Door Makeover

I really got an urge to paint the front door recently … white just isn’t my jam.  Since my shutters are black, I was thrilled to be able to paint the door the same!  After I looked at some inspiration pics online, I was eager to get goin’. 

The “before”

Necessary supplies:  foam roller, brush, tray, sand block, satin black pre-mixed paint, and most importantly, ipod player on shuffle mix.

Taping off the round glass inset was a major PAIN in the bum.  Tedioussssssss like a mofo.

Here goes nothin’….. lookin’ shabby-tastic in my paint gear.

    
First coat                                                        Second coat

Third coat

Ugh… then all these shiny spots started showing up!  Brush strokes even where I wasn’t using a brush!  I think the white paint has markings/texture that are showing worse with the black paint.  Even though I sanded before I started.  Boo. :(  So after the third coat, I decided to let it dry and then decide later if I needed to do more work.  Yeppppp…. the marks still showed after dry!  So a week later, I pulled everything back out again, sanded a bit heavier, and put on coat #4.

Still freakin’ shiny spots and texture marks!  Urgh.  Oh well, I’m leaving it be for now and just trying to silence compulsive-inner-perfectionist-sharla and just deal with it.  The spots are the worst in bright, unnatural light.

Finished product – with flash enhancing the shiny spots! urgh

Flash off, but blurryyyyyyy.  Be gone, effin’ spots!

At any rate, I still prefer my imperfect black door over the white one. 

 

Any paint savvy folks have tips for my inner perfectionist?