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Fresh Paint Ideas for the Front Door

Start with a fresh coat of paint on the door.Vibrant Red Tracy Morris, of Tracy Morris Design in Washington, D.C., loves Benjamin Moore’s Moroccan Red (1309).“This color gives the ‘red door’ new meaning.“It goes with virtually any building material (your front door should complement your façade’s finishes), with any architectural style, and looks fabulous in any landscape and climate.” Griffin reminds us to consider these three things when choosing a door color.Griffin’s favorite robin’s egg blues include Benjamin Moore’s Galt Blue (CW-560), Sherwin Williams’ Copen Blue (SW-0068), Valspar’s Lament Blue (5001-5A), and Valspar’s High Noon (5001-5B).

Patio Door Refresh: Mid Century Modern Orange Makeover

One of my favorite areas of my home is a small courtyard that we had built when we bought the house.I gave my courtyard a makeover by painting the boring doors in this bold Mid Century Orange color using DecoArt’s Curb Appeal paint.Step two: Use painters tape where the glass touches the wood.Step five: Remove the painter’s tape from the glass and admire your new door!

Patio Door Refresh: Mid Century Modern Orange Makeover
If you want to update the exterior of your home without breaking the bank, a front door refresh is s great way to do it.

Orange Front Door!

I can pretty much retire from life because having an orange front door = I’ve made it.The door color is orange perfection, Behr Fireglow, the same color we used on our master door and screen door and crazy backyard wall.With our old door, I took the opportunity to experiment with a few other colors (coral and turquoise), knowing orange would be the forever color when we upgraded.

Orange Front Door!
One thing to consider when choosing front door paint colors, which I didn’t, is that darker colors combined with intense, direct sunlight make for greater heat.

The same paint we used on our master/backyard door and screen door without issue.

Crestview Doors

We’re lucky enough to be spending this week rubbing shoulders with the thought leaders and decision makers in the world of sustainability.At Crestview Doors, we realize that every decision we make from manufacturing to packaging, has an impact on our health, society and planet.

Crestview Doors
In pursuit of determining just how much plastic waste she alone was producing, she started collecting all of her plastic waste into plastic bags underneath her sink.

Six years later, and she’s down to producing just one filled bag of plastic waste in a whole year.

Her message is not to say that we should all be reducing our plastic waste to one bag full, but to let us all know what we’re capable of.

Mid Century Modern Door Colors Adding Fashion and Flair to House

Bright front door colors create bold accents, beautify entry doors and improve the entire house design.Natural green paint colors in combination with cool and warm body colors look harmonious with trees and shrubs.

Mid Century Modern Door Colors Adding Fashion and Flair to House
Exterior paint colors for modern front door decoratingPink and red doors are for energetic and ambitious people.Original Mid-Century Modern colors for painting front doorsThese paint colors are traditional, and you can see them too often.The expanded Mid-Century Modern color palette offers gorgeous hues for painting and personalizing every entry door.

Celebrate National Curb Appeal Month With Belk Builders

August is National Curb Appeal Month, and there’s no better way to commemorate it than making a plan to revitalize your home’s exterior.So, how can Belk Builders help you achieve better curb appeal?There are many options for replacement windows regarding efficiency, opening, and colors.RoofingYour roof adds to your curb appeal, even from above.If you are ready to boost your curb appeal, contact us today at 704-400-4710.

Northwest Hills modern with showy update asks $1.05M

It now has an open chef's kitchen with Honea custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, stainless appliances, and an eat-in breakfast bar.Living room w/wall of windows for great natural light opens to level backyard w/room for pool.The kitchen, which opens on to the living room and dining area, has stone countertops, a double oven, and a wine refrigerator.

Northwest Hills modern with showy update asks $1.05M
The master suite has a spa-like bathroom and direct access to a private patio.

There’s a private garden with raised beds and patio in back, where banners and furniture provide the color pops.

Fun and Colorful Bungalow with Mid-Century Modern Style

This fun and colorful bungalow by Jameson Interiors, Inc. has completely stolen my heart and I’m ready to move in!Photo by Jameson Interiors, Inc.Photo by Jameson Interiors, Inc.Some of the ductwork in the colorful bungalow is exposed in the kitchen and family room.

Fun and Colorful Bungalow with Mid-Century Modern Style
Photo by Jameson Interiors, Inc.Photo by Jameson Interiors, Inc.You can see more photos of this fun and colorful bungalow by Jameson Interiors, Inc. over at Houzz.See More Colorful Bungalow Inspiration:Colorful Beach Bungalow in Door CountyChristmas Bungalow Tour with Two TreesFarmhouse Bungalow in Shades of Blue

Mid-century green door color?

Can anybody suggest a name and brand of a great Mid-century color that would look just like this one in the picture?

9 mid-century modern exterior door styles from Simpson Doors

Reader Mitch has clued us in on another source for retro styled front entry doors — new from Simpson Door Company — whose Colonial ranch style doors we recently profiled.Thanks to Mitch Towes for this tip — his company Alliance Door Products, wholesales these Simpson Doors — and several other mid-century modern style doors — under the banner Mid2Mod Doors.In addition to their mid-century style doors, Simpson also offers several styles of modern entry doors, for those looking for a 21st century look – shown above.From the Simpson Doors website:We are proud to offer this new collection of Contemporary Doors that draws the best of modern design into the Simpson heritage.

9 mid-century modern exterior door styles from Simpson Doors
Our other stories about sources for mid-century style entry doors:

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Window: PellaWindow installation: Quality First ContractorsSofa: Mitchell Gold + Bob WilliamsHomeowner and His DogThe Blish house lacks a big-name provenance.Paint: China White (walls); Benjamin MooreMosaic tile: ModwallsMirror: West ElmSoftened DiningFloating stairs and warm wood built-ins add a sense of spaciousness to an already roomy 4,300 square feet.Shown: The living room fireplace shares its glow with a gathering spot on the other side.

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Shown: Cork flooring flows from the kitchen into the adjacent family room, where more mid-century classics reign.Unassuming ExteriorDespite the carefully curated interior, the house still pulls the eye to its bones and to the views outside.

Mid Century Front Door Hardware Sources

I casually mentioned before what a struggle it was to find mid-century leaning door hardware for the front door.Aesthetic considerations include metal finishes, new vs. vintage hardware, handlesets vs. knobs, and to escutcheon or not.

Mid Century Front Door Hardware Sources
Backset extenders are available to increase the spread for undrilled doors or for replacement hardware on backset vintage doors.

It is entirely possible to extend your deadbolt a few inches with a 5″ backset deadbolt like this.Check out these current and recent ebay goodies:Vintage Schlage Manhattan Vintage Schlage Ming oh MAN!

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