I love magnets

See my ugly door. The white on white decor is not really my style. I'm more rustic than contemporary. So, when I see this door morning after morning it really made my coffee sour.

(I rarely drink coffee) So, after much looking through out all the local Del Rio stores I was still empty handed. No where could I find a magnet tension rod. Do you know what you do when you can't find a magnet tension rod for your lovely metal base house door. You beg everyone you know who lives in a bigger better town to look for you!
Guess who pulled through! Momma, like always, she found me a metal tension rod and shipped it to me from Ohio. If that isn't real love! Man she's great!
So there it is! All completed. Now my door curtain matches my kitchen window curtain. I love it and now even when the milk is sour I don't mind, because I have a lovely door! Granted it's all in the eye of the beholder and possibly I have a piece of lint in mine.

Sliding Glass Door Re-do

For some reason, base housing thinks we need this unattractive reflection tape on our sliding glass doors. I was grateful to have a sliding door when we moved in because we didn't have one at our last house, but the reflecting tape was peeling and it looked horrible.

I guess they put the reflection tape on the doors so this doesn't happen. Ouch!I personally didn't think my family would have a problem with running into glass doors, so I removed the reflection tape with a paint scraper and this.....It now looks like this! I know it was not a huge transformation, but I got rid of the ugly silver band across my door.
I am happy to report that no one or animal has mistaken my closed glass door as open.

Front Door Re-do

If you are a lucky person like my friend Laura, you may get this door on your base house. Just think how you would feel everyday knowing that you have a six panel metal door! Oh the luck she had. I being her neighbor and right next door should have had a lovely all metal six panel door, but I did not. Since, I didn't have this little luxury, I had to have a Front Door re-do extravaganza! Hubby was actually home from this re-do! I painted my all metal boring door, bold brown...I think this is called Chocolate Sparkle! Sounds fancy doncha think! HA, No I didn't sand down the door before I painted it. And double Ha, you think I would take time to prime this! Nope, I just painted it!
I have always wanted a door knocker. They look so regal! Like a real grown-up would have on their fancy pants house. I figured, I needed one too. For only a few bucks, I got this gold beauty from Home Depot!
How did I install it? Well, it's not like I would drill holes into my metal door. I just "mistreated" it. The only thing holding this door knocker to the door is threw the peep hole. Your base door peep hole will unscrew and then you can attach this one.
See how it's not actually flush with the door! I tell ya no one can tell, well I guess till now. I have only seen one other gal on base do this same trick, I love her dearly and I don't even know her name! There are other was to mistreat your door as well, I have personally help paint two doors red. They look so good! Another gal, painted hers green, and then yellow. See the great thing is you don't have to keep one style very long, If you don't like it, or want a change just paint it again! It's so simple.

BTW, gals you know who you are...please send me a picture of your mistreated doors!