It took a village to transform my Mom’s front door. When I arrived with my car full of stuff, my nephews came outside to help me unload.
Here’s William with the lanterns.
Markus who resists smiling for the camera when asked, so I need to catch him in action!
I found these adorable striped hats at Lowe’s for the kids to wear just for this occasion.
Doesn’t Markus have the perfect grinchy face ; ) ; )
I picked up some turquoise and green ornaments from Lowe’s and hung the garlands around the door with 3M hooks.
My sister Lea is my new local design assistant. When I need binders and colour chips assembled for my courses, she’s the one. Or when I have a photo shoot or need help with a project, she’s just down the street where she lives with her partner Greg at the Eco Village.
Lea and I haven’t spent this much time together since we were thick as thieves growing up, it’s been fun to have her so close again.
Lowe’s has lots of fun, outdoor, Christmas decor. My Mom loves angels so this is the one I chose. Since red wasn’t part of our colour scheme, I got some turquoise wired ribbon for the sash around her waist to replace the red one she came with (above).
Here’s a sneak peek of the assembled angel and decorative urn (above).
Lea’s partner Greg (Engineer by day) installed the new outdoor light fixture and door knob on Saturday. I bought a pre-lighted wreath. Not sure how to light it permanently and hide the cord at the same time but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
And here’s the new door knob (above). So much better than the old lever that regularly fell off ; ) ; )
My Mom arrived this afternoon and I picked her up with Lea! Elizabeth’s making her famous vegetarian chilli and she’ll have the sauna heated and ready when Mom arrives!
I forgot to pick up a door mat to finish this outdoor vignette so I’ll be making one more stop at Lowe’s on the way to the airport.
Next week I’ll post the after! This has been such a fun project, thanks so much to Lowe’s Canada!
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Beautiful job!
Beautiful. And your nephews are adorable!
Gorgeous as always! Love those colors and they are in my dining room this year. Hallelujah! Now I need a white tree because the red one we used in there last year is going to look garish!
First , Welcome home to mom:-)
It looks like its going to be awesome!!!
Cant wait !!!!
Looks like a great job. Beautiful! Can’t wait to see the before and after.
I love the blue I decorated my white tree last Christmas with the same blue with silver, and white it looked great and I have that same blue in my house I love it.
I love when you show pictures of your nephews. They are so cute & getting so big!
I hope you captured a picture of your mom’s face when she sees your “surprise”.
Maria, You are such a good daughter. I hope that you will capture your moms expression when she first sees her new styled front door. I look forward to the final reveal. The colors are so soft and beautiful. I am doing the same colors for a clients bedroom. She wanted the spa feel.
Your nephews really are so cute and I know they must love being a part of the surprise.
Beautiful colors and execution, as always. I love the new door hardware. Is it bronze or black? I always have trouble distinguishing the two in photos.
Your little helper elves are adorable and would make any project more fun. I LOVE the green w/navy door…SO refreshing! I’m so excited to see the final look! Your work is always lovely.
Cute! Curious though as to why you don’t paint out the white section on the door? It looks unfinished this way. Your mom is lucky to have a designer in the family!
Because the outside frame is plastic and the inside mullions are inside the windows.
Love it all-especially how close your family is
You have inspired me to go to Lowe’s this afternoon and pick up some decorations to transform my front door.
Wonderful family gift for your Mom.
I LOVE to see the boys!!! Those cute little elves are a joy to have around, I’ll bet!
So far looks scrumptious!
xo, Paula
Great except there should not be any white on the door. If the white was painted green it would show up so nice against the white curtains. The white window is currently invisible. Many doors are currently sold as such and really just makes the door look more plastic with the white.
I totally agree!
I disagree. Must be a USA thing to not like it. I think the contrasting white/cream looks lovely and emphasizes the mullions. That look is vey suitable for this style of house. I often find USA design very different from Canada and frankly often ugly.
I too the love white/cream with the green , so pretty!…and I live in the USA!
The green door is an invigorating color to have as your “base” to build this obvious labour of love for your mom, Happy Holidays!!!
What a nice surprise for your mother! I can’t wait to see the big finale pictures! I hope you get a picture of your mom being surprised!
Marie, I love the turquoise and chartreuse color scheme you used for your mom’s spruced up door. We recently had our front door painted chocolate brown and I would love your comments on Christmas decor to enhance the entryway.