I love the over the garage door pergola.  I would love to add this to our house eventually.

One thing we did add to our garage doors that only costs about $20 are the decorative hardware. (below)

We have an extra long garage door and I really wish we would have doubled up on the hardware like the above pictures to give the appearance of 2 carriage house doors.  So if your garage door is extra long be sure to buy 2 sets of hardware.  (learn from my mistakes) ;)  That's what I always tell my kids.

For the 4th-24th of July I just took off the burlap decorative tie and added this large piece of red burlap fabric and hung it over the door.  Now the back side of my door looks strange, I don't know how to inconspicuously attach it to the door yet.  Any ideas?

The red ribbon/fabic comes in a large roll from Hobby Lobby and was $9.99 -50%.  So it was around $5 and there is a lot left over for other projects....

...In fact I used some (very little) of the red burlap to make a star to put on my chevron garden flag out front.  I make these garden flags and will have to do a tutorial on them soon.  All I did was cut out the red burlap (free hand, not too perfect) and then painted on a star with regular craft paint (free hand as well) and then sprayed it with one of my favorite products ever, Mod Podge spray enamel.  If it gets wet the paint won't run.



ps the flag above looks crooked but it's not.  I took it at a weird angle so it looks like one of the sleeves is shorter than the other.  But they are even.

Oh and that last picture is a random picture of some cute kids I found. ;)

A friend of my daughter's has the most darling wreath on her front door.  It is a large burlap wreath with a large piece of burlap fabric wrapped around it that attaches to the door.

I sat there looking at the wreath (for too long I'm sure, creepy) and then booked it to Hobby Lobby the next day to see how I could make something similar (on a dime).  Well, my wreath looks nothing like hers but I love how it turned out.

I knew I wanted a large, thick wreath but couldn't find one.  When this happens I stand there until I figure out a solution.  And I did!  Here is how:

1&2 buy 2 wreaths, one smaller than the other.  I bought a 14" and an 18" hay wreath.
(I used Hobby Lobby's 40% off coupon for the larger one).

3&4 remove sticker but keep wrapper so it doesn't "shed", stack on top of each other and pin in place


5&6 buy the type of ribbon you like, these were 50% off cause Hobby Lobby was having a ribbon sale.

7 using sewing pins, pin the ribbon in place on the wreath and wrap.  When you end, pin that in place as well.

8 take a coordinating ribbon and make a bow or tie on top to connect to the door. Attach with sewing pins.


...et Voila!  You have a wreath.  Attach to your door any way you like. (because my door is old I just have a nail in it that I hang wreaths from).  I've found that the 3M hooks work well too!


Grand Total - $17.00

*Chevron ribbon ~ $9.99 -50% = $5'ish

*Jumbo roll burlap ribbon ~ $9.99 -50% =$5'ish

*14" wreath ~ $3.99

*18" wreath ~ $4.99 -40% =$3'ish

We had a family build a home just about a block away from us a couple of months ago. Their house is grey and white with bright orange/coral colored double front doors. I love it. The inside of their home is just as bright and welcoming.
I love it! I painted my door a subtle green and thought I was being so unique. Ha! So I have found pictures of some door colors that are amazing...and I think this whole bright colored door thing is rubbing off on me. Playing with color is risky, but when done right it is amazing, when done wrong it's tacky. So I will try to mimic my new neighbors and do color the right way...imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?
I'm a green person and often find myself gravitating towards greens so it is no surprise I love all the green doors here. One of my faves is the bright lime/almost yellow green door in the second set of pictures below. I also love the deep purple. So regal.

Love all of these doors. I need to play with color more, that is my goal for this new year.

Before: (above pic) Since we moved in I have wanted to paint our front door. The white door was fine and so was the screen front door, but let's face it, the screen drastically stifled my ability to change the look of the front of the house through paint color and hid my festive seasonal wreaths. Oh, and we never used it.

I am in the process of painting my front door green...I am loving it so far. It is Martha Stewart Sea Grass green paint. I have about 2 more coats to go, a kick plate (courtesy of my mom) and a fun Fall wreath and then I am done. (and on to my next project). Below are some other green doors I love. *TIP* I made the mistake of buying an eggshell finish, it doesn't have the nice gloss look. I will probably end up going back to get the same color in a gloss for a final coat ($10 wasted). SO buy glossy.

...and I am sooo excited. I hate to admit it, but I think I like Halloween just as much if not more than Christmas.