A cheap brushed gold finish on a plastic something-or-other will really stick out like a sore thumb in a room with something like the beautiful aged brass finish of this.

I’m definitely guilty of getting tired of colors that are too saturated, and I just never seem to tire of this one.It gives the front of our house a bit of personality with all the black and white we have going on, without ever being too loud.

It somehow manages to look equally soft on the inside and the outside of the door despite the different light conditions, which is pretty impressive.. Pictured above:.All-weather Adirondack chairs.Indestructible doormat.

Porch Paint and Stain.We actually don’t have many painted surfaces on our porch.

The railings are all powder-coated aluminum, the siding is vinyl, and Chris wrapped the beams around the top of our porch in metal as well to help them stand up to the elements.

The posts and the trim around the door are painted though, as well as the skirting around the bottom of the porch and it’s all done in straight-outta-the-can white in the Behr Marquee outdoor line.How to Grow Creeping Jenny as a Perennial.

How to Divide and Transplant Hostas.Pruning Hydrangeas for Maximum Growth.

The Creek Line House Gardening Archives.This post contains affiliate links.The dame’s rocket has been blooming like crazy this week on the banks of the creek.