Another Black Door

My entryway has needed help for a long time.

It's not too bad from afar, as long as you ignore that big white blob to the right of the door. 

Let's take a closer look.

Those are scratch marks from the dog.  Ty's normally a big baby who sleeps most of the day, but as soon as he sees something out the front window, he starts lunging at the door and acting like a wild attack dog.

That curtain is just disgusting!  Let's hope that's only mud on there.

I don't even know what's going on here, but it's not good!

I had some black paint leftover from painting my French doors, so on New Year's Day I broke it out and started my first project of 2012.

The paint is a black enamel from Sherwin Williams.  It is super shiny and very durable.  I've had it on the French doors for a few months and the dogs have not managed to scratch it.  It's also perfect at hiding dirty little hand prints.  I repainted all of the trim Decorator White by Behr.  It looks so much cleaner already.

I also took down that hideous shredded curtain and added some privacy film.  Hopefully, the dogs won't be able to see outside and won't scratch the door trying to get to their prey.  (This is probably wishful thinking!)

Did you notice the paint swatches on the wall?

I've wanted to repaint my sandy brown walls for awhile, but it's going to be a HUGE job.  I decided to start by selecting a color.  These colors from the top down are Ben Moore Hazy Skies, Ben Moore Baby Fawn, Hazy Skies again, and Ben Moore Gray Owl.  Gray Owl is also to the right.

Hazy Skies seemed a little muddy with the brown tile.  So, I narrowed it down to Baby Fawn and Gray Owl, but I think I like the grayer undertones of Gray Owl better.  Baby Fawn reminds me of a much lighter version of what I currently have.

I've started the painting, but have no idea when it will be done.  My living room, dining room, kitchen, entry, hallway to my bedroom and back hallways are all open to each other.  Thus, I'm planning on painting everything!  I haven't even considered how I'm going to tackle the vaulted ceilings.  What have I gotten myself into?!?!?

Before and After

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