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Don’t Knock It! 8 Homes With Colorful and Inviting Front Doors

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A turquoise front door near Pittsburgh. Tangerine orange for a brick home in Charleston, SC. Cherry-red paint on a white Milwaukee-area Colonial. A petal-pink entrance to an Austin, TX, abode.

When trying to unload a home, an owner will do just about anything when it comes to staging. Should your sales plan include layering coats of bright and cheery paint color to your front door?

“I had a listing in Beverly Hills that sold for $200,000 over asking, and I’m sure the bright teal door had something to do with it,” says Cassandra Corum, who’s with ACME Real Estate. “It was so special and really popped.”

The ranch-style home from 1955 sold earlier this year for $2 million.

Teal door in Beverly Hills, CA

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Daniel Gyomory, who’s with Keller Williams Advantage in the Detroit area, thinks “a bright yellow front door” is what sealed the deal on one of his recent listings.

“When I went on the appointment, my clients ask if they should paint the door a more neutral color,” says Gyomory, who advised against it. “The bright yellow color was perfect as it tied in with the extensive landscaping and bright yellow flowers. The photos turned out great, and we had buyers commenting on how much they loved the front door. We sold the house within two days.”

With literally thousands of possibilities—what’s the best hue for a home’s front door?

“It should have some harmony with the rest of the façade and trimming,” says Nivara Xaykao, a color and design expert at Benjamin Moore. “For example, is there a lot of greenery? Do you have flowers? Are you more in a desert climate? Is there a color in your landscaping that you can draw from and highlight on your front door? Or do you want to go completely against type for extra pop?”

Want to mask a door’s scrapes and age? “Darker or more saturated colors have the added benefit of hiding things a little better,” says Xaykao.

For further inspiration on your journey to a fabulous front door, we’ve swung the door wide open with eight solid examples of bright doors on current listings across the country. Come on in!

2424 E. Beverly Road, Shorewood, WI

Price: $669,900 Colorful language: Jazzing up an elegant white 1924 Colonial—with four bedrooms and three baths—in a Milwaukee suburb is a striking cherry-red front door. It’s quite a contrast to the all-neutral interior, which includes a wood-paneled library with built-in shelves.

2424 E. Beverly Road, Shorewood, WI

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5190 E. Lakeside Dr, Palm Springs, CA

Price: $895,000 Colorful language: The tangerine front door on this four-bedroom midcentury modern pad with a brick exterior is in perfect pitch with 1960s color palettes. Designed by Donald Wexler and the Alexander Co., this home includes a suspended Swedish-style fireplace.

5190 E. Lakeside Dr, Palm Springs, CA

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322 North St, Healdsburg, CA

Price: $1,995,000 Colorful language: Pairing a baby-blue exterior with an apple-red front door doesn’t sound appealing at first blush, but it totally works on this Sonoma County Craftsman, drawing attention to the home’s large porch. Built in 1923, the home features an updated interior with marble kitchen countertops and subway tile in all three walk-in showers.

322 North St., Healdsburg, CA

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1817 Huntington Dr, Charleston, SC

Price: $525,000 Colorful language: This late-’60s brick home might be glossed over if not for the orange front door, which provides a clue for what’s inside. The interior’s contemporary updates include brightly colored walls, a barn door in one bath, and a double vanity in the master bath. In the backyard? A treehouse.

1817 Huntington Dr., Charleston, SC

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2601 McGregor Dr, Austin, TX

Price: $350,000 Colorful language: Painting the front door of this white stucco ranch petal pink adds “desert chic” potential. The home features midcentury furnishings as well as all-white walls, floating shelves, and built-in wine storage in the kitchen. Refinished hardwood flooring runs throughout the home, helping blend the old and new features of the home’s three bedrooms and two baths.

