First Impression

Speaking of the entryway, right after we finished the floors Jeff had an idea to swap out the coat closet door for something more aesthetically pleasing.

Currently this is the first thing you see when you enter the house. (I'm revealing the "after" photo first because no "before" photos exist)


The door used to look like all of the other doors in the house, like this one from Lowe's, which was an awfully unappealing first impression.

So we bought a solid wood door with glass panes, like this one from Lowe's. We painted it white and applied privacy film to the glass to hide the contents of our closet. This also gave me the opportunity to change out all the door knobs in the house to match this new one. The old ones were faux brass or something, flaking paint.

Again, I have to credit Jeff completely with this idea. I think it came out great. After the floors and door were complete a friend came over and exclaimed over the new door and didn't even notice the floors!