My front door got a makeover…she had her hair ‘did’, her nails polished, and was ‘bejeweled’. Here she is in all her pre-makeover glory:
Blah! She just doesn’t stand out! She’s like Jan Brady…caught in the middle and totally ignored! I wrestled for a while with what color I should paint her, the top contenders being red or black. I played around with Photoshop a bit before deciding…
Red door, black shutters. I didn’t quite like the red with the light gray. If the siding had been darker gray I would have gone with red. In the end I chose…
Black! And I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The color makes the white trim pop and really plays well with the gray siding. If you’re like me, you love a good ‘before’ and ‘after’ side-by-side shot so here it is:
I purchased the house number from Maxwell Pottery in the Old Port. For years, I used to go in there and see these really funky brushed nickel house numbers and dream about the day when I would actually have a house of my own that would need such a number. A few months ago I was in the store and the ONLY number they had left was 9! I think it was meant to be (and for me)!
She got some great ‘bling’, too! And she really, really needed it…
I wanted a ‘fancy’ handle but they were $125+ at the big box home stores so I looked online and found this one for half the price at Overstock. Score! So there you have it, a makeover story. Time will tell if she can maintain the look! Oh, and here is a sneak peak of the ‘in progress’ porch makeover:
