Friday, June 4, 2010

The Ol' Screen Door

One of my favorite projects for the porch redo began with a door
that was originally propped in the corner of the side porch.
It was there because my client has
a love for old screen doors
and she had purchased this one to use as decoration. Without telling her my plans I kidnapped her door to give it a makeover.
(She gave me a budget and told me she didn't want to make ANY decisions!)
I dry brushed it to give it a real aged appearance
and show off the details.
We purchased two sets of bi-fold doors from the thrift store. And added plywood and molding to make a shelving unit.I gave the outside a few coats of the exterior red paint
that was used on other porch projects.
The interior was painted a calm gray.Now the ol' screen door is not just pretty to look at,
it's functional too.
The perfect little potting shed!

16 comments:

  1. I'll take it when your done. I LOVE it!!! I have one, maybe I can get my hubby to do something like that. Thanx for sharing.

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  2. Oh goodness, you have outdone yourself. What a wonderful idea.

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  3. my oh my! I love it! it turned out perfectly!
    great job
    gail

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  4. This is really cute. I just love that look...I bet she was thrilled!

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  5. Wow this is amazing! Now you really notice the door! Great Job!

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  6. Oh I love this!I have been searching high and low for an alternative to the ever popular potting shed (the cute little houses the ladies in blog land are all doing in their backyards now)My yard is just tooo small.This post gave me options,Thanks!!

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  7. What another great idea! I might have to try make one. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. I've loved watching you redo this little house's porches. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me!!

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  9. Totally smart, useful and so creative

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  10. That's cute! I like antique doors too! Who am I kidding, I like antique everything.

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  11. Oh! I love this idea. We have SEVERAL bi-fold doors just WAITING for something like this to happen to them! Thanks for the idea. :) P.S. Can you elaborate on how you built the base?

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  12. gasp!! amazing!! i want one.

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