Door in "Barn"

A few weeks ago on a rainy day, I embarked on another house project on our list. On this day, I had posted a preview of the project without any explanation. The photo was a picture of our front door. The front door to our house is something that I fell in love with immediately. It is a gorgeous (original) door made out of solid wood. It has an intricate yet simple design throughout the door.

We were a bit worried after moving in, that the door would need to be replaced. it would not seal properly, and light was shining in around the corners. A noticeable draft was being felt around it, too, as you would walk up to it. Determined to save this lovely door, Z did some research and work. He shaved the door down a little bit and installed a new seal around the door. We also chose a new storm door, and voila! Just like new.

Just as in the recent post, Ultra Fresh, Ultra White, the front door needed a little love and a fresh coat of paint after the seal and storm door were replaced.

The front door when we did our home inspection this Spring with the old storm door.

The door is sanded and wood filler is applied and drying.

For the time being, we knew that we would want to pick a shade of red. I had wanted a rich looking red, to give the door a fresh look. After handfuls of paint samples, we settled on a Martha Stewart Paint (from Home Depot) in the shade of Barn. We were warned before hand that it would go on bright pink, but to expect it to significantly darken - which it did! Two days and two coats later, the door was finished! We installed new hardware on the door to match what we will be slowly installing throughout the remainder of the house.

The only thing that I would like to do with the door is to paint the interior side and the threshold with a fresh coat of white paint.

The door finished!

Would you ever experiment with a fun color for a front door? What color would you dream of painting your door?

-E