Front door, and my decision is...

A lot of you might remember my post about our front door debacle. I was having one heck of a time making a decision about wood or iron, wood or iron, wood or...you get the point. Well, I finally made my selection and I am going for iron, but with a style similar to the wood example I showed before. Here is an example of what we will be greeting our guest when they arrive (a few modifications to make it my own of course)...

 

It will make perfect sense once I get into the reason behind this material. I will say one main reason, it was half the price of the wood door, another reason, I have yet to see these doors up here, and finally, well, you will have to keep reading to find find out why. A hint? It will flow better with the window details on the main level of the home. That is all I am giving you. ;) BTW, sorry for no post yesterday, I have been extremely under the weather with the first cold of the season, but I am slowly getting back to normal. Have a great day! Mel xo

Almost there...

We got our plans back from the architect yesterday and I am really liking the exterior so far, they are slowly getting perfected and finished. Here is the rendering we have for the front elevations so far; it will be finished off with stucco, a stone & brick combination, timber detailing, and chevron style plank siding for the dormers. I am still trying to convince Rob to take the veranda and cedar trellis straight across the main section of the home...so far not successful.

The one thing I do need to decide on ASAP are the front doors. Iron or wood?? Thoughts and input are appreciated!!! Here are the 2 styles I have in mind, not the exact doors, but pretty good examples.

  

   

I have wanted iron doors like those on the top for years, but now that the time has come I am drawn to the wood ones on the bottom. I really do not enjoy selecting thing for our own home, I over analyze every little decision.

Enjoy your Thursday! I am hoping for some sunshine and for the snow to stop, Mother Nature must have forgotten about us up here. Mel :)