every house i’ve owned (3 of them) have had a red door. i painted my st. joe door after a couple years, and then for my st charles and avon houses, i painted them right away.

my current house had a front door that had a little peeper of a window at the top, which really did nothing for the dark danky hallway that it was opening into. in order to have any light in that hallway, i had to open the bedroom door and roll up the blinds. it wasn’t bad, but for a person who would have her whole house windows if possible, it was dark.

finally something clicked after liz told me that my next project needed to be a new door with more windows. aha! i can fix this!

i went to menards and bought a new, high-efficiency door that will not only let light in, but it will get me $120 back in tax rebates. after nate and i hung it friday afternoon (it came pre-hung and we just took the door off frame and replaced it), i painted it this afternoon when the weather isn’t 90º.

nate was worried about being able to see in right to where he’s sitting at his desk, but if there are no lights on indoors, all you really see is a reflection as you walk up. if it gets bad, i’ll put up a filmy curtain or something like i did in st. charles.

the cats ADORE it.