Je t’adoor – Amo la puerta
Yes, I know that I spelled the French incorrectly. It is supposed to be a play on words. Did you get it? I love my door. I am not sure why I did not paint it earlier. Oh, yes I do, it is because I am lazy! The door looked terrible, but I just never took the time to do anything about it.
Sí, yo sé que escribí mal el francés. Es un juego de palabras en inglés porque me encanta la puerta. No sé porque no la pinté antes. Bueno, sí sé porque… es que ¡soy muy floja! La puerta se veía horrible, pero nunca tomé el tiempo para hacer algo para mejorarla.
So, while I was working on the house numbers, Douglas spackled and sanded the door to prep it for paint. He did so under strict observation, as always.
Entonces, cuando estaba haciendo la placa con los números para la casa, le pedí a Douglas que prepara la puerta para la pintura. Llenó los huequitos y los lijó. Trabajó bajo los ojos de águila de los dos inspectores, como siempre.
The next weekend, I started priming the door. We were blessed with a snow day, so I was able to paint on a Friday.
El fin de semana siguiente, empecé a pintar la puerta con un imprimador. No había clases por la nieve así que pude empezar el viernes.
Ponche kept an eye on me, except when he heard Douglas take out the camera. Then, he was all about posing. He is so vain.
Ponche me observaba todo el tiempo, menos cuando escuchó que Douglas sacó la cámara. En ese momento volteó para mirar la cámara. Es muy vanidoso.
Even with just the primer, the door looked better, and I was anxious to see what it would look like with the paint.
Aún con sólo el imprimador, la puerta se veía muchísimo mejor, y yo estaba ansiosa para verla con la pintura.
A day later, the door was ready for paint.
Un día después la puerta estaba lista para estar pintada.
My little buddy was back by my side. At one point he decided that sitting on the table was not close enough. He came up to inspect closer and ended up with paint on his paws. I did not realize until I saw little paw prints on the hardwood floor. Luckily, there were no prints on the carpet. Douglas hauled him off to wash his feet while I rushed to remove the paint from the floor. There are no pictures of that disaster, but luckily all of the paint came off the floor… and the cat.
Mi amiguito me acompañó como le encanta hacer. En algún momento decidió que sentarse en la mesita no estaba lo suficiente cerca. Se acercó para inspeccionar más de cerca y acabó con pintura en las patas. No me di cuenta hasta que vi huellas de pintura en forma de pies de gato en la madera del suelo. Menos mal que no había pintura en la alfombra. Douglas lo llevó para lavarle las patas mientras yo me apuraba para limpiar la pintura del piso. No hay fotos del desastre, pero por suerte se pudo quitar toda la pintura del suelo… y del gato.
The door looked beautiful. I still wanted to give it one last coat of paint just to make sure that it was fully covered.
La puerta se veía bellísima, pero todavía quería darle una capa más de pintura para asegurarme de que estuviera completamente cubierta.
On Sunday, the last coat of paint went on the door. To keep Ponche out of the paint, I locked both of the cats in the little bedroom. They were not very happy with me, but they ended up taking a nap, so I don’t think that it was too awful for them.
El domingo, la pinté con la última capa. Para mantener a Ponche lejos de la pintura lo encerré en la habitación pequeña con Crème. No estaban feliz, pero al final se durmieron así que no creo que les molestara demasiado.
I could not believe when it was finally finished. It gave me the chills to see it looking so pretty. I just wanted to sit on the chaise and look at it. And that it just what I did for a couple of hours. Is that weird?
No podía creer cuando por fin estaba terminada. Me daba escalofríos mirarla. Sólo quería sentarme en el sofá y mirarla. Y eso es lo que hice por unas horas. ¿Es raro eso?
On Tuesday, we had another snow day, and I took advantage of the extra time to work on a couple of projects. I will tell you more about them later. I will show you one final picture of the living room after I put the wreath and my bells back up.
El martes nevó más y cancelaron las clases de nuevo. Aproveché el tiempo extra para trabajar en unos proyectos. Te hablaré más de ellos en otro momento, pero voy a mostrarte una última foto de la sala después de colgar las campanas y la guirnalda de nuevo.
The cats were inspecting the new door mat. I bought this last fall, and it has been in the hall. After I painted the door, I was about to put back the ugly door mat that we have had there for a while, but I thought that it deserved something prettier.
Los gatos inspeccionaron el nuevo felpudo. Es uno que compré hace seis meses, pero estaba al otro lado de la puerta. Después de pintar la puerta, estaba a punto de poner de nuevo el felpudo feo que había estado allí, pero pensé que merecía algo más bonito.
Crème agreed that this mat was much better. She refused to get off of it for a while and would probably still be there if Ponche had not attacked her. Little brothers are such a pain.
Crème estaba de acuerdo que este felpudo se veía mejor. Negó de levantarse de encima por mucho tiempo y todavía habría estado allí si Ponche no le hubiera atacado. Los hermanitos son tan molestosos.
I lied. I am going to show you another picture of the door before I sign off. Isn’t it beautiful?
Mentí. Te voy a mostrar otra foto de la puerta antes de despedirme. ¿No es bonita?
Happy Homemaking!
¡Espero que todos tus sueños caseros se cumplan!
I am a teacher, traveler, artist, writer, homemaker and a whole lot more. In January 2009, I bought the Cape of Dreams. It was the second house that I had ever owned, but it was the first that I bought by myself. I now live in the house with my husband Douglas, our dog Kahlua, and Crème de Menthe, the cat. Because, what life is complete without a little Kahlua and Cream? I love arts and crafts of all kinds, and I refinish furniture as well. We are slowly redoing our entire house. You can read about my projects on my blog www.CapeofDreams.com
you forgot to mention the high blood loss I suffered while trying to clean the paint off of Ponche’s feet. To say he was unhappy with my efforts would be a gross understatement…
Yes. I meant to include that story. He’s a vicious little bugger.
The door looks great — seems like you have a bigger space now. I, too, put off small tasks and am blown away by their relative simplicity in relation to their wow factor once they’re finished. You’re on a roll. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
That corner feels so empty. It’s weird. The brown certainly felt like it took up more space.
It’s not a complete paint job until a black cat gets into it. Lacy and Crosby will attest to that. The door looks great–fresh and shiny! It’s not weird at all to sit and admire it. I do that occasionally with our dining room. Maybe that’s why it’s taking me so long to finish?
Crème was surprisingly absent for the painting of the door. Perhaps she has learned her lesson? Nah, I’m sure she’ll be back in the paint next time.
It does change the look of the whole room tremendously somehow. Good job, with the help of the cats!
PS: Loved the pun on the French word!
I’m glad you liked it. I thought it was cheesy, but it kept making me laugh so I used it.
great job, Jessica! amazing how much brighter & more cheerful the corner/room seems 🙂
Much cheerier!
well done, brightens that corner, what a tall door,
how nice to have “helpers”
hopefully your pets leave your pretty plants alone
Crème usually leaves the plants alone. Ponche thinks it’s fun to knock the leaves off the jade plant and bat them around the house. He’s such a pain.