2601 McGregor Dr., Austin, TX

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4379 Colonial Park Dr, Brentwood, PA

Price: $165,000 Colorful language: This brick ranch could easily be like all the other homes on the block, but no—the turquoise door tells another tale. Inside this bright, modernized home flooded with natural light are vaulted, beamed ceilings, granite countertops in the kitchen, and a deck off the master suite.

4379 Colonial Park Dr., Brentwood, PA

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960 Hobson St, Atlanta, GA

Price: $210,000 Colorful language: For this adorable 1920s ranch in the Pittsburgh neighborhood, the yellow door is a cheery welcome. And why wouldn’t you smile? All-new ductwork, electrical, floors, kitchen, and AC mean the three-bedroom home is move-in ready.

960 Hobson St. SW, Atlanta, GA

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733 Arnold Ave., Richmond, VA

Price: $199,950 Colorful language: Were it not for this lime-green front door, this two-story home—with its white and gray exterior—would hold little curb appeal. Fresh off a renovation, this charming three-bedroom has all the goods—from a chef’s kitchen to a gorgeous master suite.

733 Arnold Ave., Richmond, VA

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$2.9 Million Homes in California

Burlingame | $2.898 Million

A cedar-shingled 1916 cottage with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms

Burlingame, a city in San Mateo County, between San Francisco and Palo Alto, has a population of about 28,000 and a median home sale price of $1.95 million. This Arts and Crafts house is in Burlingame Park, a historic neighborhood a few blocks from the center of one of the city’s two retail districts. There, you’ll find restaurants, boutiques, the Copenhagen Bakery and an Apple store.

Size: 2,180 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,329

Indoors: The single-level house was renovated by a previous owner and includes a recently upgraded kitchen and bathrooms. (The current owner bought the property less than six years ago.)

A central foyer with oak floors and a vintage brass pendant light opens, though windowed pocket doors, into a living room with extensive millwork and built-ins. The wood-burning brick fireplace is flanked by square, glass-fronted bookshelves, each with an adjacent window seat. The large dining room, entered from the foyer through a second set of pocket doors, has another wall of Mission-style cabinetry.

The kitchen includes white wood cabinets with marble countertops, a white bead-board wainscot and a butcher-block work area with seating placed against a wall, to make efficient use of the narrow space. The gas range is Thermador, the dishwasher Bosch and the refrigerator Sub-Zero.

Off the dining room is an office with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and a built-in corner desk and upper cabinets.

A windowed door with milk-glass panes opens to the large master suite. The master bathroom was finished with marble surfaces, a roomy tub with an integrated shower and a toilet closet. Two guest bedrooms share a bathroom faced in white subway tile, with a combined tub and shower. There is also a powder room.

A pocket door in the kitchen offers access to a carpeted, finished basement with recessed and natural light.

Outdoor space: The house occupies a corner lot with lawns and hedges and is wrapped by a white picket fence. The front door is tucked under the roof of an elevated front porch. French doors in the kitchen open to a large rear deck. Parking is in a detached one-car garage and an off-street paved area with an electric vehicle charger.

Ojai | $2.882 Million

A midcentury-modern house built in 1960, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.75-acre lot with a swimming pool and studio outbuilding

This property is in East Ojai, two blocks north of Grand Avenue. It is surrounded by large citrus and olive ranches, and has the feeling of Tuscany, with bigger mountains. It is four miles east of the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, a 250-acre resort that is a centerpiece of this city of 7,500, which is known for its outstanding beauty and prohibition of chain stores. Downtown Los Angeles is 80 miles southeast, and Santa Barbara is 36 miles west.

Size: 1,600 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,801

Indoors: The home was bought four years ago and brought back from a ruinous state. Original features, including sections of its redwood siding, were restored or given period replacements.

A wood-faced foyer leads to a combined living-and-dining room, where glass spans the distance between a ceramic-tile floor and a beamed, slatted ceiling, and the redwood walls have an artful, patchwork look. A large tile fireplace is fronted by a custom wrought-iron screen that swings open like a gate. (The artisan who created it also designed the iron gates that admit cars and pedestrians to the property.)

