Back In Black

So much for taking a month of DIY off…

I had every intention of doing so.  My plan was to concentrate on marketing for my blog and for my show, Brooke’s House & Home.  I was going to lay low.  Regroup and rejuvenate in January.

But truth be told, I got antsy.

And what better way to overcome antsy, than to work on a tedious project.

No sooner than I looked out one of our windows, that I decided to pick up a paintbrush and start painting the windowpanes black.

I started with the front door as those little windows surrounding the door weren’t in good shape.  They looked sloppy.  White paint was all over the glass; never cleaned from the last paint job that the previous owners has done.

After taking a razor blade to the glass, scraping off the old, dried paint, I focused a steady hand and got to painting.

Once I had painted all the panes in the front door, I moved into the kitchen, and tackled those 4 windows.  Then I moved into the downstairs bathroom and finally the family office.  Since I had already painted the windows in my office, and in the dining room a few months ago, this project only took me the better part of a day.  Not too time consuming for such a tedious project.

Now I have the upstairs windows to paint.  All 14 of them.  But before I tackle those, there are a few projects I have to complete first.  All in due time.

By painting the windowpanes black, they bring a slight bit of modern to those nearly 200 year old windows.

This project was certainly on my short list of 2016 projects to complete — I just didn’t bank on working on them so soon.  I guess this just goes to prove that I can’t stay still for long.  I always need to stay busy – I need that project gratification.  I can’t help but think that isn’t a bad thing.

I am really pleased with how the black windowpanes look.  I’m even considering painting the outside of the windowpanes black as well — when it gets warmer.  What do you think?  Should I?