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Reveal Day! Wellington Has a Fresh New Door

Josalyn

Let me first start of this post by saying, I made so many mistakes to accomplish what should have essentially been the easiest thing in the world. That thing? That thing? That thii-iing? Painting a fricken door. How hard could dipping your roller in paint and rolling up and down be, right? Well if your name is Josalyn, a planned weekend back door refresh turns into the longest two weeks of your life.

So how did I completely lose focus on laundry room renovations and turn my attention to our back door you ask? Well, what had happened was…I had one little teeny tiny taste of 70 degree weather and I was convinced that warmer weather was on the horizon. Josh and I have a pretty intense to-do list for our backyard once it warms up, and one of our tasks includes: power washing, repairing, and restaining our deck. I’ll of course want to document this transformation and photos of freshly stained wood + a dirty door with broken glass in the background is not worthy. Here’s what you would’ve seen in photos if I had not intervened.

The back door was BUSTED. Dents, dirt, rust, blood (yes blood), dog fur, broken glass, you name it. This door had seen some thangs and lived to tell about it. Oh look, a sad gloomy door on a sad gloomy day.

And here’s what we’re working with today! Like night and day people. Night. And. Day.

We replaced the broken glass with a new 24 x 38 glass grille that we ordered from Zabitat. Zabitat provides you with an affordable way to give your doors a whole new look, at a fraction of the cost. It was incredibly easy to replace the old glass with the new one. So easy in fact that I did the majority of the work by myself. (Go me!)

Haaay hardware. I was inspired by this deadbolt and door set from Schoolhouse, which would’ve cost close to $250 dollars. I couldn’t, I can’t, I won’t, I shan’t! Especially not for the back door entry. So I set out on a mission to achieve the Schoolhouse look (with a slight twist of course) and save money in the process. Would you believe me if I told you that the door plate was only $11! I’m not afraid of mixing and matching, so I ended up ordering hardware parts from three different brands to achieve the look I was envisioning. Isn’t diversity such a beautiful thing. I think it turned out pretty damn good and dare I say it…high-end. What do you think?

Because I keep it real, this view gives you an idea of the work that needs to be done to the deck. We’ll need to replace warped wood, power wash the deck and siding, and restain the wood. As far as the back door goes, I still have a few touch ups here and there, but overall I’m happy that for the most part it’s done! Now I can (re)focus my attention on the laundry room that is taking FIVE EVER to finish.

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