Painting My Garage Door Red

Earlier this year a strong gust of wind during a storm caught the screen door on my garage and yanked it off along with a piece of the door trim. Since the screen door was mostly a hassle I decided that I am not going to put it back on and instead just spruce up the door and frame without it.

To start I thought that painting the door red would really make a nice improvement. It was a pale grey color which was very blah and always looked a bit dingy. I began by cleaning the door and removing the old door knob by taking out the screws from the latch and inside knob. I then taped around the perimeter of the door to mask it and put paper along the floor and garage wall. I also taped around the window and covered the glass with paper.

Once everything was prepped I primed the door with grey spray paint primer and then applied a few coats of red spray paint. Once everything was dried I installed a new door set with an oil rubbed bronze finish. 

I love the new door color. I think it looks great with the yellow, teal and white color scheme and really brightens up the garage. The formerly boring door now looks fun and inviting.

I still need to replace the trim around the door and do some paint touch-ups but painting the door was definitely a step in the right direction.

What do you think of the new door color? Do you have a fun color on your garage door or one of your house doors?

Garage Cleaning

My garage has been an embarrassing mess. Things have just piled up in there and since it has a ton of space it has really gotten out of control. Even with it being about 30' x 30' I had almost no floor space left to easily move around. It was in bad, bad shape.

Yesterday Frank came over and helped me to tame it. We filled up my recycling bin and trash bin and then filled up his SUV with three loads of things to get rid off (one load to the Re-Use Center and two to the dumpster). It felt good to get rid of so much stuff that I didn't need and wasn't using.

The remaining things were sorted into general areas and put up on the shelving that wraps around my garage. It is not super organized but I now have easy access to everything and know where to find it. Apart from Frank's tailgate trailer and a stack of drywall with a tub on top of it, the rest of the garage floor is finally clear.

I definitely have more work to do in the garage but I think it was a very productive day and I am happy with it. I finally have enough space to work on some of my projects in the garage instead of my house. Yeah!

Are you better than me about keeping your garage tidy? Did you do any organizing or cleaning this weekend?