Door Decisions

Our garage and entry way is coming along nicely!  Hopefully the painter will be here sometime yet this week to paint the interior walls of the garage (aka "man cave") and ceilings!  Hooray for this garage project to be done! (We've been at this project since March...)

Anyhow, one of the decisions I need to make it what color should I paint this exterior door?!

(I know what you are thinking... "That garage is huge" and "That's a lot of concrete!" and your right, it is.)

The house is just a little bland right now so I think a pop of color could really make a statement!  Here are some of the door colors I found, and sort-of liked, via Pinterest.

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I love all of these colors but I still need to think about where we live and what will look good with light gray (anything, right?)  My favorite color is Navy Blue... I can picture this color of front door with some bright colored potted flowers and a either a chair or bench in a complimentary color.  

Also - while I was doing my research I found this blog post by Willard & May titled "Our Front Door." It's a great post and I especially like chart that defines what colors say about you.  Good point since your door is often times a first impression.

Seriously - what do you think? (besides "that's a huge garage!" ha!)  Any suggestions?! 

Front Porch Pillows

I finally found pillows to add to my outdoor furniture on the front porch!  I have searched long and hard for pillows I like and are inexpensive (I'm cheap).  Here is what I found at Burlington Coat Factory - only $6.99 for each pillow!

My original plan was to try them out and see if I liked them after a day or two knowing that I could always return them. However, the dog, "Bam," decided that one of them would make a good toy to run around the yard with so I had no choice but to like them. :)  (Thankfully the only damage that occured was a couple of holes from teeth marks - he now knows that these are not toys.  He must have known he was in trouble because he went straight to his doghouse and wouldn't come out!)

Regardless, I like them and am happy with my purchase!

They even match my little fire pot!

I love outdoor spaces and tend to spend a lot of Friday nights on the porch catching up over dinner and a few cocktails - this is one of the best parts of summer!

Outdoor Porch Pillows: Vote for your favorites!

I am going give our front porch a little spruce-up by adding some outdoor pillows.  Originally, I wasn't going to spend the money to add them, but I've found that we are out there a lot on summer nights.  Plus - it is a great place to entertain and the first impression of our house.  So, I'm giving in and making the purchase.

I need your help though!  I am a terrible decision maker when it comes to choosing accessories so I need you all to help me decide which pillows to get!  I've narrowed down my choices to 9 (that's still a lot but I narrowed it way down).   

Here they are - please leave a comment below with the number of your selection(s) or vote on the Design Your Dwelling Facebook page by clicking "like." If you feel strongly and want to vote multiple times - please do!  My plan is to have two different styles that compliment each other.

Here is a look at my outdoor furniture for reference.  Pretty basic against a grey house so anything will work!  (The star in the back will be replaced so no need to take that into consideration)

Thanks for your help! :)