at long last

i love red doors.

on homes.

on churches.

on quirky old delapodated buildings.

love them.
always wanted one.

finally, after perusing photos of yellow homes

with red doors i decided to go for it.

i love how all the colors come together.
yellow house, red door, blue porch ceiling.
(i realize i took these photos at the worst time of day - shadows
and all - but i had to take advantage of my three free minutes!)

i didn't want to spend money on a new
door handle and lock (it was brass) so
i took it off and painted it.

the finish came out great.
first i spray primed it with kilz,
then sprayed three coats of rustoleum's
hammered bronze, then followed it
up with three coats of deft's spray
lacquer.


BEFORE

AFTER

now, we just need a little spring green to liven things up!

i'm linking up to coastal charm and domestically speaking.