Recently the anticipation of company inspired me to get out the paint and bursh and put a fresh coat of paint on our front door. I'm always surprised what a drastic improvement a little paint can make. The door was previously painted a pale yellow. The paint job was poor so at spots you could see through the brush strokes to the previous color.
Along with the dirty, shabby paint job the door was suffering from a screen that was showing signs of wear. I used a decorator's trick of drawing the eye away from the flaw you don't want people to notice. I stiched the "Welcome Friends" sign on the aging screen. Now when someone aproachs the door their eyes linger on the welcome sign and the screen goes unnoticed.
So...if you happen to be in the neighborhood know you are welcome....just don't look too closely at the screen.
1 comment:
I whole-heartedly agree that a coat of paint can make all the difference.
Probably not as good as the decorator's trick, I sometimes use the creative writer's trick. Pretend it was supposed to look like that. I don't think that would have been the best approach with the screen, but it worked with my bedspread. I started quilting it and then tired it off--it's an odd combination but I pretend it's artistic. It works enough that I can sleep at night.
Post a Comment