Behold, I Stand at the Door...

Saturday, one of the tasks on my list

was to paint the front door.

In the morning, the door looked like this:

 And I gotta say, I LOVE red doors.

Always have. Still do.

Painting my front door red

 was one of the first things I did

when I moved here nine years ago.

I may paint it red again next year.

But for now, for today, it's being 

neutralized, so it will be consistent

with the majority of the house.

I like my door - I think it's a pretty door. 

It has a charming peep window-door/knocker.

I had a plaque made for this door.

It's coated in enamel faux marble...

...a choice I regretted almost immediately.

What was I thinking? 

I almost always go with plain and simple.

I'll see if I can strip it off with some

paint stripper. It's brass underneath.

My door still has much of the old 

hardware from 1945 when it was built.

I COULD buy a new knob, but I sort of like it.

It's silver toned, instead of brass like

the other hardware, which bugs me a little.

Maybe I'll buy a nice brass doorknob, 

and make something else with this one! 

I can always keep the cute door plate, right?

This gray paint is exterior enamel - Walmart's

Color Place brand mixed to match a Better 

Homes and Garden color swatch.

I mixed a custom color on the 

inside using Rustoleum oil.

Since there was no stock gray, I mixed

dark gray, white and brown to get a color I liked.

Then, I picked up a ton of swatches in similar colors.

I matched it perfectly in the BHG swatch.

So I took the swatch to Walmart and had them mix

the exterior latex. Latex is better than oil for outside,

since it expands and contracts without cracking.

Here's the first coat of the new gray:

I'm also painting this piece

the same color. I bought it 

for $2 at a garage sale last fall. 

I use it to photograph a lot of things outside,

and it looks pretty bad! It's pretty scratched up.

It does have cool hardware, though. 

What do you think of the gray paint

with the outside cafe au lait painted brick?

Nice? or bland and boring?

In my quest for a neutral environment,

I'm going to give it a try. It's only paint, right? 

I may also remove my storm door.

It's not bad, but not as cute as a wood door.

It's like my door is wearing glasses,

and it wants to try contact lenses!

It is another layer for security, 

but I don't usually latch it anyway.

If you're wondering why I'd want

to paint over a perfectly nice pop of color,

it's partly because I like the outside

to reflect what's on the inside.

It is just one more way in which 

I want to try and be transparent.

I want my home to be integrated,

inside and out. Which reminds me...

I'm reading one of those books that

has me thinking, "I wish EVERYONE 

could read this amazing book!" 

The Integrated Life

by Ken Eldred

Click HERE to read about it.

It relates Biblical truths to real life in mind-expanding ways, and references true cases of historical significance that will warm your heart and have you buying copies for your friends and children! In case you can't tell, I highly recommend it.

Click HERE to see Ken Eldred 

interviewed on CBN.

And check back this week for the 

final reveal of my door and my

porch all primped up for fall!

Word for the Day:

Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: 

if any man hear my voice, and open the door, 

I will come in to him, and will 

sup with him, and he with me.

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