"Oh What A Difference A Front Door Makes"
The Front Door is the most important part of your home. I have been going through a great debate with myself of what I want to do. The house seems so dark with the brick and all the trees, I really wanted to give it a bright and cheery welcoming look. As a kid we always came in the garage door entrance and I think I have confused people now by using the front door more. I see many faces in my kitchen window asking me how to get in. I shut my garage door more often then not and prefer it that way (its an eye sore...and yet another project). The front door needs to say come in this is our entrance!
With that being said I chose to replace the old door that had a large gap at the bottom which was not energy efficient. I also was wanting a more sleek look and the hummingbird windows are not my personal style. The old metal storm door was removed a few weeks ago. It did not shut completely and was in my opinion an eye sore. My son was able to easily push it open so it was also not safe.
Here is a picture of the door as it is now.
Here is a picture of the front porch that needs some sprucing up.
We are going to replace the light fixture, door, and add some flowers for a more welcoming entrance.
Here is the picture of my new door unpainted and sitting in my garage.
Behind the front door is my new storm door that is a full glass panel. I am in love with the look of it. At my old house we had the storm door that had the screen enclosed and all you had to do was pull it down to open. I loved the convenience but hated the large white bar in the middle of my door. This new door will be able to change out to a screen but will still be pretty from the outside, really in my opinion that is all that matters!
My inspiration front door color.
Here is my new door, storm door and the replaced lighting
The landscaping is a whole other story (especially with all the rain we have had) but for now lets just sit back and look how much better the new door makes the whole exterior of the house look.
Marianne*