My Front Door
Update – we painted our brick, and the front door last fall (2014). The door is now a cast iron black…but I loved the Hawthorne Yellow while it lasted!
I moved my blog (and haven’t done much with it) since I pinned the Yellow Front Door in the Spring of 12. Here’s the original post:
Yesterday marked the 1-month anniversary of sleeping in our new house. We are nowhere near as settled as I thought we would be by this point. So, instead of making excuses, I’m trying to gain new motivation and inspiration and dig into projects!
To give myself a kick in the right direction, I thought it best start at the front door!
On move-in day, my husband and I agreed that a fresh color on the front door would perk up our curb-appeal…we planned to tackle this easy task at the end of the week. Or not. But, I did buy those great little Benjamin Moore color samples the next week. We lived with three squares of yellow paint on our front door for three weeks. (The neighborhood association has probably already had a secret meeting about us!!)
Sunday, I sanded down the door (there were a couple of rough, painted-over rust spots) and primed. Tuesday I painted the first coat. Today, the second coat went on…and I’m not 100% sure. I love the color when standing right in front of the door – it adds a cheery brightness to our very classic home. But, I can’t decide if the color looks balanced from the street. It may be pulling some strange colors out of the brick?
Update – We’ve had the door painted well over a year now, and LOVE it!