Front Door

Door: Lowe's

Hardware: Emtek

So, here is the front door on day one. The door itself is hidden by the screen, so I will just tell you it was a plain, white, wooden door. Given it's age and the weather, it had warped and lacked energy efficiency. Of course we planned to replace it. I must confess, it has been a journey to reach a decision about what exactly to replace it with.

I am a huge fan of light and really wanted a door with glass but really couldn't find one I loved and that I felt worked with the obscurely shaped window above the door.

Okay, what if we take out the window? And replace it with what? This went on for a while and the search continued. Putting in side lights seemed impractical, especially given the plans for the interior. So, in the end we settled on a classic, solid, fiberglass door. We ended up getting it from Lowe's as their molding had the most definition and offered the door at the best price.

The hardware was another lengthy debate. I can't count how many times we went down to Chown Hardware hoping to find one we both agreed on. We ended up with an Emtek product in bronze.

Of course white is not the end color here, but phase two of the front door will happen when we paint the house!