A Black Front Door...(Made By Girl)

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone & welcome back!! This weekend we decided it was time to pull the PAINT brush out & do some work on our front DOOR! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You see, when we're about to walk our DOGS they tend to brush their DIRTY little noses onto the front door. Of course, with this habit comes a lot of CLEANING & wiping down! <i>Know what I mean?!?</i>  I always spot dirt marks on the front & side of the door...DRIVES ME CRAZY!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> Sooo, painting the door BLACK was an attractive option. We chose a black from the <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?pn=BP_MSL_Paint&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053"><b><u>Martha Stewart Living Paints</u></b></a> - and decided to go with a more semi-gloss feel. I've been thinking about this idea for quite some time so it was awesome to see it come to fruition! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately.... we can't paint the outside of the door too because we have a strict HOA. <i>Anyone else on the same boat with that?!?!?!?!!?</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were also thinking of placing a stainless steel KICK PLATE on the outside & (MAYBE) inside of the door....or something else to add more interest!!  <i>Any ideas??!?</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>what do you think?? </b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>BEFORE</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IhwKY51bFhC9tpfXFOj5dA9Gn93bDgN29ftkdY-5nhHC7OYgHRcCUv2MbpdLcEVPfY30m2MKPiNGgXB8eEK-BBWbehTxJN2HE9CB-9UY6GsyqpKZrdRyxGSryuKoW30l-trnuyfyaZMn/s1600/front+door1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IhwKY51bFhC9tpfXFOj5dA9Gn93bDgN29ftkdY-5nhHC7OYgHRcCUv2MbpdLcEVPfY30m2MKPiNGgXB8eEK-BBWbehTxJN2HE9CB-9UY6GsyqpKZrdRyxGSryuKoW30l-trnuyfyaZMn/s1600/front+door1.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>AFTER</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvYSWQ8auS8q1iHFoau2ck9wBkAvDIXeS1hk3kjMDjbbHPJC2Io2ckHsjg5oN0rvj4km07aX9kwKF2eASvhz8crXp_stPl5SN62G7i1qVXd-4V_bNJ7-xi9d2So0vuhZHzoVp5OcEQtgo/s1600/IMG_2370an.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvYSWQ8auS8q1iHFoau2ck9wBkAvDIXeS1hk3kjMDjbbHPJC2Io2ckHsjg5oN0rvj4km07aX9kwKF2eASvhz8crXp_stPl5SN62G7i1qVXd-4V_bNJ7-xi9d2So0vuhZHzoVp5OcEQtgo/s1600/IMG_2370an.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACzVE43pa5VltFIiHXz-kk5sjo5cqAudM2Ah_BWE9chM5S4JbDnD-0RCSI3mot0dc9flpwiUAm5ddSHNVWGudqKj-EtF9UnvHZ6I0nCBmd1sAj1_S9zWbCSgq4wANaV0oTLiVQTFmQ1tV/s1600/IMG_2380a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACzVE43pa5VltFIiHXz-kk5sjo5cqAudM2Ah_BWE9chM5S4JbDnD-0RCSI3mot0dc9flpwiUAm5ddSHNVWGudqKj-EtF9UnvHZ6I0nCBmd1sAj1_S9zWbCSgq4wANaV0oTLiVQTFmQ1tV/s1600/IMG_2380a.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">-above images by jen ramos</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Below were a few of the photos I gathered for inspiration! Enjoy! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQVmisngrqfAy633wPcKmPqKFfw5hRGC_6CmQIHeddn4hgqBJl5bQV3zs3RS_AgkSeaTLuq5PuAo0O0lKCw4YSjm28qP2ectr8iO86FcX5D3hZsSKkRtgILRngn6s3mkrQxHMs0AbWmMZ/s1600/dining%252Broom%252B002A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQVmisngrqfAy633wPcKmPqKFfw5hRGC_6CmQIHeddn4hgqBJl5bQV3zs3RS_AgkSeaTLuq5PuAo0O0lKCw4YSjm28qP2ectr8iO86FcX5D3hZsSKkRtgILRngn6s3mkrQxHMs0AbWmMZ/s1600/dining%252Broom%252B002A.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> via <a href="http://thestamfordwife.blogspot.com/"><b>the stamford wife</b></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv9iFx8jfNG40VMP289vQysxbgmBfzzRATTN12ooXnS8r5mkYBmtjMzS3XM3Fl_Iw-8Jo5qiY0o3UZ-3I6eDLeJMSx45uMcb9vKNTkyqNxiifbuy7ZUNAzSh9onFiAKVtzMZjGnXi3jCO/s1600/black_door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv9iFx8jfNG40VMP289vQysxbgmBfzzRATTN12ooXnS8r5mkYBmtjMzS3XM3Fl_Iw-8Jo5qiY0o3UZ-3I6eDLeJMSx45uMcb9vKNTkyqNxiifbuy7ZUNAzSh9onFiAKVtzMZjGnXi3jCO/s1600/black_door.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">via<b> <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">elle decor</a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55NVfpLuAZrMVMnZIZPoceZqtH-Cuk0IKXf9graAVbC2ThwZVhFPVlML13mwrxQAU5h2O85WAzvbsH6T7Q-rgJqMLwI83S9Zj8hH6xHY0ArDQewt9hUPRHjO9Kh7tgj29Wx2XljwUmAJN/s1600/Picture+12DW.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55NVfpLuAZrMVMnZIZPoceZqtH-Cuk0IKXf9graAVbC2ThwZVhFPVlML13mwrxQAU5h2O85WAzvbsH6T7Q-rgJqMLwI83S9Zj8hH6xHY0ArDQewt9hUPRHjO9Kh7tgj29Wx2XljwUmAJN/s1600/Picture+12DW.png" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">via <a href="http://www.houzz.com/"><b>houzz</b></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdjXiN9_9UCYgSqAR7WWgwq6TnfkWQgdEJBcUAosXKDwi72NNuWypoYKGQ752c_nxLRb0XVXaRrnFHh4vvxQ6UwymHKQCWUut6neVzxGBM5a671gP0J7cwNlwxQbaOCYIVwuHPJMuM93x/s1600/59c7d848ef57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdjXiN9_9UCYgSqAR7WWgwq6TnfkWQgdEJBcUAosXKDwi72NNuWypoYKGQ752c_nxLRb0XVXaRrnFHh4vvxQ6UwymHKQCWUut6neVzxGBM5a671gP0J7cwNlwxQbaOCYIVwuHPJMuM93x/s1600/59c7d848ef57.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">via Erica George Dines Photography</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

A Black Front Door...(Made By Girl)

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