Front Door Refresh: Paint It Turquoise! Entryway Makeover Part 1
A few years back, I did a front door refresh that included removing the screen door and painting the main entry door a deep red color. This festive color looked so great during the fall, winter, Christmas time, and spring. Many a wreath adorned it and I loved driving up to my house with the red door greeting me. That is, until I repainted the kitchen and removed all the red from the design of my house.
Isn’t that how it always goes? You improve something in your home that highlights the next thing to be done. It is never-ending. Anyways, after I moved to a monochromatic color scheme in my home design, I have felt my front door just doesn’t fit in anymore. It was time for a new paint color that matched the inside. As you know, my living room looks like this:
I used that same teal color I mixed up for the coffee table to paint the walls of my bathroom. This time I mixed it with a little gray to tone it down and completed a front door refresh!
To get started, I removed the hardware from the door, the handle and deadbolt.
My daughter was playing peekaboo through these holes for a solid half hour afterwards.
I didn’t take process pictures because it really was as simple as mixing up my color and rolling it on. I used a mini roller with a 3/8″ nap 
to get a heavy coat. After two coats of paint and a day of dry time, the front door refresh was done.
Bam! Totally different, right?
This color is so cheerful, I hung a flowering spring wreath up right away.
The difference still catches me off guard every time I come home. However, it certainly goes with the rest of the house now!
What do you think of the new color!? I asked my readers on Facebook what I should do beforehand; the winning choice was some sort of teal. Did I pick the kind of color you would go for on your house?
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Hi Melissa! I just subscribed to your email and Really Like your ideas and redo! Thank you so much for making the time to share! I am a mature Mom of 4 Mature children and 3 young grandchildren- I know for a fact, time slips by WAY TOO FAST and I am glad to see your talents and organization. Please continue the good work! I have a very nice toy chest I acquired, free, and want to redo with or for my 28 year old ‘baby’. She want it for storage – I just have to figure out away to remove an engravx name(not hers) on it. .
So…. Thank you again for your creativity, time and sharing, I appreciate You!
Jeanne S.
La Grange, IL 60525
So good to hear! Thanks for stopping by Jeanne!
I was flooded by Harvey and have redone my whole house. Neutral walls and trim in a beige to grey tone, with a darker shade trim. My husband wanted to go modern, so I bought straight line furniture with metal trim and sleek lines accent chairs all in shades of grey and white. He wanted bright, so I accented with tourquoise and orange. I now want to do my front door with a dark teal color, so was thrilled to see yours. I just love the look. I’m still looking for the perfect door, but you have inspired me so much. Can’t wait to have it finished.
Oh my goodness! I’m so sorry to hear your house was flooded by Hurricane Harvey! It sounds like you’ve made the best of the situation and renovated the space to be gorgeous. I love a modern style and would really enjoy seeing photographs of your house if you’re willing to share them?
I’m glad to hear I’ve inspired you and hope to hear from you again soon Jean!
Melissa
Hi, Love the Teal colored door. I want that exact shade for my door. Any chance you remember the color name exactly (and brand)?? Thanks so much!
Hi Angie! Thank you so much! Unfortunately, I can’t replicate the exact color for you because I custom mixed it myself from bright blue and lime green. You can learn about color mixing in this article: https://www.welcome-to-the-woods.com/how-to-mix-a-custom-paint-color/ Good luck finding your perfect shade of teal!
Melissa
Hi As nair
I love the color of your torquoise ftom door…can you give me name and manufacturer of that paint color please? TIA…Ann
I mixed that custom color myself actually, so I can’t give you a replica. I’m sorry!
Melissa
Thank you for your reply..beautiful color…you should market it!
Unfortunately it’s a custom color I mixed up so it can’t be replicated. :/ So sorry!
Melissa