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SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!

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Oh, boy, this door…(head shaking).
I’m normally not so indecisive about color but this door has given me a permanent line between my eyes.
I know, right!?
IT’S A DOOR.
Here’s the door’s journey…
Bare wood.
Then I tried to mimic the ocean.
Everytime I look at this photo I just love the color.  
Unfortunately, it didn’t give off the same effect in person.
Then I went for Restoration Hardware’s “Slate” color which ended up looking like something
 I’d rather not speak of with a green undertone.
Then I picked up some yellow which my husband veto’d.
Out of being gosh, darn sick of having a taped up door for months I slapped on 
some left over gray (Metro Gray, Ben Moore) and actually quite like it!
For some reason my camera doesn’t read color well in this area of the house.  
Looks much better in person.
Now to the outside.
1st: primer.
Next: a coat of black.
The first time I painted the outside it looked horrible. 
There were a ton of little bubbles in the paint that dried all over the door.
I thought it was because it was too cold outside and didn’t cure right.
So I waited until the temp was above 70 (and months later) and made another attempt.
Still lots of bubbles.  Paint store said the paint was bad and gave me another gallon. 
(How does paint go bad)?
They even gifted me some complimentary sand paper (weren’t those men sweet?).
So I sanded the bubbles down and started over.
Now for a new light fixture…
and a new welcome mat.
This 70’s rambler is shaping up one project at a time.
“Come and knock on our door…
We’ve been waiting for you…”

Comments

  1. Looks GREAT! Your post just reminded me why I have yet to repaint my front door. Not looking forward to the sanding! Your house is coming along beautifully! Have a great weekend!

  2. You’d be surprised how much paint is recalled. A big pain in the behind. Really love the black…and I really loved the blue!

  3. Hey Michelle! I haven’t commented here for a long time, but I’ve been keeping up with the progress on your home and am so excited to see what you make of it. I pretty much plan to copy you exactly whenever I get the chance to start over on a home too! 😉

  6. Love the grey door! Compliments nicely with wall you stenciled. Much more soothing. Love the outside as well. So happy to see I am not the only one to re-paint. Our living room walls have had 3 colors on them!!! Sometimes it just takes a few tries to get it right.

  7. the grey creates a very soothing feeling, really like it and never would’ve thought of it. black doors, my all time fave for outside. been on my to do list for about 6 years now.:) maybe this summer?

  8. I think the grey looks great! Where did you get your door. I love it! I can’t wait to see the whole house.

  10. I tried that same shade from Restoration Hardware (it looks like the perfect gray on the walls in their store) but when I put a sample on our bedroom wall, I had the same effect that you did….so annoying!

    Love the gray and black on the door though….inspires me to try and paint the inside of our front door a fun color!

  11. Love the grey and dark color combinations on two different sides of the door! I wish I didn’t paint the inside of our front doors the same color. We used Ralph Lauren Paint Turret Stair which looks pretty similar to yours.

  12. i am completely in love with the inside and outside door colors and door design! amazing how persistent you were – but it truly paid off. and also LOVE the house numbers in the tile entry.

  16. what about black on the INSIDE? i have my french door done in a blacky-navy and i love looking at it inside. its a nice pop for my otherwise washed out neutral interior.

    cant wait to dive into the rest of your blog!!!!

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Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!

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