A simple "family" painting project

It feels so good to be back blogging after a few days of ill health. Yes, my friends, I will never take good health for granted again after having emergency gall bladder surgery over the weekend. I will spare you the details but as, cliché as it may sound, I just want to say how thankful I am for all the simple pleasures of life.

After three days in the hospital, I came home to my happy kids, my wonderful husband and my ever-helpful and loving mom standing right next to these French doors:



Of course, walking in the door and seeing my family made me immeasurably happy, but it was also thrilling to be back at the home I've so lovingly decorated. See that "family" sign above the French doors? It's a simple project I finished recently and was just getting ready to blog about it when I had a gall bladder attack last week. Due to a misdiagnosis, I spent five days writhing in pain on my couch despite heavy pain medication before going to the hospital and discovering the real source of my troubles.

Anyway, the simple painting project took on a new meaning when I returned home from the hospital two days ago.



Without further ado, here's the simple project. Really, it doesn't get any simpler than this. I started out with some old letters I found at the thrift store for $2. I knew right away I would be painting them but waited a while before deciding what color.

Yes, I bought the letters so long ago that my kids were still wearing parkas outdoors!

Here are all the letters, after being lightly sanded, primed and painted. In a moment of inspiration, I decided to do a rainbow effect using my favorite colors: yellow, orange and red.

In the photo above, you can see how I used a blend of two colors to create a new in-between color. For the last letter, I used the white primer since I had no white spray paint.

I really enjoy walking into my home through the front door and seeing those rainbow letters. They somehow make me happy.

Again, here's what the letters looked like before I painted them.

Here's what they look like now, above the French doors.

I have a tendency to make things more complicated than they need to be, but in this case, I kept it simple and I think it worked.

Do you use letters or signs to decorate in your home?