This week I’ve been painting all over the house, and I’ll be repainting the downstairs accent walls soon. It got me thinking, why not an accent door… It would be a fun place to try out a pop of color, and it is a quick project to paint too.

Our bedroom door (ahem and bedroom) is in need of some work, and I had aqua paint leftover from the foyer. I decided to give it a try.

I sanded, and taped off the door around the woodwork, and the hardware too. I decided that the art-deco hardware would look cuter painted aqua, so I then just taped around the glass doorknob.

I promise this door is going to look better in just a bit.

This little paint project only took about thirty minutes to complete, and almost a half of a quart of paint. Make sure and wait at least four hours before you paint on the second coat. I was too excited to share some photos, so I took my pics before the second coat was on.

Please excuse the wonky lighting in my upstairs hallway, and focus on that pop of color.

I love the contrast, and I’m so painting that woodwork as soon as I get a chance to.

Much better lighting… The art-deco hardware looks adorable now.

I also repainted Agnes’ doors.

Agnes’ room is painted a light pink, and just recently she told us that she likes purple now. We decided to compromise and repaint the doors a deep berry-purple.

Two coats did the trick. I love the color too.

Now the boys want me to paint their room, and doors too. The projects are never-ending over here.

In our home, I have always hoped for one thing, a sewing room… We have a three bedroom house, and currently we are one room short, so I figured it was not going to happen. We do have a large foyer though. It is the first room that you see when you walk through the front door. It is a large, open space, with a staircase, and it is a room, but it isn’t really a room. I think we’ve tried about every furniture configuration in the foyer, but it never works out. It’s been an office, an art space for the boys, a catch-all where you drop everything as soon as you enter the house, but I’m claiming it now. It is becoming my new sewing space.

I’m using what I have on hand to set up the room. I’ve borrowed a dresser from Agnes’ room to hold all of my sewing supplies. In Agnes’ room the dresser was being used only as an entertainment center, so it wasn’t needed for storage. I think she has the largest closet in the house. James and I moved the heavy dresser downstairs, and it fit perfectly by the front door.

The large card-table was already in the foyer, and it looked like a great surface to sew on. I love the large window that lets in a ton of natural light. It is perfect for sewing.

I cleaned out my sewing supplies that were stashed in the buffet, and moved them to the dresser. I really need to invest in some new fabric though.

I decorated the dresser with an antique jar of buttons, and my sewing machine too. The kitty has already claimed the spot as his favorite nap-place.

I haven’t done too much more decorating, but I have been sewing lots of little projects.

I  really want to repaint the new sewing room, but I don’t know if I’m going to talk James in to that one.