A Pop of Color Transformed This 1940s Front Porch

"Your front door is often what gives visitors the first impression of your home - which may be why adding a pop of color has become so popular in recent years. Whether you want to keep it simple or do a total transformation, upgrading your curb appeal can make you look at your home in a whole new light."

""We desperately needed a new door for energy efficiency," she says. "We had a dented front door that let cold air and critters into our house." So Lara replaced the old door with one that has six panels to match the original doors throughout the neighborhood."

"Lara and Adam saw this as an opportunity to give their entire porch a brand new look, including a new ceiling, pillars, and a light fixture. They originally had a white, plastic ceiling and a contractor-grade boob light. "I wanted to bring back some of the charm of our 1940s Cape Cod with a tongue and groove porch ceiling," Lara says."

"While Lara and Adam intended to do the ceiling project themselves, they faced a huge setback while removing layers of the plastic ceiling: lead. "We had to remediate and bring in a professional to make sure we disposed of everything correctly," Lara says. After the lead was removed, they kept pushing and finished the ceiling."

A drafty front door and a dented entryway prompted a homeowner to replace the door for energy efficiency and to keep out cold air and critters. The new door used six panels to match the style of original neighborhood doors. The project expanded into a porch facelift with a new ceiling, pillars, and a light fixture. The homeowner wanted to restore 1940s Cape Cod charm by installing a tongue-and-groove porch ceiling instead of a white plastic ceiling and contractor-grade lighting. Removing the plastic ceiling revealed lead, requiring professional remediation and proper disposal before work could continue. After lead removal, the ceiling was finished, though the tongue-and-groove boards showed multiple tones.

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