How to transform a simple entry

Painting the entrance to the house

Are you always on the lookout for new ideas to change your home décor?

Well, I’m constantly on the lookout for new, inexpensive ideas.

Having owned a new house for barely four months, I was already looking for a great idea to revamp the little front entrance, which I didn’t like at all, having really not received much love from the previous owners.

I told you I like a cheap change of scenery….Well, out of the blue, an original idea for a really inexpensive project was born.

Having a few cans of Colorantic paint already started, some wainscoting and moldings, I decided to create a Colorantic signature entryway!!!! Well yes, why not, isn’t it a great idea!

Here are the inexpensive steps involved in my transformation, which, by the way, took a mere three hours of my time to complete, and of which I’m very proud.

List of products I used:

• Colorantic Nuit chalk paint
• Colorantic chalk paint Cotton ball
• Violet oval brush #6 synthetic Colorantic
• Colorantic foam roller brush
• Colorantic matte varnish
• Colorantic decorative hooks (5)
• Colorantic granular hand and brush cleaner
  
• 4″ decorative mouldings (angle-cut)
• Interior MDF wall panelling (one pack of 6 boards was enough for my 62″ wide wall)
• Nailers
• Finishing nails

Preparing the surface

The first step, and by no means the least, is to remove all decorative elements from the wall and plug all holes. So I filled in the holes and washed the surface to make sure it was very clean.

Once the surface was thoroughly cleaned, I removed the moulding from the bottom of the wall. Next, I measured the width of the wall and cut the six planks of panelling to the required length. I was very reluctant to leave the moulding in, but in the end I don’t regret taking it out, because I find that the panelling looks better all the way down the wall.

Next, I cut my two mouldings into angles of the same length.

The paint

So I’m ready to paint the top of the wall. But before doing so, I took care to apply green tape to protect the other adjacent walls and the ceiling.

Since black is my favorite color and my accent color at home, I decided to use it as a reminder in my entryway. I was very lucky, as I had enough paint left over, Nuit de Colorantic, to complete my project the same day. Colorantic chalk paint is very thick and covers very well, so two coats were very sufficient to camouflage the white of the wall.

Once I’d finished painting, I gently removed the tape and when it was completely dry, I was ready to move on to the next stage of the project.

I installed the six planks of panelling from the ground up. I used a nail gun, but it’s also possible to use silicone glue.

I also had a remnant of the color, Boule de Coton, which I used to paint the paneling. I applied two coats of this color directly to the wood of the paneling.

Since Colorantic paint contains a very small amount of primer, I omitted to add primer before applying the paint.

***Colorantic paint dries in less than 30 minutes.

Moulding installation

Now that the paint is finished and the panelling installed, all that remains is to install the decorative mouldings.

I cut the two decorative mouldings to match the width of the wall. I installed one flat on the wall just above the panelling.

Then, to create a shelf effect, I placed the second moulding on top of the first.

In order to make the paint washable, given that this is a place frequented by the whole family, I applied two coats of matt varnish over the whole of my work.

Since we have five children at home, I installed five white hooks purchased from Colorantic.

It was on a rainy summer’s day that my idea to revamp my small entrance was born, and all in just a few hours.

With the addition of a few decorative elements, I have to say I’m pretty happy with the result!

So here’s an ordinary entry that’s become a spectacular one, thanks to Colorantic!

Andrée-Anne Lacombe

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