Rustoleum Door Handles-DIY

Guys. I leave for Zambia TODAY. In less than 7 hours, the mister and I will be on our merry way to Dubai, where we will stay overnight, and then onto Lusaka the following morning (which will be Sunday already!) But, before we go, I wanted to show off my latest DIY in the Gomez house. I know it's not teaching-related, but part of being a teacher is taking full advantage of summer time--which for me means updating our house!

One thing I have always hated about this house is gold EVERYTHING. The faucets are all gold, door handles, toilet paper rolls, towel racks, mirror edges, you name it... GOLD. It is so very '92. After more than two years in the house, I have finally started to do something about it.

Obviously, it costs a fortune to replace all of those things with more updated versions. Being a teacher, I don't exactly have a fortune to spend! So I gave Rustoleum a try. I have read online that it is pretty durable, inexpensive, and looks good to boot. 

 Here is a "before" shot. See how awful they were? Not only were they gold, they were all scratched, and whoever painted the door got paint all over the handles.

The process was pretty easy. I just took out the handles, sanded them down (that was the worst part), stuck them in this little flower holder from Joanne's, and gave them about 2-3 coats of Rustoleum (I used he Oil Rubbed Bronze color). I only had to wait around 30 minutes for each layer to dry. 

 

As you can see, I did it in our garage. A garage in Texas summertime heat is no joke, even with the door open. But the smell of Rustoleum is so overwhelming that there was no way I could do it inside.

Anyway, here is the finished product:

I think it's a huge improvement. It's hard to tell, but it has this interesting matte-but-shiny-at-the-same-time finish. I only had time to do the handles on all of the downstairs doors. When we come back, I will do the upstairs door handles, as well as all of the toilet paper holders and towel racks. If I'm feeling very brave, I might even try to tape our glass shower up and do all of the edges of that too. Look at me being domestic.

Anyway, thank you for reading. I'm off to wrap my pack in saran wrap:)

Love,

Mrs. G

P.S. I will report back in a few months on how durable they actually are!