Quick Reveal

Thank you all for your suggestions on my front door color. After looking at numerous swatches and going back and forth on dark grays and dark blues, I just decided to go with basic black. The issue I kept running into was not clashing with the taupey-greigey (I know those aren't real words) trim that is all over the house. Black goes with everything, right? Well, without further ado, here it is . . .<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjsjQER7udSsSny8tf4T6jbWk7XlW80ND7N3VLieTDD-mNtI2RLe7BTuibKuHrnRT_JXrDx2Ex8Ifg3tN2MoGYYbd0eeWkPYUJ4TpVuaxw457r13GDsppoo2H70HkTV0gIRDKTu8hH7MV/s1600/IMG_0315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjsjQER7udSsSny8tf4T6jbWk7XlW80ND7N3VLieTDD-mNtI2RLe7BTuibKuHrnRT_JXrDx2Ex8Ifg3tN2MoGYYbd0eeWkPYUJ4TpVuaxw457r13GDsppoo2H70HkTV0gIRDKTu8hH7MV/s400/IMG_0315.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ta da! The dogs look thrilled!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Just as a reminder, here's what it looked like before . . .</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0hB0QDeKjIASm0rO0vqbftuj4pCwUJqTNGnz7RQkAFGQ-RN4Uj6_4nQMTBiy5b2aVutJHGKgRJE4mcGraTVtjPVGpIG7R2NruLe8ostQ8uJ9Nu5II_euH6BqzFGfxr0o5boC9v-jwQic/s1600/IMG_0300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0hB0QDeKjIASm0rO0vqbftuj4pCwUJqTNGnz7RQkAFGQ-RN4Uj6_4nQMTBiy5b2aVutJHGKgRJE4mcGraTVtjPVGpIG7R2NruLe8ostQ8uJ9Nu5II_euH6BqzFGfxr0o5boC9v-jwQic/s320/IMG_0300.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better, right?</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And, from the inside . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitggVJPKBle4j72Ku6asPIV2YORO6oOZsDcso34yTLD55om9jLw-b8luBQQxcca8CdWNREzPgksq7vmI7gqRs0aRbQmRYVUHcaKFIC7K3419aSNgXKB55OUrFUnc9aBFwXaSMhkPnor2jn/s1600/IMG_0314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitggVJPKBle4j72Ku6asPIV2YORO6oOZsDcso34yTLD55om9jLw-b8luBQQxcca8CdWNREzPgksq7vmI7gqRs0aRbQmRYVUHcaKFIC7K3419aSNgXKB55OUrFUnc9aBFwXaSMhkPnor2jn/s400/IMG_0314.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think I may like the inside view even better than the outside. I've got a few more tricks up my sleeve to make the black carry into the house. For one thing, I'm getting rid of that rinky dink newel post and when I get a new one, I'm painting it and the banister the same black. Also, you may remember I have plans to recover that chair. I will paint the legs black and my fabric choices are black and white. I already bought some fabric, but I found another I might like better. This is my fatal flaw - indecision. I'm like Hamlet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I'm just glad I pulled the trigger on the door. I'm really liking the clean, crisp look. Hope you like it too. Happy Thursday!</div>

Quick Reveal

Thank you all for your suggestions on my front door color. After looking at numerous swatches and going back and forth on dark grays and dar...

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Paint It Black?

