oh the doors. so, i bought two huge cabinet doors from this wood warehouse in athens a few years ago, and used them as a headboard when i was in college. well, since i don't sleep in a twin bed anymore, they have been collecting dust ever since i graduated. so, when we moved into our apartment, i knew i had to do something with them to justify moving them again. after we settled all of our furniture into the rooms, i realized that we had this awkward corner in our living room that was in need of some decorating. so, i decided i would place the doors there and create a little "nook". since our walls our "hospital white", i decided to paint the white doors and bring a little color into the space. i decided to paint them the same blue color that we had in our old house. i got a little crazy and decided to try crackle paint. it was a fun and long process, mainly because of the off-and-on rain storms we experienced all weekend. here are some pictures of the process:
first coat: a stone color {the same color that i used on the bar stools}
adding the crackle paint {valspar's weathered crackle glaze. tip#1: more glaze = more crackle}
the last coat of paint {tip #2: the paint will crack as you apply it, so apply the paint thick enough, because if you keep brushing over the same spot, the paint will peel and get clumpy.}
the finished product!
i just had to zoom in on these pictures...tyler and me both at age 3. not much has changed.
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