This is my front door and the trim around the storm door really needed to be repainted...I'd been thinking of calling someone to come out and paint it but it is hard to find someone willing to do such a small job. I decided to tackle it myself and as I got into it, I found it was not as difficult as I had imagined it to be.
I'm halfway done and decided I needed to take some pictures of me actually doing some work! :) You can see my reflection in the glass of the storm door wearing my white painter's cap. See that ladder? It is 11 years old and looks brand new - does that tell you something?
I've got all the blue tape around the trim and I've put the primer on and am getting ready to put on the exterior coat. The primer took about an hour to dry (so I went in and had lunch while I waited for it to dry) as it is the perfect day for painting...no humidity and about 70 degrees.
Coming down the side of the door...very time consuming as it is a very narrow piece of trim. This is the second and final coat. It's looking pretty good!
I even painted the white mounting wood under the light fixture - hey, as long as I was up on that ladder! While I was on the ladder, I noticed the ceiling was getting pretty dusty...oh well, a job for another day!
I'm halfway done and decided I needed to take some pictures of me actually doing some work! :) You can see my reflection in the glass of the storm door wearing my white painter's cap. See that ladder? It is 11 years old and looks brand new - does that tell you something?
I've got all the blue tape around the trim and I've put the primer on and am getting ready to put on the exterior coat. The primer took about an hour to dry (so I went in and had lunch while I waited for it to dry) as it is the perfect day for painting...no humidity and about 70 degrees.
Coming down the side of the door...very time consuming as it is a very narrow piece of trim. This is the second and final coat. It's looking pretty good!
I even painted the white mounting wood under the light fixture - hey, as long as I was up on that ladder! While I was on the ladder, I noticed the ceiling was getting pretty dusty...oh well, a job for another day!