry”

  1. I like the colour-scheme, John. We’re busy thinking about extending our new alarm system and adding a smart camera outside.
    Meanwhile, there’s severe flooding no more than fifteen minutes’ walk from our front door! The river Don has burst its banks in a number of places after a month’s rain fell inside twenty-four hours.

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      1. Me too. Major event with compulsory evacuations fifteen minutes’ walk away is not something that fills me with confidence – especially when fiends from other countries call to make sure we’re safa – it’s an international news item!

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    1. Twiggy was all over that open door. The towel was supposed to keep her from seeing any deer and going crazy. She wa able to put her head under the towel enough times to drive me crazy. Thanks, John

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  14. You can always tell car guys, because they are meticulously detailed individuals. Your system is not only efficient, but the results are a home run. I LOVE that color, it ‘syncs’ perfectly.

    PS- I love that mirror too.

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  16. Something weird is going on… I did not get notification of this post. First I thought I had deleted the email by accident, but no, it never showed up. Checked my settings and I still follow you and am supposed to get email notification… Not pleased!

    Anyway, back to this post. I absolutely love the colour of the door, with the side and in photos anyway, it makes it feel like the colours of Provence! I had a periwinkle blue kitchen a few – 13 – years ago… And I love that mirror too!

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  21. I could never wear that color, John, but it looks perfect on your front door. Just makes everything pop in a good way! Dallas is past the point of caring about paint, but I can imagine a project such as this would be way interesting to Twiggy!

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