First off, painting our front door. I have been wanting to do this since we moved in five years ago. Our front door is adorable and it has never reached its full potential in a dull, dark red that blends right into our brick. It needs to shine! I have always wanted a yellow front door. But, I wasn't sure if I would like it with red brick. And, there weren't a lot of yellow door pictures with red brick on pinterest that I liked. I had also considered kelly green, a mint green and cobalt blue. But I just kept coming back to yellow. It is so happy and not so crazy that it would deter potential home buyers.
Picking the color was another story. You want to pick something that goes with your brick, but has a nice contrast. And, you want to go bright, but not crazy bright. It was stressful. At first I thought it was a bit too bright for me and considered going more gold for the next coat. I'm so glad I didn't. Once all was said and done, we absolutely love it.
We used Benjamin Moore Yellow Brick Road (349). It was a great sunny yellow: not too bright but not too marigold.
Who cares if our next door neighbor keeps commenting on how bright and bold it is in a way that definitely communicates that they don't like fun. I'm ok with that. We do like fun. And hopefully the person who buys our house will, too!
Rule number 1: You should take your before picture on a gloomy day and your after picture on a nice sunny day. Not vice versa like I did. But, I'm a rule breaker. And, it still looks happier than before and I couldn't wait to share. More photos to come!
P.S! We got new hardware for our door and a new lamp. See, we have been productive.
Next up: More attractive house numbers and repainting our front two rooms in gray. Don't even get me started on how hard that color decision is...
