Do you ever get itchy to do a project? Like you’re just living your merry life and an idea pops into your head and just sits there stirring things up until you finally do it?!
For the last little while I’ve wanted to repaint our front doors (all 3 of them!) with a new fun color. I love the original color Jasper, but life is too short to not try new fun things!
And it felt like the perfect time with the wrapping up of Phase 2 of the renovation. The straw that broke the camel’s back was when during a heavy rainstorm water was pouring through one of the horizontal panels on the door!
After a little bit of a paint color fiasco (the color I was originally wanted looked very different outside than what I was expecting) I narrowed it down and was ready to paint!
If I can make a project even a little more approachable, that is always my goal, so for this door painting project I decided to use the most simple effective tools to get the job done. A paint brush and my Handy Paint Pail.
One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they are using a brush is they don’t know how to control the amount of paint that is actually on it. There are 2 key issues that people don’t realize make all the difference in the world.
- Having a flat hard surface to wipe your brush on
- Stopping the brush from resting inside the paint.
Handy Paint Pails so easily fix both of those issues!
The outer edge of a Handy Paint Pail has a hard 90 degree angle on it to easily scrape off your brush. When I’m painting, I always dip my brush in the paint and then scrape off one side. I’ve found that is the perfect amount to get started!
The magnetic cup holds your paint brush out of the paint, and helps ensure that the ferrule (the metal part that connects the handle to the bristles) stays clean. In turn that means less dripping, cleaner hands, and a better finish.
All of Handy’s products have disposable liners that make clean up a breeze! (Because let’s be honest, who after a whole painting project wants to spend time cleaning up!? I never do (Court always does that part! lol)
Everything is designed to make your painting project easier, from the disposable liners, to the way the handles can be adjusted for your grip, they are an absolute necessity!! I super love the mossy green paint color that they ended up (Sherwin-Williams Palm Leaf)
You can find Handy Products at most paint retailers (like Sherwin-Williams or Home Depot) or on Amazon!
Wrapping up of phase two!? I really hope you post it all here. I’m dying to see! I’ve missed your DIY inspo the last year I’ve been off Insta.
I love how the green door turned out. Magic as always.
Same – I’d love to see what’s happened with the Merc phase 2 but I seem to have missed everything, and your posts don’t show up on Bloglovin anymore.