The renovated kitchen is long and lean, with white cabinetry, dark countertops, floating stainless steel shelves and high-end appliances, including a Viking range.

The three bedrooms all have slatted redwood ceilings, paneled walls, tiled floors and expansive windows. The en suite master bathroom includes a walk-in subway-tiled shower; the guest bathroom has a combined shower and tub.

There is a separate studio building with a room for lounging or working, and a sink and counter area off to the side.

Outdoor space: The professionally landscaped property has lush greenery and multiple patios; one includes an outdoor grill built in rough stone near the recently built swimming pool, while another overlooks a koi pond to the side.

Taxes: $36,025 (estimated)

Contact: Sharon MaHarry, MaHarry & Cadenasso Real Estate Team, 805-766-7889; 805properties.com

Los Angeles | $2.8735 Million

A modernist house built in 1961, with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.42-acre lot with a swimming pool

The renowned Austrian-American architect Richard Neutra designed this one-story home in the Encino district of Los Angeles for a physician and his wife. It has remained in the same family ever since, along with extensive correspondence and transaction records related to its construction.

The house faces north, with views of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is a mile and a half above Ventura Boulevard, which is lined with chain stores and other businesses. Los Encinos State Historic Park is about two miles north, and Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park and Mulholland Drive are the same distance south. Downtown Los Angeles is 20 miles southeast. The Van Nuys Airport, which is popular with private jet owners, is six miles north.

Size: 2,676 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,074

Indoors: Passing through a glassed-in front atrium space with plantings, and a red double front door, you enter a freshly painted and carpeted area that extends the width of the house, with a transparent back wall overlooking the pool and distant mountains.

At one end is a living room with a floating fireplace along a side wall. A sliding partition that runs along a ceiling track closes off the living room from the adjacent dining area, and a second partition separates the dining room from the kitchen on the other side.

The kitchen includes ash cabinetry with hardware that is original and tile countertops that are not, and a retractable shade to block sunlight streaming through the rear wall of glass. A third sliding partition divides the kitchen from the room beyond it — a den with wood paneling and built-in floating shelves.

To the right of the entrance is a hallway leading to the three bedrooms. The master suite, which looks out to the pool, has wraparound glass walls and a private outdoor patio and putting green. The master bathroom includes double sinks and a sunken Roman tub with a shower head; the period-appropriate linoleum flooring is new.

Two guest bedrooms share the hall bathroom in between, which has a sunken bathtub and separate dressing room with a long vanity. A fourth bedroom behind the den looks out to the front atrium and is staged as an office. It has access to a bathroom with a shower; this room also opens to the pool area. A niche with washer-and-dryer hookups is here, as well.

Outdoor space: The almost-half-acre lot is large and level for the neighborhood, with extraordinary views. If the property were bought by a developer and this historic home were torn down, as is happening frequently in the hot Los Angeles real estate market, it would be a veritable crime. Parking, for two cars, is in an attached carport.

Taxes: $35,919 (estimated)

Contact: Andrew Manning, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties, 818-522-3972; bhhscalifornia.com

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Kitchen and Bath Inspiration From Our K&B Issue 2017 - Fine Homebuilding

Once again, we’ve put together an inspiring and informative annual special on arguable the most challenging rooms to design—kitchens and baths. It’s available now, right here. Since we can only fit so many photos in the magazine, we decided to share some of the shots that landed on the cutting-room floor. Click the Launch Slideshow button below to enjoy these 24 photos, and also check out the complete projects in this year’s issue of Kitchens & Baths.

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1. From the article “Old School“: Joana Tan Jamo, AIA, principal at JTJ Architects, designed this traditional-kitchen addition for a 1980 Colonial home in Connecticut. The homeowners wanted a classic style and a lot of function, so the kitchen is organized to have very specific zones. The window seat, for example, which now has a table in front of it, is designed for casual breakfasts. It’s situated directly across from a small kitchen television.

