What Does Your Front Door Say About You?

I recently commented to my husband that a front door says a lot about the person and family living there. Before, stepping foot inside, the front door will tell. It knows! This gave me the idea to take some close up pictures of front doors, as is, at the moment visited.

"Creepy door" Is this front door still decorated for Halloween? Maybe Elvira lives here! Notice the color skull and cross-bone, with the steel door sun-burst overlay!

This "red door" is entry to a lovely old colonial, and as you can see the owners are very patriotic, with their red white and blue motif. A strong welcome in red - softened by the flower wreath.

"Antique" is the first impression given from this front door, a welcome into a Victorian home, with all the Victorian trim. "Come in for some apple pie," is the second impression. I wonder whats the story behind the wrought iron gates? Not the first time this front door has been noticed by the 'New York Times.'

"Private" quiet & beautiful solid cherry wood doors on a center hall colonial. High class people of means - almost like doors on a castle.

This front door is covered in plywood just begging to be brought back into grandeur. A French Mansard built some time in the 1700's, a house long abandoned, and abused and finally sold in foreclosure. Some locals might recognize the humiliation this front door was put through, by the previous owner, who wanted to tear down the house, and couldn't then painting it into a rainbow of colors in retaliation.

"No one is home." The front door newbie on a new construction house, not yet a home, but obviously carefully chosen. A note paper taped to the door, most likly from a construction worker eager to talk to the builder.

Staten Island, New York is certainly the melting pot, of front doors. Front doors come in all shapes and sizes and colors and condition. Just like the people who live behind them.

Any comments about the doors posted here are welcome!

Concetta Pepenella associate broker

Remax Metro

718-979-3000 extention 125

http://www.pepenella.com

photos by Genevieve