My Entryway

Who knew such a small room could cause such a ruckus?  And who knew that changing the color of this room would change the feeling of the entire apartment? I sure didn't. But I kind of want to lay on the floor and just stare at the walls.

Because...

I painted it! I know, the laziest of the lazy, the girl who sits on her couch and tries to paint with her mind, actually got off her duff and gave it a go.

Mostly because of this awesome girl:

When Shannon said she was coming down for a few days, I thought, "NOW'S THE TIME!  There's no one else on the planet that loves a good project more than Shan.  No. One."

She was down and we got to work. She taped it all up and then I went to town. We used my paint sprayer. It freaked me out the first time because there's no on/off switch. You just pull the trigger and wait for something to happen. The first coat went on awesome.  The second one....not so much. 

So I had to face the inevitable. That I had to paint it the old fashioned way.  So out I went to buy real live rollers and other cool stuff that I probably didn't need.

I'm not entirely sure what my resistance to doing things the right way is all about, but I'm pretty sure it's laziness.  It's not hard, it's just time consuming. And I'm very inpatient. It's really time to let that go.

It used to look like this:

After 2 coats of paint, it's a totally different space.

Pay no mind to the basket of clothes in the background....and this isn't finished.  It's just an idea of what I'm going for.  I'm still not convinced that I love that cabinet in the entryway.  I'm going to live with it for a little while and see how it goes.

Now onto the little stuff.  Because I'm finishing this room BEFORE I move on. 

I love lists. A lot.

1. Fill and sand holes.
2. Prime and paint walls.
3. Paint trim.
4. Remove hardware from back of front door, clean and polish.
5. Clean out entry way closet (Yes my mom was right, I don't want a coat rack anymore and would like to actually hang stuff up in the closet.  It may mean a few sacrifices. P.S. Don't tell my mom I said she was right.).
6. Fix and paint closet doors.  They need a fresh coat of glossy white.
7. Create a shade for the light fixture. 
8. Paint hardware on closet doors.
9. Clean and oil door tracks. These are seriously disgusting. 
10. Create some sort of entryway table.     I think I'll name it "Slim." 
11. Decorate, not buying anything new. Yeah, this flew out the window when I realized I needed more supplies and that making my own entry table would cost just as much as buying the one i actually wanted.  But after the table and a new rug (I couldn't help myself), no more purchasing. Yeah, that's probably a lie too. 

After that is all finished, I can move on to the bathroom.  No more waiting 12 months between painting jobs.

Onward!!