If you drove up to my house, you would be greeted by a long side walk leading you up to the front door. This is the door that most (but not all) of our guests use and the only doorbell we have is found by this door...
For the last 10 years or so, these 2 planters have held the prettiest little trees, the kind that have 2 round shaped balls on them...well, lets just say we had a really cold winter. Wouldn't you know it, now I can't find any trees that I like to replace them with.
Our front doors are fairly new. We painted them black and I just love the look. Our old doors were almost all glass...I can't tell you how many times I ran past the doors, pretty much naked, going to the laundry room to look for clean underwear, hoping that no one would be standing outside at my front door. Needless to say, when we got new doors, we went with SOLID doors this time.
If you were to make your way around back, you would have to go through these...
And it would lead you to this back door. Let me just tell you...if I saw you standing at this door, it might just give me a heart attack right then and there. Here in California, we have gates on all sides...so if you showed up at this door, your pretty much trespassing.
Ah, yes the garage door. We use the door from the garage to go in and out of the house (about a hundred times a day). I can't tell you how many times I've yelled out "don't slam the door" because...it's a revolving door at this house!
11 comments:
Love the black doors! Ah...california weather sounds very nice right now!
it's so funny to hear about all the fenced in yards. it's wide open here (even though i would love a privacy fence). someday, soon, i hope.
i love your gates. i'm laughing as i picture you diving for the laundry room!
Oh, Linda what a GORGEOUS back yard! It gives me hope that one day, if I'm a very good girl, I might have a beautiful home with a gated driveway and golf course grass growing in the back!
We are like Lelly. Open for miles! Your sidewalk is beautiful going to your front door. And, I love that you admitted to running past it naked!! Funny!!
ahhh, to have green grass this early in the year looks heavenly!
I love your landscaping in your back yard-very California and very green - something I'm living without at least until July - perhaps that's when all the snow will melt - that is, if it ever stops snowing! Your home looks lovely Linda!
I dream of an entryway like yours. I'm originally from California, so I miss the wonderful weather. How lucky you are. Beautiful home!
May I just say... you have an AWESOME looking house? I'm massively jealous!
And roughly whereabouts in California? I lived in NorCal near Stockton/Lodi until I was 19...
Oh dear... my entrance would be the entrance into "help me please, I need painting!"
We have a southern facing door with no protection, so these bitter, icey Connecticut winters are harsh on my front door.
Not to mention the kids, the dog, soccer balls, baseballs....
Yeah, our front door says a lot about us and yes, it is the one we use the most.
Great post!
Your house is charming!
Isn't SPT fun?
You have a beautiful home & you look like you just love to take care of it & keep it so beautiful!
I love your camping group.. I wish I could talk my husband into that way of camping. We still do it the hard way! With 4 kids..
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