2. Joana’s clients’ former kitchen was part of a great room that they just didn’t like—the kitchen was cramped and the room was noisy. The new kitchen addition is connected to the living space through a bookcase-lined vestibule with pocket doors that can be opened for connectivity or closed for privacy.

3. Before the kitchen addition, two large volumes—the original house and a great room addition—created an exterior that sorely lacked character.

4. The new addition dresses up the exterior with more interesting rooflines, a covered entry porch, and the paneled window-seat bump-out. Above the kitchen, the addition created enough space for a new guest room.

5. Sean Flynn of Vermont’s Silver Maple Construction was the builder and an integral part of the design team for the three beautiful baths featured in the article “Three of a Kind.” Besides the clean lines and cool colors of the baths, what we love about this project is the cohesive design between all the rooms in the house. Notice the walnut vanity cabinet in this light-filled master bath.

6. Does this counter look familiar? The design/build team carried the walnut theme into the kitchen, as found in the countertop, waterfall edge, and open shelving. Like in the master bath, the walnut makes a big impact against more subtle features like the white, flat-panel cabinets.

7. There’s more walnut in the powder room, where a floating, open-shelf vanity keeps the space feeling open. The green tile floor flows in from the foyer outside the powder-room door.

8. In the foyer, an elegant display niche, a decorative paneled ceiling, and a minimalist steel handrail maintain the clean modern design of the home.

9. Architect Rob Sanders designed this new kitchen to replace a worn 1980s Pullman-style kitchen in “More Midcentury.” The midcentury modern style is more in keeping with the home’s original character than the previous kitchen, and the layout benefits the home’s floor plan at large. Built against partition walls that don’t quite reach the ceiling, the kitchen adds just enough separation between the working room and the adjacent dining room and living space.

10. While the original exterior offered nice views of the wooded property, the old single-pane windows were inefficient and the exterior details were uninspired at best.

11. All the windows and doors were upgraded and a small addition was built to offer just enough additional space for the new kitchen and a better entry into the home.

12. The article “Full of Personality” features this kitchen designed by Jacqueline Fortier of St. Paul, Minn. This very custom kitchen is designed to suit the personalities of the family members who live there. Among the more interesting elements are the custom steel island frame and the reclaimed hutch—an integral part of the kitchen’s storage scheme.

13. Because the kitchen has a lot of detail, Jacqueline chose to use wood fronts on the fridge. The panels match the cabinetry, painted and glazed for a rich texture.

14. Jacqueline says that open dish racks not only add charm to the right kitchens, but that they are also more convenient than her clients first realize. Over time, she says, they often become the homeowner’s favorite kitchen features.

15. From “Traditional Touch“: The asymmetrical Barclay Lydia slipper tub is the first thing you see when you enter this master bathroom designed by Danielle Burger of Kitchen Vitality Design. At 65 in., the tub is large enough for a comfortable soak, but because it’s only 28-1/2-in. wide, it fit through the bath’s original door opening without needing to remove the jambs.

16. Built from three 12-in.-deep bookshelf cabinets, the built-in storage unit provides a surprising amount of storage without interfering with the bath’s walking path. Although most bookshelf cabinets are 36 in. tall, these are 32 in. to match the vanity cabinets.

17. Wall-mounted toilets like the Veil from Kohler are a great way to save space in a small bath. Because the tank is within the wall, they can save 10 in. to 12 in. in front of the toilet. The steel frame within the wall that supports the bowl is available for both 2×4 and 2×6 walls.

18. After retiring and remodeling their own home, design/build team Jeff Sollenberger and Patricia Job needed a project. As described in “A Kitchen Under $20k: A Labor of Love,” they took on an investment property, a gut remodel, where they put a lot of their effort into the kitchen, while limiting their spending to under $17k.

