Monday, October 18, 2010 TRUE VALUE BLOG SQUAD CHALLANGE: HOW TO MAKE A SCREEN DOOR - NOT A BORE! PART 2
It's been clear to us we keep many projects running at one time. We could have potentially finished the screen door a few weeks back, for sure, but you know how we love to sit on things and L-O-V-E them before we finalize it. Let's just say, we L-O-V-E how the door turned out!
This was indeed a labor of love. Our dear friend Duane, sketched out the design, Joey routed it, together we painted it and weatherproofed it with Minwax, spray polyurethane, from our local True Value store (all the products were found at our local True Value Stores, including a True Value lumber yard). The white and darker blue (Royal from Krylon spray paint) is one solid piece of wood cut to size. The light blue scalloped edge was hand painted with True Value brand paint sweetly names Haily's Heart in a 4 oz. sample tub. Here is how we attached the scalloped edge with a seamless look:
Joey sized some little white nails by cutting them in almost half to keep the edge nice and stable. We decided to keep the inside of the door pure white, to compliment the mudrooms serine feeling. It also makes it feel more cohesive and adds a bit of a surprise when you walk outside.
We can't wait to fix up the backyard entrance and add a new light, some plants, and refinish the stairs and outside of the mudroom. We know this was made to be the Au pair's entrance, and most people would not focus on making it a beautiful space, but I can't help it. It just so happens when you walk out that door you are faced with a raised garden about three feet off the ground. The bushes are wild now and grow raspberries amongst many other things - but picture wild flowers, veggies, and fruits - right outside your kitchen!
So here she is in all her glory, both the inside and the outside view. We have A LOT of work to do out the outside of the mudroom! for such a tiny space it houses French doors, a sliding screen door and the door displaying the new screen door finishing.
We would love to know your thoughts! Have you made a bold piece situated on the outside of your home? We would love for you to share your quirky projects with us!
Lets get legal: We were one of the 10 bloggers True Value has chosen to work on The Blog Squad , and we are way excited to take on the challenge of showing you exciting DIY projects. They have compensated us for our time and writing, and provided materials for the projects we have worked on. However, our opinions are entirely our own and we have not been paid to publish positive comments. Did we mention we are excited to show you our DIY Blog Squad Projects?
Reader Comments (9)
Amazing I want one of those for my house one day
This is fabulous, but I'm curious to know if this was a glass storm door to begin with, or what exactly did you start with?
@tonia there is a glass and wood door behind our "screen door" which came with the house. the actual door we posted about was made from scratch out of a thick piece of plywood, then cut.
Um, amazing. And the perfect size to prevent escapee cats!
Love your blog! Where have you been all of my life?
@whorange thanks for stopping by and adding some sweetness! xo
That door is absolutely FANTASTIC! I LOVE it! Thanks for sharing with us Joey & Lana!
@SheLovesLife Thanks for reading! <3
Is the screen in front of the cutout? And did you just staple it then cover the staples with the cutout?
@susan hi! we decided to not actually put the screen on the door. joey had carved out a 1/8 dip in the frame of the door to push the edge of the screen in and then use that small plastic piping to push on top of the screen into to door - but we decided against it because we don't really get a lot of bugs and we liked the way it looked without. I wouldn't staple it between the weed layers because if it rips it would be a pain to replace. thanks for stopping by!