New Farmhouse / Cottage Style Door and Trim

nother weekend has come and gone and though I don't have a makeover or crafty project to share, I do want to share with you a photo of the studio door and door trim hubs installed Saturday. It was late Sunday when I took this photo and I apologize that it's so dark and grainy {there is *stuff* in my camera lens and whatever it is, it's showing up in my photos -ugh!}Anyway, though I didn't create anything this weekend, I think hubs did a really nice job creating that cottage farmhouse style I love with our new door and door trim.

This is the kitchen side of the door - the studio is on the other side. As I mentioned in my last entry, the single french door that was here before was pretty, but not very energy efficient as my studio stays quite cold in the winter and warm in the summer. It's not unbearable - nothing that the ceiling fan or a space heater won't fix, but adding a nice solid door just makes more sense. See how beefy it looks now? I don't know why, but I'm itching to paint it red but I'm wondering if I should just keep it white to match the trim and ceiling {and future beadboard and baseboards}?

Right beside it, you'll see a peek of the trim also around our double french doors. But only a peek because I didn't want our unsightly deck that needs sanding and staining and the old shed that is missing it's door to be in the shot. We also installed the same trim to another exterior door in the dining area. Again, dying to paint all three doors red. Hmm...Decisions, decisions!

This little corner of our kitchen has come a long way since we moved in. Below is a realtors photo taken before we bought the place.



We still have a ways to go in the kitchen as our time and budget allows {flooring, baseboards, beadboard, but first removing/sanding down a weird "hump" in the middle of the floor where the "new" kitchen, added in the early 90's, met the old part of the house...}, but I guess this is where patience is called for, right?

I hope you all had a great weekend! If you get a chance, starting on Friday, August 21, I'll be having a blog sale to find new homes for some of my decorative items I no longer have room for, so feel free to stop in!

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