LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES....

Mom always said "learn from your mistakes..."
she was right.  I painted an old old door today with a new color (for Me)  Ambussen Blue, from
Annie Sloan chalkpaint.  This paint is magical.
I opened the can and I stirred it a lot, then I tried a little bit on the door, just to see the color, a bit darker than I thought, but I'm sure I can fix that, I don't know??

the deep blue

testing the color on my door.

painting...

painting with a little roller, I love it fast and easy, the paint covers immediately, love that!!!!!

The pictures at the beginning of the post are the hardware, all rustic and I cann't even open it, but I like the old rusty look, 

WELL IT TOOK ME A HALF HOUR, and its now all dry, ready for a second coat, waxing, distressing etc.

Since this is for my house, I'm going to distress A LOT I think.

The title of this post is "learn from my mistakes"  Since you know I'm learning to paint from watching and reading the PAINT GURUS in blogland, I thought you could all learn from the mistakes I'm making.

I didn't wear the gloves because I wanted to take the pictures and then I didn't want my hands dirty.

BACK TO PAINTING, I'm doing a little bench, and a chair in another color.

Today is a beautiful almost autumn like weather, so I got so inspired  to DYI paint, outside and in my enclosed porch.  Finally a good painting day.  

I would like to ask about the hardware in my door:  SHOULD I PAINT IT?  OR LEAVE IT AS IT IS????

TELL ME WHAT DO YOU THINK, THE KNOB IS AN OLD PORCELAIN KNOB, THE HINGES ARE THE ORIGINALS??? PAINT   YES?    NO??

Enjoy Monday,

martha