Welcome and please come in!

The new front door is installed! This is a huge improvement over the old door that was drafty, sagging, and never opened when the weather was humid.

It took years of planning and research. I really wanted a double door, but finally had to admit it wouldn't work, the space was too small. 

This door is a generous consolation prize. In addition to being 2 inches thick, it's 42 inches wide and almost 8 feet tall. So instead of 2 small doors, I have one massive door!

In the end, I'm very happy with it. Just waiting for a nice big knocker (go ahead and giggle)!

New front door, in progress!

Front door being installed. It's only taken 3 years to find the right one!

Front Hall Upgrade

The front hall is finally getting a new coat of paint. It was painted a blah yellow color by the Previous Owners.

After the floors were finished, I realized it was time to finish the area. Here are the before shots, notice the pretty floors!

I painted it Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage. Its a nice color with sage and a little blue in it.  I am going to paint the upstairs hall a lighter color. Eventually.

I painted the trim BM Decorator's White. I love crisp white trim. I also bought a new rug from Overstock.

Now all that's left is to pull up the carpet on the stairs, paint the treads, and replace the front door!

Number 14

 

One of the things on the list was to hang the house numbers on our front porch. We went to LA in Feb and I found these numbers at Liz's Antique Hardware, which is a really fun store.

I thought it would be cool to have them on the stairs, but they were too tall, so it went above. And Jeff power-washed the moss off the front walk. 2 items checked off!

Front doors

I've been casually looking for a "new" front door for the house. I took photos of other front doors in my 'hood.

I checked the salvage yards.

I saw the Vintage Door ad in the back of magazines.

Then today, I checked Home Depot looking for cheap window shades and found this in the door section:

This could be a contender, at less than $1K, its the best deal I've seen so far.

I like the idea of a salvage door, but we already have enough problems with drafts that the smarter thing to do is get a newer air-tight door. I might have to stop into a store and see other versions of this door they have.

Front Door

I have been thinking a lot about a different front door. This is the current state of affairs.

Close-up on the 3-over-3 door. Notice the extra molding around the entry. Between that and the placement of the non-working door bell, I feel confident the front door was once much larger.



I think I want an elegant double tombstone door, like these pretties from my neighborhood.

I like this front porch too and the bright red color:

These people have a breeze-way entrance that caught our eye, for the kitchen entrance:

Another contrasting color on the door:



I'm not a huge fan of this colonial-style door on this house. This green house is right next door to the yellow house above.The colonial door on this house seems to work with the front porch:
I'm going to use this as an excuse to visit Brimfield and the salvage yards, this gives a little bit of focus to feeling like a kid in a candy shop at the flea markets this summer!