19. Though the old kitchen was entirely remodeled, one of the greatest impacts was opening up the original arched passageway to the adjacent living room.

20. Lighting was a splurge on this project. The pendants add style and task lighting to the peninsula.

21. The paneled wainscot is an example of how Jeff and Patricia made a big impact with little cash outlay. Jeff did the carpentry, and the frame material was mostly scraps applied directly to the drywall.

22. In “A Family Affair,” we learn about this new bath designed by Steve Campbell of The Johnson Partnership in Seattle, Wa. It’s his sister in-law’s home and the work construction was also completed by family members. The floating vanity cabinet, curbless shower, and glass shower surround offer a wide-open-feeling master bath in not-so-big space.

23. A sliding frosted-glass-panel door adds character to the master-suite hallway and doesn’t swing into the bath’s floor space.

24. The cool mosaic tile backsplash and frameless mirrored medicine cabinets complement the bath’s sleek look.

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$1.8 Million Homes in California

Redlands | $1.7995 Million

An 1888 Victorian with eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms in two units; a two-bedroom, two-bathroom carriage house; and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage; on a 0.79-acre corner lot

This house, known as Gray Gables, was built in redwood as a private residence. It was later incorporated into the grounds of the Wissahickon Inn, once a stopping place for notables like Gloria Vanderbilt and Eleanor Roosevelt on their way to Palm Springs, 45 miles southeast. (Los Angeles is 66 miles west.) After falling into disrepair and almost being razed, the property was restored, beginning in 2016, as a family complex, with a rebuilt foundation, new mechanicals and antique and period reproduction details. It is in a historic district two miles south of the city center.

Size: 3,600 square feet (in the main house)

Price per square foot: $499

Indoors: A 2,000-square-foot veranda with intricate woodwork based on the original wraps around three sides of the main house. Inside are engineered hardwood floors (as well as sculpted carpet in the first-floor bedroom) and 10-foot ceilings in most rooms.

The living room has eight-foot-high casement windows with bronze bolts and a Victorian reproduction bronze globe chandelier and wall sconces. Down the hall is a dining room with an arched ceiling, acorn chandelier and Dutch door. It opens to an eat-in kitchen with marble-topped bead-board cabinets, a white subway tile backsplash, a cast-iron sink and cast-iron light fixtures. The six-burner gas cooktop and electric convection oven are set in a reproduction antique stove.

The first-floor bedroom suite includes a Victorian chandelier suspended from an 11-foot ceiling and a large closet with custom shelves. The private bathroom, with its open shower, is ADA-compliant.

The original staircase has been stained to match the flooring. Decorated with globe and acorn finials, it is lit by a vintage pendant lamp.

The three upstairs bedrooms include a master suite with cathedral windows offering mountain views and a bathroom with a penny-round-tiled shower, a toilet closet with a bidet and a reproduction Victorian vanity with a double sink and an antique mirror. There is also a guest suite, a bedroom with a gable window, an office with an industrial pendant light and a hall bathroom with a claw-foot tub and an industrial pipe light fixture with Edison bulbs. The second floor contains a laundry room with a gas-dryer hookup, as well.

A second unit of about 1,700 square feet with a private entrance occupies the basement. It has three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, a living room with French doors that open to a front patio and a kitchen with white Shaker cabinets and granite countertops.

Also on the property are a two-bedroom, two-bathroom carriage house that is approximately 1,100 square feet on two floors and an 800-square-foot cottage with one bedroom and one bathroom.

Outdoor space: Wrought-iron fencing encircles the property and incorporates an electric driveway gate. The grounds are planted with roses, bougainvillea, cypress, lavender bushes and orange, apricot and loquat trees. There are three notable mature specimen trees: a live oak, a pine and a palm. The yard includes statuary and a bocce court.

