The LONG Story of Our Front Doors

Last fall I painted our front doors black.  They were previously red, which I didn't mind, but I've always loved the look of black front doors and was ready for a change.  I wasn't as "WOWed" as I thought I would be by them, but they worked.  I was excited to get new garage doors and start swapping out some of the brown tones on the exterior of our home for some darker (almost black) ones.

In January we finally ordered new garage doors.  I backed into one of them a couple years ago, making it almost impossible to open and close.  The openers had also gone out on both of them so we were propping the one door (that could still open) up with a 2x4.  Needless to say, I was super excited for some new doors.  But those suckers are expensive!  We ordered the basic, cheapest ones we could get.  The only upgrade we were going to do was some insulated doors.  But other than that, they were going to be plain, flat panneled, basic doors.  I had also picked a really dark color that I hoped would go well with the black front doors and the darker tones I wanted for the exterior of our house.  We waited...and waited...and waited for the garage doors to come.  At some point we found out that our order hadn't been placed and there had been a big mistake on the companies end of things.  We were assured it would be fixed and that we would have our new doors asap.  So we waited some more.  Finally the big day came! 

But, imagine my surprise when I went outside to check out my new doors and saw this:

They weren't plain, they have fancy trim work on them, and they have WINDOWS!  These were NOT the doors I ordered.  I panicked because not only had they put the wrong doors on, but I LOVED these doors and didn't want to have to send them back.  I was even more surprised when we were told that because of the mistake on the companies end, we were given the upgraded doors at no extra cost.  WHAT!?  and YAY!!!

The only problem was that the "dark" color I had ordered turned out to be much more of a brown than I thought.  Which meant that my black front doors and brown garage doors DID NOT match....at all!

So, I had to find a new color for the front doors.

I recruited some help from Brittany...who has a natural talent for picking paint colors.  She painted her front door a super awesome color and I knew she would pick something fun for my door.  We pulled some blue/aqua/turquoise colors that I liked and I thought I was good to go.  When I showed Greg the color I was going to use, he ADAMANTLY protested! (this coming from the man who usually has no opinion when it comes to paint color).  I figured if he was so against it, I better find something a little less bold.  So I picked out a green that I thought would be nice and neutral:

I hated it.

Even after painting the shutters to match, I hated it.  It definitely matched the garage doors and the house, but it just didn't work for me.

So, I did what I should have done in the first place and went with the color Brittany and I had picked.

and guess what...

I really, really like it!

It gives our house a fun pop of color and it makes our front doors stand out instead of being hidden back in that dark space.  I painted the shutters to match the garage doors and I think it all came together great!

And guess who else likes it too...(but he could just be saying that because he doesn't want me to re-paint the doors again for the 4th time in a year ;)