DIY
Back in Black: The Front Door Color That Just Works
If I could go back in time to over a year ago when I started mocking up colors for my front door, I would have told myself to just try painting the colors on the actual door! It was so much faster for me to paint the front door three times than just thinking about […]
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August 19, 2024
DIY
Everything You Need to Paint A Front Door
I had been itching to paint our front door ever since we had our exterior trim painted back in May. I picked a color (Farrow & Ball De Nimes) and we applied for HOA approval (it's a long process and one we've had to do a lot...) that finally came in a couple weeks ago! […]
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July 13, 2024
North Carolina Home
Changes in the Front Entry: Black Balusters and Black Front Door
We have a lot of stair railings in our house. We have the grand staircase in the front entry, a staircase leading up into the bonus room, a staircase in the home gym, and a staircase on the second floor leading up into the attic. Every staircase in our house has black painted balusters, except […]
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August 29, 2022
DIY
Our "New" Repurposed Front Door + Wood Door Inspiration
This post is sponsored by Minwax When we moved into this home, on the back of our house, was a large 9' arched solid wood door that captured my heart. If you've been keeping up, you know that this part of our home was an addition that wasn't done exactly right so it's now completely […]
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October 17, 2019
DIY
From Dated to Modern: A Budget-Friendly Exterior Entry Makeover
This post is sponsored by Zabitat. Our friends were struggling with the exterior entry to their house. They weren't crazy about painting the brick (this is actually his childhood home), but they are also young and hip and they were wanting their home to reflect that a little more, while keeping the brick in its […]
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October 25, 2018
Decor
Decorating the Cabin's Front Door for the Holidays
This post is sponsored by World Market We have quite a few activities planned up at our A-frame cabin in the coming month for the holidays and while I'm still definitely aiming toward an essential minimalist decorating approach (catch more about that here) for this home, I thought a little bit of holiday decor would […]
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December 4, 2017
Sourcing & Planning
A Really Good, Modern Exterior Fixture for under $20
Well, we haven't painted the brick yet, but this week, we did make a tiny (both in price and in size) update that made the front of our home a little more visually appealing. The light that's just about over my head in the photo above used to be an outdated brass number (see below) that is […]
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August 31, 2016
DIY
Before and After: Our New Front Door!
Our new front door is in and we have some photos to share with you today! First I should say that ordering a door online was a bit of a risk. Especially since we wanted a wood-toned one and tones are somewhat hard to read online. But as soon as it got here, we inspected […]
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March 29, 2016
DIY
Sneak Peek at the new Front Door + Schlage Giveaway!
Update: Congrats to our winner, Avery! Hope you enjoy your new door hardware. :) Last week, our new front door arrived! We got it installed and trimmed out and it has totally changed everything. The facade of our house finally reflects more of what you could expect when you walk inside. We'll have more of those photos […]
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March 28, 2016
Sourcing & Planning
A Source for Entry Door Shopping + Choosing Ours
In October, we got a new entry door hardware because our handle actually broke off. Chris fixed it no less than 3 times and it just kept falling off, which didn't make us feel very safe. Weird. But after we finally got a new slick modern black set from Schlage, I couldn't bear to put it […]
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February 24, 2016
DIY
Is the Inside of Your Front Door Painted?
Last week, on a whim, I painted the inside of our front door a shiny black. I actually used the same gloss paint I got for the bench, but in this lighting it definitely reads black--which I love. I can't believe the difference! It made our old beat up door look new and expensive. I was kind […]
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July 7, 2014
DIY
Onyx and the Front Door
On our pre-party to-do list was the task of painting our front door. Ideally, we could replace the entire thing. It's terribly dented and it's not necessarily our favorite design. We have actually been pricing out a dutch door. I can't stop dreaming about the functionality of a dutch door--where I can open the top and […]
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October 22, 2013
