I had to strip off all that old red paint, which took two days to do. Then prime the door and finally pick a new paint color. I chose an olive green called Mark Twain Grey Brick. I know, it says grey but it's really green.
So I got one coat on the door and thought....you know....that looks a little pickley. Hmmmm......
Now I love green, including this named grey but is really a pickle green color but I'm not sure if I like this on my front door.
So what do you think?
Warning: excuse the mess in any these pictures. I had to undecorate the doors to paint the silly things. And I haven't scraped the glass yet.
Here's my front door.
My house is taupe with green undertones. I have black shutters and storm door trim. That's my pickle green door. As soon as I finish painting, those old brass lights will be replaced with black ones.
Here's the door without the glare from the storm door. Right after I took this picture, I realised that I had locked my self out of the house. (The door knobs have been off for days so I used to no locks.) Just so you know, my door hardware is all black also.
So I had to scale my backyard fence....barefoot with my camera. Walk through the dog yard....barefooted where thankfully I had this door.
Which was thankfully open and also painted the pickle green that is not grey.
So what should I do?
A. Put that second and third coat on it. It's wonderful even though it is pickley.
B. Find a darker color that is a more mossy green.
C. Find a lighter color that does not looks like it came out of a Mt Olive bottle.
D. Paint it black. Everybody has a black door these days. You should too.
2 comments:
Option A!! I like pickle green. Really.
OK, well the people who named it "grey" are not in the right job.
That said, I kind of like it. I like the fresh, inviting feel it gives the doorway. I like how it highlights the foliage you have on your porch. I like the contrast w/ the black and the way it seems to complement the taupe.
I'd put the other coats on, and maybe paint a pot or something w/ it to put somewhere else.
Of course, my decorating scheme is "Paint more than one this with it, and then it looks intentional." So. Take my advice w/ a grain of salt. A little vinegar, some dill...
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