Dream Book Design

And We Went With..

White baby. Yes, I realize this lets about 50% of you down from blog comments, and about 99% of you down from my Instagram photo. But it makes us so happy. Yes, we could have done black and it could have turned out awesome. Like really, really, awesome. But I was just too afraid that it would make the room too dark. And you know what? I truly think it would have, so I am glad we went with white.
Painting metal doors can be a little tricky if you don’t prep them right. First I cleaned every speck of dirt and dust off of them. Which having dogs, and a kid, there was a whole lot of that;) Next, I primed them with Sherwin Williams Multi Purpose Latex Primer. I was careful to apply it fairly thin, because this type of surface shows brush marks really easily. Also, I used a brush for the tough to get areas, and a high density foam roller for the majority of the doors.
Lastly, we used Sherwin Williams All Surface Enamel Latex paint in Extra White for the ‘color’. I went with a high gloss and love the sleekness it brings.

One of the main reasons that we went with white is because of the step at each door.  If we had went with black there would have been 4 colors {white, black, dark brown, and light brown threshold which is vinyl so we cant stain it} in the small area and we feel it would have drawn the eye to that area.  By going with white we think the step blends better and is less of an eye sore.  Plus, since we have white blinds inside the panes of glass we thought that would look awkward with the black doors.

So where are we at in getting our family room finished? Well, almost all the trim work is complete {just missing two boxes to the left of the doors}, the built-ins are done except for the shelving and decor. The couches and dresser, ya those are all changing. The rooms layout is clearly not what we are going for, its just simply functional right now. I can’t wait for the day that this room becomes truly how it should be!

So are all you black trim paint lovers mad at me? I know- I know, it could have been awesome. But guess what? I still have the paint…and its not going to waste! Just need to figure out what else would look incredibly rad in a high gloss black. Thoughts?

Comments

  3. Brittany Smith says

    I too was a vote for black!! I do love the white though and have always liked all your choices!! I probably would’ve got nervous too and gone with white! Can’t wait to see what’s up next on the DIY list!

  4. Laura Orr says

    Love the white! I’m also interested in where you found your ceiling fans. I need new fans throughout my house and this would be great in some of the rooms!

  5. Marie Roxanne says

    I voted for white on the inside and glad you did! You can always add color elsewhere in the room. Did you paint the backyard side white too or the daring black?