Yucky Gold

So the start of track-out for me means CRAFT TIME! My first big project was to fix our front entry way. Here is a before shot:

As you can see, gold fixtures around the glass door, dirty concrete, and no flowers!

Here is a close up of the door before:

No offense to those of you who like gold, I just really don't like it at all! My goal was to update it just a little.

This is a good close up of the concrete before:

Both Jeff and I went to work! Jeff borrowed a power-washer and scoured the ground. I took apart the door and spray painted it with silver paint:

You can see a big difference here!

Pulling the door apart was EASY! I actually did it when Jeff was at work one day. Putting it back together was SO much more difficult. It took both Jeff and I to put it back together and it took about 3 times longer to put it back than it was to take it apart. But all of the effort was worth it because here is what it looks like now:

Remember these from my father-in-law's house?

First I took the bottom pieces of wood off. Then I put stairway edgers around the bottom to make them more sturdy and caulked the edges. Next I put a hook on each and spray painted them black:

These will hold signs near our front door for different seasons/holidays. I haven't completed any signs, but I'll post pictures when I do!

Here is the finished product:

Here is a side-by-side view of the changes:

No more dirty concrete, no more gold, flowers, and a new welcoming sign. Yay for time to be crafty!