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Hey friends! Now that school is back in session I’m finally tackling a few projects again! I have to say that it feels good to get back in the groove. This first project was a really simple one that made a huge impact. I decided to tackle and share a few affordable entry updates. 
The biggest part of this transformation was painting our front door. The door is the original 1950’s wood door and it’s seen better days. The wood was dry and water damaged. I chose a nice green paint to cover all the door’s imperfections. In order to get nice crisp paint lines and edges, I used FrogTape® with PaintBlock® Technology . I taped off the edges of the octagon window, the trim, and the hinges.
First I used a brush to edge the window and sides of the door, and then I used a roller to cover the rest of the door. The FrogTape PaintBlock technology forms a seal with the latex paint to ensure there is absolutely no bleed! This was important to me because I’m keeping all of the wood trim throughout our house! This door is a VERY tight fit so I didn’t paint the edge of the door because I was afraid it would stick!
Along with painting the door, I updated the handle and spray painted the handle plate. I used charcoal chalk paint to paint just the red slate tiles. I also swapped out the recessed light for this gorgeous flush mount light and added some gold speckled wallpaper to the window wall!
It’s crazy how a bit of paint and wallpaper totally transformed this little entryway! I’m so much happier with this space now!
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Wow that looks SO different (and better!). Nice job. Who knew you could paint slate tiles? Did you put any sort of sealer over it to prevent scuffing?
Honestly I wasn’t really sure how well it would work, but I hated the red so much that I had nothing to lose! I haven’t sealed it yet and after a week it still looks great, but I’m going to seal it with Minwax Polycrilic. The dilemma is that because the other tiles are unpainted I don’t know if I want to seal everything, or just the painted tiles, which then may have a sheen that the others don’t. It was such a simple DIY that I may give it a bit more time unsealed first and just see how it holds up. It would be easy to touch up before sealing anyways. Thank you!
I did not know that about the frog tape. I have some so I’ll be looking for that brand when I need more. Your door did turn out perfectly!! Your ideas always look just right. Wallpapering that wall made such an impact. (I’m super happy to know you found paper and did not have to use a Sharpie to form all those dots!!} What a welcoming entry!!
Thanks so much Gwen! I ALWAYS use FrogTape because it is my favorite by a longshot! Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! I was surprised to find the wallpaper at Target for just $30, thankfully one roll was enough!