I do believe I’ve mentioned my new obsession with painting things black? After Zan was inspired to paint the kitchen radiator black last month, my love has just deepened. I have seen photos upon photos which have made me consider painting all my interior doors black…a bold and gutsy move if you ask me, and not one I was sure I had the intestinal fortitude to attempt, but oh, how I have envied all those doors!
But let’s back up for a moment….See this window?
I saved it from Zan’s hammer!!! It was in the garbage pile when I cried, “NOOOOOO!!!!” So what if it’s been in the basement for anywhere from 27 to 84 years?! I have an idea for this beautiful original piece…all it needed was a good clean and, you guessed it! A few coats of Abraham Lincoln Cottage High Gloss Black and it is beeeyoooteeeefullll again. I will tell you what it is going to be at a later date…that is fun for another post.
Buuuuut…..this leads to the fact that we had a teeny bit of leftover black paint in a container….
And my darling husband likes to take my ideas and act on them whether I’m ready to fully commit to the idea yet or not….
And I wasn’t in the room to stop him…..
And this is what happened:
I swear to you I nearly had a heart attack.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!?!?!?????”
“What? You said you wanted to paint the doors black.”
“I SAID I was thinking that I might want to paint the doors black!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Oh. Well…now you’ll know if you want to or not.”
Sadly, the door stayed that way, taunting me for three days until I could stand it no longer. I figured we’d have to go all the way in order to know whether we liked it or not. So I got out the black paint and painted three (four?) coats on that poor door, then stood back and gasped. Just look at it!!!!
I am in LOOOOOOVE with my black door!!!
Still have to strip the hardware, and the wall colors are slated for a change, but seriously…I-can’t-stop-looking-at-it. 🙂
Every single interior door in the house (except for the kitchen) will be making the changeover to black throughout the summer as we renovate and redecorate. And if you’re tempted to do it, just do it!!! Don’t be scared! (A glass or two of wine first is recommended though…you will need something to calm you as you hyperventilate during the transition.)
For some strange reason this song has been stuck in my head lately. I leave you with a little Rolling Stones. 😉
A Half Hour a Day 
Ha! You GO girl!!! The door looks awesome! I think touches of black can do WONDERs for a home. I cannot WAIT until we get our house re-sided and at the same time, will have all the exterior painted in white, except for the window muntin bars and the the thin interior edge around will be in black (we already have black shutters). Sigh. Some day.
Looking forward to the secret window reveal! 🙂
That is a real style statement! Very cool!
Heh, heh, that song popped in my head as soon as I started reading this post! It is definitely a bold decorating statement – good for you. I’d love to punch things up around here somehow too.