It’s been a long winter. And it shows around here. Especially on my front door. Gray. Barren. Not so welcoming.
Blah. Blah. Blah.
But finally, the piles of snow are gone. (Fingers are crossed that we are done with that.) I am really looking forward to spring! This week, we actually saw some sunshine. That always seems to give me a burst of decorating energy. I had the burst of energy–but little time and money. I looked around the internet and came up with some inspiration.
This is from Just a Girl‘s March 2 post…And this is just the door from her garage into her house! Doesn’t it look wonderful? I am stealing this idea as soon as I have time…Except I might go red.
from j-a-girl.blogspot.com
I love the simple but friendly look of this:
photo by Gideon Strauss
Then, I looked around my house and found a wreath with the beautiful spring green that I love and some raffia.
Some Spring Green
I flipped the Welcome mat around, (snow shoveling had caused us to welcome ourselves), swept a bit, and ta-da! A perkier, slightly more welcoming front door. (I’m going to have to do something about that gray color if we don’t replace the whole thing before long…)
Mini Make-Over with a Berry Wreath
Notice the lovely green magnet? I cannot get it off! Beware of super strong magnets…Ah, well. At least, it adds a little color. 
Wreath from Inside, Looking Out
Front Door--Slightly More Welcoming--Pots of Pansies to Come!
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Oh I love your grey door. I think red would go so nicely with it!
Oh I know what you mean! I was so, so happy to look outside this morning and find that the tenacious snow on the front lawn *finally* disappeared overnight. The front of the house gets little sun, it seems. No more snow…please??
What a cute wreath! Always a good idea to bring some color into life, especially at this time of year!
Ashley, red would be nice, but this was a no-cost make-over (since I had the green.)
I’m thinking the door might someday be a shade of red, though.
Jen, not sure where you are, but I am in southern Ohio, and we still have a tiny pile of snow on the north side of our house…I will NOT miss it when it is gone. Thanks for stopping by!
I was just thinking I needed to spruce up our porch as the boys and I were sitting out there eating lunch today. Maybe I’ll come up with something this weekend.
What a pretty spring door. I love the photo’s inside and out. How creative.
Thanks for sharing. Much simpler than last week!
Have a Blessed Week,
Sherry
I love your front door, though I agree it need a pop of color at some point. It looked so neat with your spring wreath.
Small change, but it really perks up the door
I love it!! I’m a red door kind of gal, too. I really enjoy seeing pictures of what people have done during the week. I posted my bedroom mini-make-over (ok, it was my bedroom “Hang up the clothes and tidy things up” day!) and it makes me feel so much better to walk in the bedroom and see! Have a great weekend – you’ve inspired me to go grab a wreath for my door before the sun goes down!
beautiful! I need to paint my front door…it bears the war wounds of a mud pie battle my children had last summer….I think red or green would be nice…
I love your door makeover. It’s perfect. I still have my Christmas wreath on the front door…sad I know. You’ve inspired me to go dig in the attic to see what I might have available for a free re-do. But not tonight tomorrow.
Hope you have a great weekend!
LydiaCate
Lovely…looks very springy! I would love to do a little spring updating, unfortunately I have neither money nor decorating ability, so I am just going to live vicariously through talented ladies like you!
I think it looks great! Your door looks nice, but yes, maybe some paint will do. I am soooo ready for spring. It’s been raining nonstop over here for most of the year. Happy early spring!