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January 28, 2017

New Door Reveal!

*I’m so excited to be revealing my new door from Window World today!*

Well my friends, never did I think that the thing which would delay my revealing our new back door to you would be the seemingly endless snow and ice that hit us here in the Pacific Northwest all throughout this past month. I mean, we enjoyed it…mostly. But after the umpteenth snow day and a general sense of never actually getting back into our routine after Christmas I am more than ready to have my kiddos finally back in school every day of the week and life returning to normal…even though things never are too normal around here.

Before I reveal my new door, let’s take a look back at the old one.

back door

 

Over 20 years old and definitely starting to show it’s age, this sad door was more than ready for us to bid it farewell.

door frame

And now, here is our beautiful new door from Window World!

Window World back door atthepicketfence.com

Isn’t she pretty? This door is from the Fiber Classic Oak series with an English Walnut finish.

Back door with glass upper half

We love having some natural light coming into the garage so we opted to have the top half of the door in glass but added the panes in the Prairie style.

Back door handle close up

The two panels on the bottom add lovely detail to the door and what was once a very blah and bland part of the exterior of our home is now a beautiful accent.

Wood door panels

 

We were so incredibly impressed with how smoothly and how quickly the installation process was especially considering the fact that our door frame had to be replaced and repair work had to be done.

And knowing that this door is made with a solid polyurethane foam core which has four times the insulating value of wood but won’t dent like steel would, we know that we will never have to replace it again.

Window World back door atthepicketfence.com

 

So, what do you think of our choice? We honestly couldn’t be happier with it and we want to give a HUGE shout-out to incredible folks at Window World Portland for making this process as easy as possible.

Thanks so much for meeting me (and my new door!) at the picket fence today,

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*I received product in exchange for this blog post but all opinions are 100% my own*

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  1. Paula says

    January 28, 2017 at 4:11 AM

    Looking good! It’s nice to refresh with a energy efficient, always makes such a difference!

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  2. Jeanne says

    January 28, 2017 at 6:33 AM

    Beautiful! Love the door! Is the inside an oak finish as well?

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  3. june says

    January 28, 2017 at 6:36 AM

    Beautiful choice? Love the panels and color is perfect.

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    • june says

      January 28, 2017 at 6:38 AM

      Sorry…had eye surgery yesterday…typing on ipad is a bit tricky. meant beautiful choice!

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  4. Michele says

    January 28, 2017 at 8:57 AM

    WOW!!!!!

    It’s absolutely gorgeous – whoo hoo!

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  5. Rose L. says

    January 28, 2017 at 10:42 AM

    Definitely an improvement over the old door and looks more secure.

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  6. MARY-ANN (FROM CANADA!) says

    January 28, 2017 at 11:26 AM

    Vanessa, your new door looks lovely! What a difference it makes!

    Have a great weekend!

    Blessings!

    Reply
  7. Lisa Mothersead says

    January 28, 2017 at 11:34 AM

    It’s beautiful, Vanessa! I love it!

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  8. Diane Lawrence says

    January 30, 2017 at 8:38 AM

    Beautiful!!

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  9. Shirley @Housepitality Designs says

    January 31, 2017 at 1:00 PM

    It’s a beauty and you made the perfect choice!

    Reply
  10. Carol Reddin says

    February 1, 2017 at 4:20 PM

    I love this Vanessa! It looks beautiful and a great improvement!

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  11. McKenzie says

    May 2, 2017 at 10:39 AM

    The new door looks absolutely amazing! I love how crisp and clean it looks. Thank you for sharing!

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