what's adorning your door?

What adorns your door at Christmas?

This Christmas, our doors aren't adorned with store-bought wreaths. They are decorated with paper parols (Christmas lanterns or stars) that Noah & Isabella made!

Noah brought this home from school one day. He was so proud saying "Teacher didn't help me one bit!" So he hung it on his bedroom door...

And made new ones...

... to hang on my bedroom door...

... and Isabella's door...

They're actually quite easy to make...

Isabella made a parol out of paper boats...

... and we hung it, and two more of Noah's parols made from the adcube, on our front door...

Every time I enter the house, or any of our rooms, I can't help but smile at the homemade Christmas parols adorning our door. Sure beats any store-bought lantern! :)

Photos are my own and from annnniegirl.

Today, I am loving...

I have always been attracted to barnyard or horse-stall doors. Probably because of my love for horses (see related post here). I guess that's why this photo of a split-door has been bookmarked in my "pretty-folder" for a while now. I think it would make an interesting backdoor. I imagine it can work just as well as the open-pane door here as a kid's puppet theater or lemonade stand.

I've also bookmarked (& posted here) this actual barnyard door that's used as a bathroom door.

But I never imagined you could repurpose an old horse-stall door like this.

Today, I am loving... these repurposed horse-stall doors.

I love the character & charm that these old horse-stall doors bring to the room. The details are just gorgeous!

And I love the idea of partly concealing a bar or groceries. I also think that putting them on sliding rails - rather than a regular door with hinges - adds to the allure. And of course, the pretty backsplash of that bar is to-die-for! 

Today, I am enamored... by these repurposed horse-stall doors!

Photos from annnniegirl, i'mjustsaying, heritage and designsponge.

Click here for previous posts from the Today, I am loving... series.

indoors out

Most people try to bring the outdoors in. But I guess indoor furniture is really just hard to live without. Check out these wedding photos from greenweddingshoes that bring the indoors out.

And when doors cannot be propped up by a wooden frame, there's always the human touch...

The indoors out. Charming, isn't it?

cheery front doors

There's something so inviting about a colored door. It seems to lure you inside.

Imagine being greeted everyday by a brightly colored door. Wouldn't it make coming home even brighter?

I wonder if I should paint my front door purple and frame my imaginary (since our front door doesn't have one) peephole with a yellow frame like this?

I can see it now... I'll be smiling everytime I turn my doorknob. :)

Photo credits: Red door from http://alifemorefabulous.wordpress.com. Yellow/orange door photos were taken by Peden Munk and the black door is from Domino via www.escapadeblog.com. Friends' peephole frame from Reel Art.