front door

Best, boldest post-pandemic paint colors for front doors

Annie Elliott | May 9, 2021

It all started with my friend Sarah up the street. You should read her books, by the way; they (and she!) are amazing. Sarah was agonizing over a color for her front door, and she asked for my opinion. I sauntered up the street and was greeted by this: Oh, dear. “Well!” I said heartily. “We …

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Exterior before ‘n after: context, baby, context

Annie Elliott | July 9, 2008

I’ve long maintained that anything can look good in the right context. Naturally, there are exceptions…it’s tough to argue for decoupage under any circumstances. Unless it’s a vase your kid made. But even then. This charming DC row house had an identity crisis. It thought it was in Key West, the poor thing. After a …

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