“The art of feeling happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”
-Henry Ward Beecher
I decided to go for it.
No charcoal gray though. Nope- I decided to go with a sort of “dusty blueberry” instead. It’s called Distance (Sherwin-Williams) and it sure makes me feel happy. 🙂
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I LOVE the color you went with!
that should make you happy looking at that beautiful color!
so very pretty!
Colour looks fab, prefer it to the grey, although I love grey too, this seems to have a bit more personality.
Much better than the grey IMO. It goes well with the new colour for the secretary.
Love this color! It’s such a beautiful compliment to your backsplash tile 🙂
I love how it pulls out the other blues in the room!
great choice! love your house!
Perfect! Absolutely perfect.
It looks so happy 🙂 Good job!!! I’ve wanted to paint the inside of our door for 3 years, just haven’t found the nerve. I love that you just DID it!!!
Love that color! It really is happy, and it makes everything else around it look brighter.
What exterior door colour did your neighbours decide on?
Lovely!
I love your blog, but it’s hard to follow in feedly as your pictures are always broken. Will you be fixing this at some point?
Hi Laura!
I don’t use Feedly so I’m not sure what you mean. Can you describe what’s happening on your screen so I can ask my web tech? Thanks for the heads up! XO
That blueberry color is PERFECTION! Love the whole room, and especially how adding those narrow walls gave you new spaces to decorate! Love your blog!
Love it! I am a blue and green gal myself.
What a perfect color!!!!!!!!!
love this so much. As I said in your charcoal post, I trust whatever you decide will be amazing, and it is… I admit that the charcoal seemed harsh in your color scheme and this is so much softer and oh so pretty! love love love
Looks great! Do you happen to know the manufacturer/style name of your door?
Looks fabulous!
Oh yes! Lovely!!!
I am in love!!!!! Just the motivation I needed to paint my pantry door this color!
Yes! I like it even better than the gray.
The door looks great!
See, I knew you’d do a fantastic job at choosing a great color.
It’s fabulous!
Lovely! It does look like a dusty blueberry! I was out picking a bowlful this morning : )
LOVE the blue – so much brighter than the ‘almost’ gray – good choice!
Love your pretty blue door so much!! It’s so cheery and yet still classic. We have a blue front door too, and it brings a smile to my face : )
Well, this is certainly timely, for me, anyway! We have a Dutch colonial with a white 1st story exterior + light gray 2nd — + yes, we think it’s as charming as it can be! However, last year I painted our exterior doors black. They pop, alright, but they’re just not as welcoming as the rest of our house! Time to head to the Benjamin Moore place in town + see about something in a pale blue! TY for the inspiration!
Did you paint the outside of the door too? If so, what color is your home? Can we see that in a picture as well?
Love reading your blog.
Thank you,
Christy
LOVE the door color! Great choice!!
What a sweet combination of colors!
I love those colours together! You have given us a lot of great ideas! I love bright rooms and am turning our house more and more to be like that! What is the colour of your wall?
Beautiful color! A nice contrast, but soothing, too. And just in time for blueberry season!!
Uh.Oh. Do you think it’s too late to tell hubby (now that our front door has been completely re-finished) that I much prefer this colour instead ? 🙂
Could we please see the door from the outside. Did you paint it the same color?
Hi Dianne!
Here’s a link to the post I published about the front porch. We haven’t done any painting/work out there yet.
https://theletteredcottage.net/our-front-porch/
Maybe next year…or the year after. 😉
I love what you went with! What a great color….looks awesome!
I am going to use this color in my sunroom. I love it. Thanks for sharing this with us.
What is the paint color on the walls surrounding it? I like that as well.
P.S. I meant, what is the wall color surrounding the door?
Love the door! And thanks for posting the sale at Shoot Fly Shoot. I’ve been contemplating signing up for awhile now and just took advantage of the sale and signed up for the Photography 101 & 102 bundle. Excited to get started!
Love it Layla! It makes me happy too!!!
Do you have any tips on painting a front door? I have tried before and looked streaky and took forever to dry.
We just used a paintbrush, Wendy. A roller might have made for a smoother finish? I think making sure one coat is dry before you paint on the next, is a good thing to keep in mind, too.
Hi! Do you know the name of the color used for the secretary that’s in the room by the door painted with SW’s Distance?
Thanks so much.
Jill
GREAT color!!
I love the cute little cabinet. Any chance you painted it yourself so that you can tell me what color it is? Thanks!
Do you mean the secretary? She just re-painted it Sherwin Williams Coastal Plain. See Layla’s entry dated 5/17/15
Oopps! I guess I should’ve read on before I commented on the last post, well I love it and great choice!
I love your place, its so charming and happy.
Lauren Baxter | LB Designs
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