Painting the Stairway, Architraves, and Doors.

I am a little bit earlier this week in case your wondering.

 I was watching a video of a lovely home in USA that was all white except for the doors and architraves and some window frames, which was done what looked like a muddy green colour, and by an unknown brand here. When I looked it up it was more of a beigey grey colour. I watched the video a million times as this couple were also upgrading their home. 

I loved the style so much that, I chose and tested a colour and also on a strip of three it was the bottom Blue Shamrock by Taubmans and the top one I took a chance as no sample,  when buying it, for the lounge and dining room walls which was just  a few clicks above white but the bluey green colour in it, so hope it will be all right.

Before tackling the cutting of the carpet at sides.

The first thing with the stairs though is to sand it all back.. not easy with round poles, but did it roughly and painted them all an undercoat blocker of white. The girls helped me, and we had a lovely morning doing it. 

Finally then painted the tops Blue Shamrock and white between. Everything has had one coat so far.

 

One thing though is I have decided to  top coat the hand rail with a clear laquer coat, probably the one I used for the kitchen, so it doesn't pick up the grime. It is a very flat looking semi gloss so will make it stronger and look like a semi gloss.

 This door and architraves have been done, in the basic area.

 

 The big tall frustrating pole is being painted white as when you look at it there is always a white wall behind it. The doors will all have black knobs and hinges, but still hovering on painting the other doors off the hall way in this colour.

All doors will have black door knobs and black hinges.

All flooring will be pulled up to concrete and new stuff laid down.

I like it as it adds colour and certainly gives it a coastal feel, not that I was aiming that at the time.

 This has been several weeks in the painting and I am still not finished. The table in the dining room had to be cleaned up, furniture moved to get in and I pulled up some of the carpet, on the stairs  in order to get down to the bottom to paint. I must say it is fairly easy doing the stairs as something to sit on. 

We decided to remove the doors on the Pantry and Kitchen, they are hard to open being bifold, and about 30 years old at least.  The linen door as well is awkward being a sliding inside door and roughly done.

 So the  change will be over to half doors, so I will probably paint them in the same colour as well. I will see when they are up.

The shelf in the entrance hall as been finished and put up.

I have been complaining about the quality of light from our fixtures so dull at night,for years and years,  so got these from Bunnings and the bulbs that fit into this I can't look at when on. It looks like daylight now, very pleased with the the brightness in the room.

The old lights were filthy but glad to see them go. They are also over 30 years old.

So the progress is moving along, but  that is enough for now

 

Till Next Time.