Our Yellow Door Goes Green

 

I know it was only a few months ago that I painted our most used interior door a bright yellow.  But, that didn’t stop me from repainting it (because that’s what I do, and I’m a little OCD—you all already know that).  I knew I wanted to bring more green into the house, so I chose my paint color by matching up a paint deck to one of my favorite succulents:

 

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And, came up with this:

 

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Sherwin Williams “Paradise”

 

 

A little progression of the changes in our hallway:

 

 

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Sometimes, it just takes a few times to get it right.  And, thankfully, a door doesn’t require much time or paint.  After looking for a while, I also found a rug for our back hallway:

 

 

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This rug gets a lot of foot traffic, so I wasn’t willing to spend much.  I found this one at IKEA, and the price was right.  (In fact, I think I should buy a back up and store it away for later.)

 

 

 

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I’m also working on painting frames and printing pictures for a family wall gallery.  I’ll show you pictures when I get it right.

 

 

65 comments:

  1. Love the green Emily! And, with the black rug, it is perfection! The colors get me excited for fall!! I need to check out that rug too!

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  2. Green and black is a favorite of mine. This looks fantastic! Stronger and sassier. Looking forward to seeing the wall. As a twin mom, I don't know how you have the energy! :)

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  3. I really like the new color but I am a green girl! :)

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  4. I love the green! Such a great spot for a punch of color!

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  5. I love the green. So natural yet happy. The rug is perfect. I must make a trip to Ikea. Can't wait to see the gallery wall.

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  6. this looks great! I LOVE the green. So much fresher!

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  7. Green is my favourite colour...love the shade you chose! Looks gorgeous!

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  8. Ooh, I love the new color. So pretty!

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  9. I LOVE that green. So fresh and fun for the hallway. Can't wait to see what you do with the frames!

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  10. Gorgeous colour! And so clever matching it to one of your plants :)

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  11. I liked the yellow, and now I LOVE the green! Excited to see your family photo gallery. :)

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  12. loving the green! i need more green in my home too :)

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  13. I love the green!! I have a lot of green and black in my home... a great combo in my little opinion. :) Can't wait to see the gallery wall.

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  14. I love it, Emily! The entire space is so functional and fun! I just painted my back door green, also. It's probably one of my favorite things I've done!
    http://dimplesandtangles.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-little-back-door-fun-my-paint-color.html

    I've enjoyed seeing your progress as you inject your home with all of your personal touches!

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  15. wow! and I thought I loved the yellow but now seeing the green I change my mind! Its awesome!

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  16. Love a green door! I have painted all my doors green this summer.

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  17. That green is perfect...I am still trying to figure out how you are doing all of these projects with 5 children....perplexed.

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  18. I love the green! And I'll bet the color on the door hides all the fingerprints - which is an added bonus! I need to paint our back door. It would be easier to paint it than to clean it - ha!

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  19. LOVE this! I may head to Lowes asap on Saturday morning and steal your inspiration! :)

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  20. Boy it's great, GREAT. Amazing what a little can of paint can do. I'm also loving the gallery wall.

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  21. I don't think there's much better than that green with a black and white accent. Simple and stunning!

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  22. LOVE LOVE the green! And with that rug, it looks so good.

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  23. I want to add more green also. Love the green door! And, that gallery wall over the hooks is looking good...

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  24. What a fabulous color!! When you paint a door like that - do you paint the edges?

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  25. I love the green door! Between the black rug and green door it reminds me of a Kate Spade combination. It looks great!

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  26. i really love how bold it looks. great choice!

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  27. Oh, I like the green! Huge fan. So pretty with the hooks and frames. I love that you already repainted it. Makes me feel better about my OCD going on over here. ;)

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  28. I love the green. It is such a statement of energy and life. It looks wonderful.

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  29. Love the color! I have wanted to paint our front door but I couldn't decide between green or turquoise. Now I know! Thanks for posting what the color is!

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  30. It looks great although the yellow looked great as well. It's such a nice way to change things up when you get bored.

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  31. I think you found the PERFECT green! I love it! Such a fun accent color.
    Sarah

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  32. I've been thinking about painting my back door since I saw your post about painting you door yellow. I'm sold on the green now.

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  33. I adore that color green! Looks amazing!

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  34. I love your green door! Our front door went from red(from the previous owners) to a custom mix I did at home from two SW colors. It looks so much richer now with the pale green siding of our home. You can see it here.
    http://cndesigns.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/what-color-can-do-to-an-exterior-room/

    That color green carries into the living room too so when the door's open during warm weather, it looks great!

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  35. Just when I was set to paint my backdoor yellow...now I want it green!! Looks great!

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  36. Love the green door and the brown wall! Can't wait to see the gallery wall!

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  37. what color is the brown on the wall next to it?
    They look amazing together

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  38. WAIT A SECOND !! Didn't you just have twins ??? You put me to shame ! Beautiful home.....

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  39. Love the colour! So fresh and a cute little rug too!

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  40. I liked the yellow but I love the green! Looking forward to seeing your gallery wall!

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  41. It looks great! Really works well with the chocolate brown. I'm totally like you... always changing my mind...

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  42. Toocolorcrazy, the upper wall color beside of the door is Urbane Bronze (Sherwin Williams)--the same color I've been using other places around my house. I'm not sure why it's looking so brown in the photos. It's really more of a dark charcoal gray in person.

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  43. LOVE the green, funny how it can sometimes take a try or two to get paint color right. Looks fantastic and happy at the end of your hall...Janell

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  44. Love the new green door and the striped rug! Very fresh color combo!

    Enjoy your weekend!

    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  45. I liked the door yellow but I also like it green too. Totally like this look for the hallway.

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  46. Yeah for color! Yellow was good and the green is great.

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  47. Oooh, I love a leaf green door. I have one too, though I like your shade better; mine is light green.

    I think you have a little boy or two ... I bet your cool rug is a neat street for little cars! Love it!!!!

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  49. Oh my goodness I love the green! I think I definitely need to paint one of my doors like this with a pop of color! Hope you had a great weekend! xo

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  50. Im really loving the green color door! I'm not a big fan of green but this really works and i love it! Everything is looking really fantastic emily! Can't wait to see more :)

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  51. The green looks great. You did an excellent job on the door. I would love to have a custom door like that. I'm to lazy to paint, so I'll probably try to find custom doors in miami.

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  52. So fabulous!!! I went to Lowes today to get the same paint to paint the back of my front door but the "Paradise" looks like a total lighter sage green, and not more darker, leafy like this looks in the picture - do you know, is yours Valspar C127, Paradise? It looks completely different! Thanks!

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  53. Brooks--I am a big dummy! I just double checked and it's Sherwin Williams. I had it mixed at Lowes in a Valspar paint and totally forgot that when I went to look at the paint can for the blog post. So sorry! I'll change on the blog tomorrow.

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  54. No problem! So glad to solve the mystery!!! Thanks again for sharing! Brooks

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  55. Much, much better! You have made a good decision in painting your door green. Now, your door has become more emphasized, attractive and definitely more pleasing to the eye. Green is the most relaxing color, and I think it will definitely lighten up the mood of everyone in the house.

    Li Ayers

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