I have achieved demi-god status – I got approval to paint my front door! That’s right, no more ugly white door for me! Of course, if you live locally to me you’ll have seen me painting it the past few weeks, and a temporary set back where the door was actually blue for a while, but in the end it has all been worth it. I’ve chosen to unveil the to you with my colourful Christmas front porch as part of Taryn Whiteaker Designs porch hop.
If you’re new to PMQ for two and reading this you’ll wonder “why did she need approval to paint a door?” and for that you can read about PMQs // here //. While you’re at it, you should also check out my project gallery // here //.
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Bruce is also super happy to meet anyone who comes to the front door, but he’s been having a blast lately with the mailman and all the deliveries I’ve been getting. Poor guy.
Like I mentioned above, I ha originally wanted to take the front door in a blue direction because I thought it would complement the brown siding of our Q. I had not considered the two blues I’ve already got on our curb side decor, and once the paint went on it all felt wrong. I completed the door for good measure, but it really wasn’t working.
Thankfully I still had a jar of red Curb Appeal paint leftover from the Oromocto SPCA Curbside Makeover, and I knew how good it looked, so I did an about face and painted over the blue. Haven’t looked back since!
I don’t show my own face around here too often, but I figured I could make an appearance with Bruce on the porch. He was so well behaved, and I got way too many photos of him, but I’m only going to share a few here. It’s supposed to be about my colourful Christmas front porch after all.
The sled was a local classifieds find. A local woman was making them for a super reasonable price, and I figured I’d try my hand at some more traditional decor. As I do with all my decor endeavours, I unify styles through colour! With red and blue accents, I chose pink, gold, and lighter blue seasonal touches, in addition to all the greenery and boughs of course. They’re from a local independent nursery, and I like to support the small guy when I can.
I’m reusing the lights from our summer pergola // here // on the front porch this winter. I really enjoyed the clear bulbs we had last winter, but with the gold and copper dipped bulbs you get a warmer hue off the lights, especially in the deep of night.
Time to go back in Bruce! We’re done with the front porch shoot. Thanks for swinging by and checking-out my colourful Christmas front porch. Don’t worry, all those gifts don’t stay on the porch, they actually live under the tree, but for th sake of the shoot I thought it would be fun to show it all decked-out.
If you’re looking for more inspo, I suggest you guys hop along to the other participants n the hop and see what they’ve got going on!
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Angie says
Love the red! Its berry pretty! Lol!
Ariel says
So pretty! Are you able to paint your front door?
Pam soame says
REally great door. Congrats on the bold colour. It really works. The fun thing about a small space to paint is that if it doesn’t work it’s not the end of the world — you can repaint. And you did just that. Love the whole look, especially accessoriZing with gorgeous Bruce the dog.
Ariel says
Why thank you Pam! You totally hit the nail on the head, it’s not a hard thing to paint over, and I’m glad I took the risk on the red. Bruce always feels like a natural accessory 😉
Emy says
Love that red door! It looks fantastic with the brown! Your entry looks gorgeous!
Ariel says
I think so too! I’m glad I changed my mind after I saw the blue 😉
Janice Harrs says
Great post Ariel ! Love your door decor ????????????
Ariel says
Thank you so much Janice <3 Thanks for stopping by!
Cindy deRosier says
Beautiful!!
Ariel says
thank you Cindy!
Gillian Garneau says
Love the reflection of you in the lightbulb!
cassie bustamante says
such a happy holiday entry!
Kathy says
Come do my porch!! You and bruce are adorable!
Ariel says
I’ll be on the first flight out tomorrow! 😉
Stacy Risenmay says
I love your happy, bright red door! All the details are perfect 🙂
Ariel says
Thank you! That’s exactly what I was going for with the transformation 🙂
Danielle says
Your dog is just the cutest. Such a fun and festive door. x
Ariel says
Thank you so much Danielle!
Cindy from CFB Esquimalt says
Omg, Base Housing let you do this??!!! Two words: RIGHT ON!!!! Looks terrific by the way….great curb side appeal 😉