For those of you that are new to my blog you can read about my paint options for my front door here. We had a big blog vote and the paint color that won was (click here).
However, I decided I was brave but not Peacock brave! So my final decision was Calypso Blue!
It took me a couple of days to really live with it, but now I love it! It is quite the change from plain ole Black!
And...a little Before and After....
What do you think? Crazy or Totally Fun?
Linked up at: Liz Marie Blog, Craftionary, Addicted 2 Decorating
I absolutely love it!! It looks so great Amy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie! I do love it too!
DeleteFun! Mallory comments about it every time we walk by :)
ReplyDeleteThe door looks great; I love that color.
ReplyDeleteAmy, I love it! Totally brightens up the look of your home. Congrats on being brave :)
ReplyDeleteHa! Thanks Emily! I really do love how it turned out!
DeleteI think it's totally fun! I love a bright front door. It completely brightens your whole home. I'm currently debating the new color of my front door. Currently, it's bright red and I'm itching for a change but can't decide.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely love it! I've been thinking about doing a color on our front door, since the black paint needs a spruce up and I love your peacock blue!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karin! I just smile every time I get home! I am in love with the color!
DeleteHere via Emily A Clark... your door looks great! I just had to comment because the color looks really similar to the color that I painted our doors a couple years ago. And I still love the color every time I look at it... now off to look through your archives... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Katie! I do love my door color! I was a little scared at first, but I am very happy with how it turned out.
DeleteBeautiful ! It's a lovely color - perfect with your home, and looks very summery with all the great plants and flowers around it - a perfect choice !
ReplyDeleteThanks Patricia! I love it!
DeleteI think it looks totally awesome! I actually have this color on walls and furniture in my house. I'm not sure I'll ever tire of it. GREAT job!
ReplyDeleteAbby
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteSaw your door on Emily Clark's blog and had to visit here ... love the door style and color :) I'm overly into the blues and turquoise colors (I have a similar color to your door on my walls in the front room ... too much for some folks, I know) but what's a bit more blue ... want to change my door color anyway, and I'm seriously considering what you chose:) In comparison to your inspiration pics, your door photo is more blue and the painted chest greener ... does the color on the door in person read bluish, that's the direction I'd want to head. I pinned your door and I'm a new Follower too.
Robin
happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com
love the color & glad you chose not to go with peacock blue - you've inspired me to do something colorful to my entry!!! {visiting from thrifty decor chick link party}
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah! Glad I could inspire you for the day! :)
DeleteLove the pop of color! Beautiful choice!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love it too!
DeleteSoooo gorgeous! It adds warmth to the porch and really complements the house.
ReplyDelete-Aisha D-
Thanks so much Aisha! I love it!
DeleteTotally fun - love it! And I'm not just saying that because my front door is almost the same colour :-) Front doors should stand out and make a statement - people need to know where to go to get into your house, after all :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are right about that! :) I love how it turned out. I get so many compliments from the neighbors!
DeleteYou may find that it is more difficult to accessorize in calypso blue than black. On the other hand, as it is a protected porch you could paint nearly anything in your chosen color.
ReplyDeleteIt looks a very nice paint job. Congratulations.
I did think about that Suella! I am now thinking ahead to how I will decorate the front porch for Christmas!
DeleteIt's calypso perfection. I LOVE it!! Thank you so much for linking up to our party!! :)
ReplyDeleteKarah
Hello Amy: I love your color choice for the door--blue is a favorite of mine, and our screen door is in a deep turquoise--I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am loving it too!
DeleteGorgeous choice! Funny, because I just painted my outdoor dresser planter Peacock Blue!! It's very bold and perfect for my whimsical planter but I think you went with the perfect blue for the front door.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you joined our Color party and pinning this because everyone should have a colorful front door!
Kelly
I love, love, love the color! So fun and fresh ... I don't have the option to give my door a pop of color ... kinda stuck with what we have ...
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing at our Crazy for Color link party!
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Linda
www.itallstartedwithpaint.com
Thanks Linda! I really do love the color and get so many compliments from the neighbors! Thanks for having a fabulous link party!
DeleteHi! I see that this post is a few months old, but I just found it on Pinterest today. :) I think it looks awesome! I've been toying with the idea of painting my front door a color (it's currently stained wood, and very weather worn). I think this color might look really great with our terracotta brick. Maybe too wild for our neighborhood, though. Ha! Anyway, I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny! I really do love it and the color even went with my Halloween Decor. Now I am going to have to make it work for the holidays coming up! I thought it was too wild for our neighborhood too, but I needed something exciting! Everyone else's doors are black and maroon!
DeleteHello! I just found your blog and SO thrilled I did! I LOVE this door and I also love the color of your home, can you please let me know what color it is? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAlicia
Hi Alicia,
DeleteThank you so much for the kind comments! I really love the color of my front door. I am the only one in the neighborhood with a little spunky door! I am sorry that I don't know the name of the outside color. We bought this home new and it was already painted by the builder. We didn't get to decide. It is a nice neutral tan/beige of some sort. wish I could be of more help!
I love it! The black was fab but the bright blue is more warming and inviting! (:
ReplyDeleteWow ! A wonderful transformation ! I LOVE it - I also have a black front door with similar to yours siding color - you've inspired me to try it !!
ReplyDeleteThanks Patricia! I really do still love it even though it has been a year since I have painted it. I don't think I will ever get tired of it. It makes me happy when I pull up to the house! Let me know if you try your hand at it. I would love to see the before and after!!
DeleteYes yes yes! Looks incredible! You are right, similar in color to ours. Goes to show how versatile it is! Absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeletexo,
Jen
Thanks Jen! I am in love with yours as well. Doesn't your door just make you smile when you pull in the driveway? Mine does!!
DeleteThe door looks Awesome Amy! I would have never imagined that a little pop of {paint} color, on an exterior door - nonetheless! - would make such a stunning difference!
ReplyDeleteThanks sweet friend! It is always fun to play around with a little color. And the front door is an easy fix if you ever get sick of it!
DeleteI LOVE the color of your front door!! I went and got a sample card of the Calypso Blue, and it doesn't look anything like the color on your door. (the sample is small, and i know things can look different on the computer) Did you put anything over the paint, or do anything else? Any info or tips would be great because i really want to do this to my front door, but looking at the sample it just seems so different.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
Love the door! What color is your siding?
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