The Story of the Door: in progress
night train; a benjamin moore paint color. Also known as Smoky Mountain AC-18. A velvety gray blue made enticing with its smoky undertones and complex, cultivated colour. A beautifully deep hue that is refined and cosmopolitan. One day I took a good hard look at my front door and decided that it was time to change the color. This door, like the house itself, is a good solid door. It is made of heavy wood with copper seals and brass fittings, and the exterior facing side had been the color of a cheap merlot when I arrived on the scene and purchased the house in 2013, no doubt the victim of the late century Tuscan design trend. this color was definitely a holdover from circa 1995. In addition, the kitchen featured a confederate red (BM's name, not mine) walls, a glass drop-and bead bedazzled brass chandelier, and an over-the-top, hand-painted mediterranean vista mural. The door ? She was ready. I was ready. It was decided. But first the shutters......sometimes you have to go...