Back in December I shared visions of painted doors dancing in my head.
The splash of color was headed for that laundry room door, the perfect place for a pop of color (matt’s fav home decor slang 
.
.And when I found this,
inspiration for color and treatment struck.
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I ripped that door down by myself one afternoon and went to town.
And here she is, in all her “pop of color” glory.
The color is a deep aqua/turquoise….Valspar’s Alpine Valley.
I dry brushed it on so it would have the beauty of imperfection and wear. I’m still on the lookout for a salvaged/unique door knob, as nothing has totally suited me just yet.
I’m hoping to remedy that this week.
While shooting the door, I realized I hadn’t really shown you my antique shopping basket. I have a few of these now, and I love this one hanging above the laundry door in the kitchen. It’s usually filled with pretty linens, chalkboard tags, and other random trinkets.
I’m also pretty mad about the way the door color looks against the Family Rules Art.
I also sprayed the hinges with Valspar’s Silver Metallic.
Shame I didn’t paint the screws.
I know I’m going to fall in love with this on a whole new level once the room is painted a soft white. That color will ground things and keep it interesting. I’m also thinking of painting the pantry door that sits beside this one…we’ll see.
For now, though, I’m enjoying the change and the bit of personality it brings to the room.
Because personality is one thing a home shouldn’t lack.
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I am totally liking the personality it is bringing to your kitchen! Color is awesome and where did you get that apron?
shaunna…love the color! and the dry brush technique is perfect for what you are trying to accomplish with vintage inspirations.
That is one of my favourite colours…I love the old door you posted as inspiration!
The door looks fantastic! Makes me want to do something similar to one of the doors in my house!
I <3 the color, the technique, the wire basket, the towel rack (thing) storage and so much more. THANKS, it's fabulous!!
i love it and i think dry brushing was the kicker….looks fantastic
your house looks stunning ! xx
The color is fantastic. You are right about the personality it brings. It's like us adding a little blush to our cheeks…just makes us a little brighter and cheerier.
Oh, oh, oh!!!! I love it! I've been WAITING for this reveal. It looks fabulous!
LOVE IT.
it looks beautiful- i love the color you chose!
Oh, Shaunna, I am highly impressed. Not a blue person, but this is gorgeous.
Shaunna, I love the door! It's like your hiding a secret behind there. Kinda like the secret garden, only secret laundry. I bet you will have so many people ask, "what is behind, THAT door." Beautifully done.
I love it!! The color is beautiful and perfect in your room! And I adore the basket too, what a great idea! Have fun at Blissdom!!
Omg! I LOVE this color. Totally inspiring me to paint the door that I JUST finished another color.. maybe I'll save this idea for another door
Shaunna this looks amazing, so glad you took the plunge! It looks beautiful. Now you need a cool laundry room sign on it. That would just be the queens bee to finish it off. Have fun at blissdom
Seriously, who could have thought one could be in love with a door? Im in love with your door!
I love the color!! It looks so good.
What a great pop of color. It looks fabulous. I like that you dry brushed it on, it give it such a great textured look.
I love the color of this door. WOW it looks soooo Good! Beautiful Job.
Your door looks wonderful, Shaunna! I love the color you chose.
The door looks so pretty! I have a bunch of closet doors that are the sliders and I wonder if this would look 1/2 as lovely on them!
The door looks GREAT!! Likin' that color.
Shaunna This is totally amazing! I love the color – fabulous job. The hanging baskets are adorable too – great idea. Thanks so much for linking to the Sunday Showcase – I greatly appreciate it. I'll be featuring this today. Hope you have a wonderful week ~ Stephanie Lynn
Shaunna, I love the new door color. I am going to paint my laundry room soon, too. So glad you are joining the party this week. Did you get my email back to you the other day? Have fun at Blissdom. I may go next year.
Oh my. That door is gorgeous, Shaunna!
super cute!
LOVE the color!!!! Beautiful!!!
I am dying to know where your inspiration door came from. It literally took my breath away! Love your work and keep it up!
I love it! Love the idea of spraying the hinges. Genius! Beautiful blog, looking forward to seeing what you paint next!
This is stunning. Really! I love it. I've featured you on Craft Gossip today!
The door is absolutely amazing! I love the color and how it changes to whole feel of the room. I bought some light blue/turquoise paint months ago to paint our doors and have never found the courage to do so. Right now they are white and so boring. I'm feeling a bit inspired now! Thanks!
Your aqua door is gorgeous. I'm thinking of painting some doors in my house various shades of aqua and olive. It's three doors pretty much side-by-side, so I didn't want to make them all the same colour. Thanks for sharing yours!
You are amazing! I love the color of the door, the wire basket hanging above, and the personality of the space. It rocks!
I absolutley LOVE this door!!! Im wondering if you know the cute color you have on your walls. I love that it looks in between tan and gray. It would be great if you could let me know. Thanks
I love love love the hinges, how did you get them to look so perfect – a few years ago I sprayed the knobs and hinges for our powder room and they looked awful! Plus, they started to peel the minute they were dry. I think a tute on spray painting metal is a new requirement! Love!
love it! Did you paint the other side of the door?
haha, we did not. Leave well enough alone and all.
shaunna
Love it! I know this is a stupid question, but what does “dry brushed” mean?
Hey Darla! It simply means you dip your brush in just a little bit of paint, squeeze out the excess with a cloth until your brush is “dry” and brush it on! Hope that helps! If you search for dry brushing vs. whitewashing on the blog you should find some related posts. Good luck!
shaunna
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Shaunna,
I just finished painting a piece of furniture with anne sloan paint that I got from you last month. I love it!! I am now trying to find hinges and it is impossible to match these old hinges. I was thinking after seeing this post of spray painting the old ones. How does that work? Will it cause the hinge to be stuck when it dries? I saw that you did it on your hinges above, doesn’t it make them stick together? I would love any advice you have on how to spray paint the hinges. Have a wonderful holiday!!