New Garage Entryway

A simple project that I had been wanted to tackle was the garage entry door. It's the door we use most and, therefore, I see it the most. It was dingy and dirty from years of hard use from the previous owners. The door itself was in decent condition but the streaks of unknown origin could not be scrubbed away. Gross. Paint to the rescue!

Garage door during our epoxy phase. Cream door, very blah. 

Several things I learned in this project....
One, read labels carefully. Just because you picked it up near all the other paint containers at Lowe's, does not mean it is water-based like you are used to. Probably shopping with twins in tow is not the best choice...tra-la-la...oh! Paint for the door! It says "door paint." Perfect! *drops in cart without reading*  

Two, do not try your new additive for water-based paint in the oil-based paint.They will not play well together and when you turn your back, it will have eaten through the cup and spilled entirely on your husband's freshly painted garage floor. Black paint everywhere. This may or may not have resulted in one tearful phone call to said husband and a trip to Lowe's with black paint covered hands to purchase mineral spirits and rags. Thankfully the cashier had the brains not to comment on that one. (Hubby was awesome about the accident, by the way, and used his lunch hour to help me clean up).

Lesson three, sometimes ideas from the internet are awesome.  :)

New garage entry door. Sorry about the grainy photo from my phone.

I love the final result and I could not be happier. Now I just need to find an equally cute entry mat.
Black paint, brushed nickle kick plate, coded lock in nickle finish all from Lowe's.  Custom vinyl applique from The Vinyl Letter on Etsy.