the door

Not long after we bought the door,

I bought a can of teak oil

to put on it.

And then the can sat in the wall in the garage

for well over a year.

We would take turns

remarking on how we really needed 

to oil the door,

but then we'd tackle some other project.

When Matt was here last week

he said, 

"You're really going to want to get that oil on the door before winter."

It wasn't as if I didn't already know we needed to do that,

but the way he said it,

I interpreted it as

'It would really be best for you 

if you got the door done soon'

and for goodness sake,

it'd been installed for over a year,

I knew I just needed to make 

'oil the darn door'

a priority.

entirely sanded, L side cleaned and oiled

One of the problems with the internet

is there is so much information.

That's a good thing, of course,

but I tend to over-research

and then convince myself that 'x' will be hard

or worse,

I'll screw it up

with my inexperience.

1 coat on everything

Matt assured me that nothing was permanent

and if I did

by some strange chance

really mess it up,

the door could be sanded 

and we could start over again.

So  - I checked the forecast,

and determined that Thursday was the day.

And because I am so good at forgetting things,

I set a reminder on my phone.

2nd (heavier) coat on L side

It took longer than I antcipated

(and my arm is absolutely killing me.

As in - I asked Tyler for 10 ibuprofen.

(I normally have to be forced to take them)

Don't worry - he only gave me 2)

but it wasn't hard,

and I didn't screw up at all.

First I sanded everything,

giving extra care to the areas the neighbors' dog had peed on,

then I wiped everything down with mineral spirits

and gave it 2 coats of teak oil

and now

we have a
 gorgeous
protected-from-the-elements door.

ta-da!

no sewing is happening,
but this is a major finish anyways,
so I'm linking up with the other finishers at Amanda Jean's