Front Door Makeover
by
Lara
I live in the third snowiest city in the entire United States. When we first moved here we didn't really understand what that meant for the exterior of the 100-year-old home we purchased. Now, after living here for five years, we know it means cracked and chipped paint, rust on your metal door, and a bedraggled wreath that has certainly seen better days.
Living in an old home like this means the projects are never ending, and it had been a couple years since we addressed the front door/front porch area (even though we should be repainting every spring with the winters we have!).
Living in an old home like this means the projects are never ending, and it had been a couple years since we addressed the front door/front porch area (even though we should be repainting every spring with the winters we have!).
My front porch was super sad, to put it lightly! And I hated a couple of the things about it. I didn't like where the house numbers were (three foot snow banks hide them pretty well!), plus they were ugly. I was also tired of the green front door and wanted something a little more.....red.
So we gave the entire front area a facelift--the steps and porch got a new coat of paint, and the door was painted a lovely red.
For the finishing touches, I made a hydrangea wreath (so quick and easy!) and added the house number right to the front door with vinyl.
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It looks so cheery and inviting and the wreath adds the crowing touch. Love it. Inspires me to do our door and porch.
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Love the red door. I live in Quebec' Canada where the weather is probably as cold or colder than where you are and we have SNOW. I can't stand the fact that so many people have white doors. Sooo boring. My question is why do you have wooden steps? With all the ice and snow they must be very slippery. We usually have concrete or slate steps so we can go out without killing ourselves in January.
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