Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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.

8 comments:

  1. Stacy, the red really makes it pop...looks great!

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  2. Your RED door looks outstanding...hop over and share it and your THRIFTY hardware at my NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS PARTY.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  3. fabuloso!! A the bummer of renting a home...can't make aesthetic adjustments! :)

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  4. What a difference that red door makes. Looks like you have a lovely home.

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  5. thanks, y'all! no regrets. every time i pull into our cul-de-sac my red door makes me smile. :)

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  6. Oh that is such fun, gives it personality!

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  7. we did something similar!

    http://blahdeblahdeblog.blogspot.com/

    Dori :-]

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