Entryway

Well my latest project is FINISHED. Now that I have another space complete I am feeling so much better about our home. 

After finishing the powder bath I knew I wanted the entryway to be my next project. The first entryway project I did was to replace the old brass light fixture with a new crisp and bright fixture. I did this ALL ON MY OWN. To say I was proud of myself would be an understatement!

The next step of the entry way makeover was painting over the beige walls with a crisp grey. I used dolphin fin by behr. When I finished painting the entry I decided it just didn't work for me. I love that picture frame but I just wasn't feeling it. I also decided that the entry wall needed some oomph. 

 {Please pardon the blurry iphone picture}

So I decided that I was going to take the plunge and do a striped wall. I had been planning on it but honestly I was scared to death. Stripes are SO intimidating to me. It didn't help that I did this project while a certain man was out of town. Which meant drawing, taping off, and painting the stripes all alone. AKA only two hands. I came across my first hurdle when I needed to measure the entire wall. Now we don't have huge ceilings but they are fairly tall. So I came up with a solution that worked for me.

 

Painters tape...not just for painting!

I decided on 8" stripes and then marked them and using my level drew my stripes. Then I taped off and was ready to go. 

TA-DA! I am THRILLED with the result and am so glad I committed to the stripes.

Once the stripes were finished I had to find something to go above the entry table. So EC and I headed to home goods in search of a mirror. I knew I wanted a round mirror but was nervous about finding one. When I first started looking there wasn't anything that I liked. However I started looking behind mirrors and found THE mirror. I love it and think it just works so well with the stripes and table.

{the little pedestal picture frame is empty because I'm trying to decide if I want to put a picture in it or make it a chalkboard...decisions.} 

The before/after shot

On the left side of the mirror hangs our iron key, a frame with an antique map of Waco with a mounted key from our condo that we lived in as newlyweds, and our key holder. They key holder was originally silver but I painted it with Rustoleum's Painters Touch warm yellow.

Some details...

And just when I thought I was done....

I decided the front door needed to be painted. 

I just can't leave well enough alone. 

I think the painted front door just completes the space.  I went with a really dark grey instead of the traditional black. The color is dark granite by bher and I am just in love with it and am already looking for something else to paint this color!

So there you have it! If you drop by my house now I won't be mortified to open the front door to you! Now if I could just get the formal living room in shape! I am making progress though. I just ordered two chairs for the room and I am IN LOVE with them. 

Aren't they beautiful? I can't wait for them to get here!

In case you're wondering here are the paint colors I used for our entry!

Paint Colors

Wall: Dolphin Fin by Behr

Stripe Accents: Irish Mist by Behr

Front Door: Dark Granite by Behr