Taxes: $22,494

Contact: Kristin Staton or David Critchlow, Kristin and David Real Estate Group, Century 21 Lois Lauer, 909-806-0406 or 909-806-0407; kristinanddavid.com

San Francisco | $1.795 Million

A 1916 clapboard cottage with three bedrooms and one bedroom, on a 0.06-acre lot

From the front porch and upper floor of this house on Portrero Hill, you can see downtown San Francisco and the bay. Across the road is a park with a baseball field, playground and recreation center. Schools, shops, restaurants, breweries and groceries are in the immediate neighborhood, as are train and bus service to downtown. Routes 101 to the west and 280 to the east facilitate commuting to Silicon Valley.

Size: 1,457 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,232

Indoors: The main level has hardwood floors and shiplap-paneled walls and ceiling. On the right side, as you face the back, is a living room with a bay window and built-in bookshelves, followed by an open dining area. Both rooms (and the rest of the home) have been freshly painted and include new lighting.

Immediately to the left is a guest bedroom. Beyond it are a staircase (a walk-in closet built under the stairs serves as a pantry) and a U-shaped kitchen with grooved cabinets and white-tile countertops and backsplashes. Finally, there is a room leading out to the back that could be used as a study, guest quarters or music room.

The two upstairs bedrooms include a guest room facing front and a master with French doors opening to a private balcony overlooking the backyard. The single bathroom is on the main floor and has wood-paneled walls and cabinets, red-tile floors, a pedestal sink and a claw-foot tub with a shower head.

The lower level includes a garage with parking for one large car or two small ones and a bonus room, reached from outside, that could be used as a studio or yoga room.

Outdoor space: The backyard includes a concrete seating area and a garden with mature lemon and lime trees and a large Norfolk pine. The driveway offers parking for two additional cars, side by side.

Taxes: $22,438 (estimated)

Contact: Claudia Siegel, Compass, 415-816-2811; potrerobeauty.com

Los Angeles | $1.795 Million

A midcentury-modern house built in 1958, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot

This home is in upper Benedict Canyon, in the Beverly Hills Post Office district (with a 90210 ZIP code). The area is a 16-mile drive from downtown Los Angeles and is fringed with nature and its creatures (owls, coyotes and the occasional bobcat). It is two miles below Mulholland Drive and close to a number of hiking trails.

Size: 1,530 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,173

Indoors: Marvin Beck, a local architect, designed the house for himself and his wife. A later owner opened the kitchen to the living room and installed two sets of accordion-fold glass doors in back to dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior. The current owner renovated the master bathroom last year, using slate tile on the walls and a Carrara marble vanity top.

The front door (reached by an exterior flight of stairs) is clad in tongue-and-groove slats that are echoed inside, starting with a floating closet in the foyer that has no visible hardware and opens with a push.

The living room includes a skylight, a wall of built-in drawers and shelves and a fireplace with a combed-basalt surround and hearth. The millwork is echoed in a low partition wall and in the cabinetry in the adjacent kitchen. The golden color is offset by royal blue Viking appliances, patterned glass backsplash tile and honed black granite countertops.

The master is the only room in the house that does not have direct access to the outdoors. It does have book-matched paneled walls and a mirrored closet extending across the entire length.

The guest bedroom has a slatted closet with invisible hardware that runs the length of one wall; it has use of a bathroom with a clerestory window and a walk-in shower faced in the original buttercup-yellow tile. A third bedroom was converted into an open den. Sliding-glass doors in both guest rooms lead to the backyard.

The lower level includes a one-car garage, laundry area and storage.

Outdoor space: The flat, spacious property (unusual in this hilly area) is landscaped with plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. A brick patio beyond the folding-glass doors is partially covered by a latticed canopy. Stone-and-gravel paths lead to seating areas in the terraced gardens.

Taxes: $22,438 (estimated)

Contact: Joe Reichling or Boni Bryant, Compass, 323-395-9084; bryantreichling.com

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