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Front doors and accessories

I’ve always had a weakness for beautiful front doors. I came across these pictures of French front doors I wanted to share with you today.

 

 

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French LXV styled door, walnut.

 

 

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French LXIV styled door, oak.

 

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French door “de Provence”, walnut.

 

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Antique French farm house front door.

 

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Typical French “door de Provence”. My favorite!!

 

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Painted country house door.

 

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  Painted 18th century styled door.

 

 

Let’s take a look at some awesome front door accessories.

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French door knockers

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Beautiful wrought iron lantern.

 

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Charming door bells.

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A door stop.

 

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Love the French word “Gratte-pieds” , placed at the front door and used to wipe or scrape your feet.

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Cast-iron door mat.

 

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And I love to find beautiful hardware ! I gives a door just that little bit more! Don’t you agree?

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Creative Decorating for a Tuesday

Use two (or three) tablerunners horizontally across a table. Gives you a different look and they can double as placemats.

marthastewart.com

So let's just say that it's Tuesday (because it is :-) ) and you're looking around your house wondering what little thing you could do today to shake up your decorating a bit. Just a little. Not much. Just something fun or different that you may not have tried before. The list of things you could do is actually unending, but here are some ideas...

If you've never layered art on your fireplace mantel, why not try it for a different look?...

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If your artwork is too small, make it bigger by attaching a thin piece of painted wood to the back like Just A Girl did for her spring mantel...


Paint a chalkboard on a door...

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We've talked about painting the backs of bookshelves and papering the backs of bookshelves, but why not make it a little more interesting by doing a little of both and mixing up the patterns?...

idealhomemagazine.co.uk

Arrange your books by color...

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Paint a funky mirror a fabulous color...

marthastewart.com

Add some lace to your favorite pillow...

Style At Home

Mix up your bar stools with different finishes or paint colors...

Style At Home

Update your family photos and make them a focal wall in one of your rooms or hallways...

myhomeideas.com


Think outside the box on a new way to accessorize your dining room walls. This dining room wall would be a great one to use for inspiration!...

Photo by Michael Partenio via House Of Turquoise

Paint your front door a bold or just different color...

houseandhome.com

There was a question in the comments on my decorating with mirrors post on whether I knew how to make a new mirror look old. I actually didn't, but found some sources that do....

e-how article How Do I Faux Antique a Mirror?
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HGTV.com How To Distress a Mirror

Have an awesome day!