{DIY} Curb Appeal

Happy Monday to you! This weeks post is all about curb appeal. My husband and I bought a house back in December of 2013, so fairly recent. The house is super cute and everything we wanted, until I opened my pinterest account and decided to change everything about it. This summer we added new mulch from The Melvin Mulch Company they have a ton to choose from and the best part is that you can order online and it will be delivered asap in your driveway. Next we replaced the black shutters with graphite shutters. The previous shutters were falling off the house and blowing in the wind reminding me daily that they needed a little attention.

 

This is a before picture, you will just have to take my word for it that the shutters were a hair from falling of on their own and the black door looked like it had a disease as the paint was chipping off and had my 2 year old daughters attention to pick at it.  But from the street it did not look that bad I guess. After all we still bought the house :)

Pinterest is my life, well more specifically my best friend. It gives me the best advice.

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So I pinned this and wanted the exact color. I then used Chip It! Which is an online service that Sherwin Williams provides. You can take a picture of something you really like and it tries to figure out the paint colors. Here is my example:

I then chose the color Oyster Bay. It is so close to the original and I couldn't be happier.

The wreath I made last year via pinterest :). Got the anchor door knocker on etsy from thelazypeacock. The hello is also from etsys seller createitgo. Hardware is from Home Depot.

The process was not always going great, there were days that I had to close the door at night and be slightly embarrassed to show it to the street. The neighbor saw my husband at the grocery store and asked "What are you doing to your front door?" My husband told her that his wife was giving it a new look and she commented that the second picture already looked better then the black. HAHA!

I am a sherwin williams snob and will always use their products. I have tried many other lines and have not gotten the great results like I do with SW. So for the paint selection I used their Multi-purose Primer, just 1 coat. And then for the Oyster Bay I used 2 coats of All Surface Enamel.

This paint is wonderful. It is a satin finish and although I prefer a matte finish it was not too shiny. It hardened in 4 hours and I was able to apply two coats and close the door at night without any tackiness or paint stuck to the frame. That was a relief!!!

Well what do you think? Not too bad right? I mean it is an 80 year old house so I have to give it a little bit of a break. I am really happy with the results. Any questions? Contact us.