My front door is in desperate need of a facelift. It may not be red, nevertheless I'm thinking I might follow the sage advice of the Rolling Stones and just paint it black. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2pTPHcTqSu7s5W4BKr0PywDjSQlLZ0Sm0i2vuXhL8M3JYhYHP3hmHo0vDR6JbLNIomqVS7WCQyZAF7D-yJOfswloIBWAoBmRePH-aREfO9p49qFpzuBKeq8_3M8BucRiPkoRG5J_7cks/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2pTPHcTqSu7s5W4BKr0PywDjSQlLZ0Sm0i2vuXhL8M3JYhYHP3hmHo0vDR6JbLNIomqVS7WCQyZAF7D-yJOfswloIBWAoBmRePH-aREfO9p49qFpzuBKeq8_3M8BucRiPkoRG5J_7cks/s400/IMG_0299.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Here's my sad weather-beaten front door. Even my pets are unenthused with it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOh_JHDdypu2ZnkQuf4xZRQRNy2U8HkVFATjgcYlMfgG8VyQATpNKeP1r_yXOsCUJNtYPmSC0jjA92C_lvLX8b7nCdBiMlSJldnNMlXGym0ebPVyDzn-vpGQcwMIU2RaQj34iHD23lrCS/s1600/IMG_0300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOh_JHDdypu2ZnkQuf4xZRQRNy2U8HkVFATjgcYlMfgG8VyQATpNKeP1r_yXOsCUJNtYPmSC0jjA92C_lvLX8b7nCdBiMlSJldnNMlXGym0ebPVyDzn-vpGQcwMIU2RaQj34iHD23lrCS/s400/IMG_0300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And a wider view so you can soak in the full beauty of the pinkish-red brick next to the yellow stone and taupe-ish trim. Damn builder's special a la 1997 - believe me, this would not have been my choice. And yes, I know my planters/urns look sad and empty. I did have greenery in them for Christmas but was waiting for spring to come back around to spruce them up with new plants.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The inside of the door is not much better. It's got major scratches which I swear are from the previous owners' dogs (although our dogs are certainly not guilt-free in this area). I neglected to get a close-up of the scratches, but trust me, they're there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDiyIa38loxuDiGaTmwpf_y9LdyDR7XNUCGCK3rzrmntIHLlY74eYkZ_V5zelC0gipdoHDydDZmoO8RuOv4w9jOHBmPHUaszkcLcUdJ3uiRiBAbtqdpPdIeURaaSFKiGbvGw1CLzzRKZb/s1600/IMG_0305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDiyIa38loxuDiGaTmwpf_y9LdyDR7XNUCGCK3rzrmntIHLlY74eYkZ_V5zelC0gipdoHDydDZmoO8RuOv4w9jOHBmPHUaszkcLcUdJ3uiRiBAbtqdpPdIeURaaSFKiGbvGw1CLzzRKZb/s400/IMG_0305.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>My plan is to paint the interior of the door the same color as the exterior. Now, I've just got to find the right paint. I know I said black, but I'm actually thinking of a really dark gray that almost looks black. There's a Martha Stewart color at Home Depot called Wrought Iron that might fit the bill.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_88-3CxvJkcXg9d_8ZtmQuKofW9jf35pZ8vM5rNa42zpytGEAQPU9AllWEl7gFVoj70-fgXTUTsu7zUAoW-_fWMELaMakfnolFtapEZ_TXOacawsdLFACZnRuJGOpwtm9YaPQEWmwKPWE/s1600/59f22059-2119-48f9-898f-ae7255440e6e_300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_88-3CxvJkcXg9d_8ZtmQuKofW9jf35pZ8vM5rNa42zpytGEAQPU9AllWEl7gFVoj70-fgXTUTsu7zUAoW-_fWMELaMakfnolFtapEZ_TXOacawsdLFACZnRuJGOpwtm9YaPQEWmwKPWE/s1600/59f22059-2119-48f9-898f-ae7255440e6e_300.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I realize this doesn't look that dark and almost looks blue in the photo, but in the store it looks almost black. Does anyone have any great dark grays-almost blacks that they could suggest? I'm assuming I'll go with a high gloss finish. Or maybe a semi-gloss? Any thoughts there? The painter is coming on Tuesday, so I need to get to finding a color asap. Any input would be much appreciated. Even if the input is that you think I'm nuts and should go a totally different direction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And lastly, just had to share another shot of the door featuring my favorite model </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw52kvZ0_fLquDgclg6N3VIU7_DMt4BBxEHVd2OZU6tbKDt7-LmZIj9QP-mC87QKnjYp7xJAMZwvwZFe0hbrgCwS0oxAK6B40HkjD_bJwA4kbq2IOtYlEgfJscKYZRbl-0xIcdSmRDn2mz/s1600/IMG_0295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw52kvZ0_fLquDgclg6N3VIU7_DMt4BBxEHVd2OZU6tbKDt7-LmZIj9QP-mC87QKnjYp7xJAMZwvwZFe0hbrgCwS0oxAK6B40HkjD_bJwA4kbq2IOtYlEgfJscKYZRbl-0xIcdSmRDn2mz/s400/IMG_0295.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">wearing the cutest little jacket I found at Old Navy the other day. It totally looks like a Mini Boden jacket at a fraction of the price. Score. I just wish they had one in my size so I could embarrass her by wearing it at the same time. Isn't that what moms are for?</div>

Paint It Black?

My front door is in desperate need of a facelift. It may not be red, nevertheless I'm thinking I might follow the sage advice of the Rol...

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