Front Door and Fixtures

The front of the house was an eye-sore.  There were mixed metals, the mailbox was a little rusted, and the house numbers looked so trashy, it was embarrassing.  All of the houses on my block were built at the same time, so I looked at what the renovated houses, the primary differences were the modern house numbers, cohesive fixtures (handle, lock, mailbox, etc.) and a painted door.  

I decided that I wanted to give the front door some personality, so I chose the color Moscow Midnight by Behr, and I loved the final look. It is a striking color when the light hits it, but subtle enough it's not in-your-face.  I love it so much, I am planning on painting the front door of my new house the same color.

I also spray painted the door knocker, handles, and mailbox with Rust-Oleum Metallic Spray Paint, in Oil Rubbed Bronze.  I have had this for over a year, disclaimer: it on a covered porch, so not totally exposed to the elements, but it has held up really well. The only time that it rubbed off a little bit was when I used Windex on it. 

Rust-Oleum Spray Paint

I purchased the laser-cut house numbers from Amazon.  House numbers are surprisingly costly and having a 4 digit house number drove the price up significantly.  I found this was the lowest cost modern option I could find. I spray painted it with the other fixtures to ensure it matched. 

Modern House Numbers

All of these updates were extremely easy to do, only took about 1 day (including drying time) and cost about $50 total.  This completely transformed the look of the front door and boosted curb appeal tremendously. 

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