Have you ever wonder what the meaning of a red door was? In both Chinese and American History it means Welcome, and a pineapple knocker? Hospitality and Welcome. So in order to bring our front door a sense of both meaning and timeless style…. you guessed it.
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| Front Door Before |
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| Half Way. I wonder what the neighbors thought. |
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| Still needs some bling! |
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| Tada. Fall front door with pineapple knocker. |
A few more glamour shots.
The paint color is Benjamin Moore’s “Heritage Red.” The wreath is from Michael’s for about 8$. The Pineapple knocker was the splurge from Williams-Sonoma Home. But was HALF OFF and had free shipping. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our new door. Finally this house is starting to feel like the home I have always dreamed of.
You did a wonderful job. Red is a tough color! Beautiful, but hard to find the right one, especially with the brick you have. The two are perfect together.
blessings,
jilly
It looks absolutely WONDERFUL! What a great colour. The whole thing looks so elegant and so smart – well done! x
This looks great! And it does say "welcome!" (And it's just in time for the Holiday season!) I love following along your blog!
Ann
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
It is beautiful!! I ? it! I painted my door red a couple years ago, and love it. The knocker is cute too!
? Amber
Silver Lining
LOVE IT. Especially that pineapple door knocker! Great touch.
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Fiona
http://www.fionadesigns.blogspot.com/
It is beautiful! It looks like you had a screen door on before. Was it a hard decision to remove it? I love the look of a beautifully painted front door but am not sure what to do about the practicality of having a screen door.
Amy: I did go back and forth about the screen door. Fortunately or unfortunately the screen door was broken and needed to be replaced. So I went ahead and removed it. I will see if I miss it next spring and maybe I will have to put a new one up. But I really LOVE the way it looks without it!
Oh gosh! It looks just amazing!! Way to go on this wonderful transformation! I'm happy to be your newest follower and would love to have you as a friend at FrouFrou Decor! I would also like to invite you to link up your sweet creations at my weekly Fabulous Friday Finds party! Hope to see you there!
Hugs,
~Terrell @ FrouFrou Decor
Terrell,
Thanks so much for the invite! I linked up! Love your blog and I am so glad you found me:)
I love your front door, it is so inviting! Thanks for your nice comments!
What a difference! It looks lovely!
We recently painted our door red. Always wanted one. Neat to hear that it means "welcome". It's amazing how much a simple change can make such a dramatic statement. I love the pineapple door knocker. You did a fabulous job! Oh, I have 3 boys, too
I just ran across your blog today and I am so glad. I love the red door. Just a couple of days ago I bought a quart of Heritage Red and I am so excited to see how it turns out. After seeing yours, I know it will be great. I was looking at a door knocker from pottery barn, but I love the one you have too. Thanks for sharing. I hope to post a pic on my blog Monday.
Krista, I am so glad you stopped by! I took at look at your blog and I think what was a picture of your house. It will look great! It took about 6 coats to get the right color! Also your blog is wonderful! I don't even know you but want to give you a giant hug.
Great job on the door!! I LOVE a red door but my second fave would be a black one!
Blessings!
Gail
Looks wonderful – very welcoming !
thanks for sharing,
gena
http://www.thehouseonlavenderhill.blogspot.com
I just love your red door – it looks so bright and cheery! The pineapple knocker is gorgeous! Well Done!
Hi Sarah, Your door certainly had a transformation, a lovely one!! The red is a great color and that pineapple knocker…wow!! I love detail work on it.
I hope you have a wonderful week~
Fondly,
Ann
@
The Tattered Tassel
PS-I too am a mom to three boys, what a life!
I do love a house with a red door! Ours would so not look good with one though, so I went with black! Yours looks fantastic and I love that you took the storm door off and now you can see your beautiful new door too!
Love the pineapple doorknocker!
thanks for sharing the photos.. you give me some ideas what colour I should go for my doors! thanks again..
The red looks great! SIX coats of paint, huh? …
This must have been the official weekend for front doors! I did mine black! : ) You have such great molding around yours, I wish ours were more interesting. If we weren't going on the market after the holidiays, I might look to do something more interesting. I can tell you that I will be making sure my next house has a great front door!
Sarah, it's gorgeous! That's the same color I had my door painted three years ago when I added on my front porch. Isn't it the most fabulous color of red?!
I adore pineapples…ever since I visited Colonial Williamsburg in my 20's and learned the meaning of the that symbol. Your door is stunning!
Susan, Thank you for stopping buy!! It really is a great color, it goes nicely with a wide range of brick colors. I love reading your blog, you have such great content!
It looks great! the pineapple knocker is a great touch!
The red door looks awesome!! Love that knocker!
Susan, Your front door looks great!! I too LOVE red front doors!! Come check out my lasted post…it's all about my red front doors!
I am your newest follower! I hope you will drop by my blog sometime! I would love to have you follow me!
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~~~rhonda~~~
Susan your door is gorgeous and I adore the brass pineapple door knocker! Bravo!
I have hooked up with Julia's Party as well!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena