Front Door: New Style + New Color

Typically I can choose a paint color within minutes.  Rarely do I sit, ponder, question, and debate.  But my wham-bam-paint-color-decision-making streak is over since I had the most difficult dilemma choosing a color for our new front door.

Late last year we said farewell to our solid front door and in it’s place we welcomed a new beauty that now fills our foyer with lots of light all year round!  The door arrived primed in a drear barn red hue.  At the time of installation, it was too chilly outside to paint, so for 6 months it stayed as is. When the temps finally got above 50 degrees about 2 weeks ago (even though we had snowshowers last week – #forreal), it was finally time to give life to our new addition.

I was so excited to give a splash of color to our entryway, but I could not for the life of me choose a color…  What color would suit our home best – inside and out?…  Turquoise? Coral? Red? Navy? Yellow? Apple Green?

Inspiration + color swatches filled my world for days…

Then one moment I had a revelation.  I finally chose a color.

Taking into account the other colors on the porch + tying in the colors inside of our home to make a cohesive thread, I chose…

My tried & true APPLE GREEN!

It may be a surprising choice because I like change & am continually making updates to our home with new colors + new layers.  For years our front door was apple green and with a new door, you would probably think, choice a new color.  Many of you said hues of blue would be your color of choice, which I love too, but in the end the apple green, pistachio hue was me.  This color is just who I am – bold, vibrant, surprising.  All the other colors that I oh-so-badly photoshopped on our front door (take a look at this post to see the other colors I considered), would have looked great too, but this green color just made the most sense.

Take a look…

The color is a bit different than the previous apple green colored front door.  This time I chose the color Valspar Crushed Oregano 6000-6C in a semi-gloss finish.

I’ll tell you, with the glass, this front door took a bit more time to paint.

Using painters tape @ the edge, I covered all the glass…

Then used an angled brush to apply the paint.  No roller for this small job…

About 3 coats later, the door was complete and the result from before to after was huge!

What a simple + fast weekend (it really can be done in one day) project to give new life to the entry of your home!   Choosing a color that expresses you, your style, and your interior can truly set the stage for what’s to come on the inside.

I am so happy that I went back to my original inspiration to guide me to make the decision that I feel fits best with our home…

Now that the color is set, I’ve got some work to do to spruce up this porch for Spring!  More on that coming soon…