Door of the Day

Have a pretty pink Art Nouveau door for Valentine's Day!  From the Goethe Institute in Prague.

Door of the Day

This one comes from my friend Sam, who spotted it presumably somewhere in Old Town Alexandria, texted me about the knocker, and then sent me the photo in an email simply titled "Dooooooooor."  My friends, they get me, you know?

Door of the Day

Yes, I'm still swooning over glossy black doors.  But this one is extra swoon-worthy--it's the front door of Holly Golightly's apartment in NYC, which is for sale!  Though the building doesn't seem to include the fantastic stairwell, which was always my favourite bit of the film design-wise (well, that and the bathtub couch).

Door of the Day

Love the color, love the framing.  Snapped by Josh Wentz.

Door of the Day

Oh, colored doors, I haven't given you over for black entirely.  I could never quit you, colored doors.  Just never.

Especially not when you come with insanely awesome custom hardware.  Snapped by The Selby at the home of Marlene Barnett.

Door of the Day

I wish it wasn't obscured and you could really make out that lovely circle design, but yes.  More black doors.  From the House Beautiful spread on Mark Sike's home, via i suwannee.

Door of the Day

You thought I was kidding about black doors, didn't you?  But no, I am legitimately loving them.  Against a pale wall, they seem like giant exclamation points.

From Daniel's insanely, unfairly awesome Nest.

Door of the Day

I've always been nutso for colored doors, but lately I see a red door and I want it...painted black.  Yeah, I went there.  I did.

But seriously, people.  Black doors.  So class.

Taken in Amsterdam by tenoot.

Door (Archway) of the Day

I LOVE this archway, in interior designer Robert Kristiansen's summer home outside of Oslo.  There's something about it that simultaneously welcoming and dramatic.

Bonus from the same home: this little alcove bed is in a hallway.  What a clever use of space!  Apparently beds like this are fairly common in Norwegian homes.  Ten points to Norway.

door of the day

I saved this one for last because it's my very favourite.  All of these were from SophieMuc's Bungalow series and were converted dorms from the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.  They were demolished a few years ago.

door of the day

Love that red! From SophieMuc's bungalow series.

door of the day

I should probably actually be calling these facades of the day, but I am not.  By SophieMuc.

door of the day

Another lovely bungalow from SophieMuc.

door of the day

I love this piece from the series by SophieMuc of brightly painted former Olympic bungalows from the 1972 Munich games.  Expect more from this in coming days.

door of the day

I was scrolling through the latest post on Young House Love, when that incredible door caught my eye.  I sent a quick prayer to the Internet gods that John and Sherry would take a close-up of it, and they quickly provided.  In fact, not only did we get a close-up, we got an explanation.

Of course, the most popular conversation piece in their new home is this custom cabinet. Most of the houses in the development have a little builder-basic white closet here, but the previous owners went all out and had a piece designed using reclaimed wood and ironwork from Caravati’s (a local architectural salvage place).

That's my kind of cabinet, man.  And a really great attitude to have about a new house.  Not married to the plain white everywhere you look?  Throw up an old, funky blue alternative.

door of the day

Another Portuguese beauty from Luis Bragado.

door of the day

Every yellow door I see makes me more determined to someday have a yellow door.  Snapped in Portugal, by Luis Bragado.

door of the day

It's not subtle, but I like it anyways.  This is the entrance gate to the Milltown Park in Dublin.  Taken by The Dublr.

door of the day

I snapped this back in May in Manteo, NC.  It's a great door.

door of the day

The entrance to Cabaret de l'Enfer, a popular nightclub in 1890s Paris.  I believe this was taken by Eugène Atget in 1911.  Found here.

For more information on the Cabaret and some of its many tricks and secrets, check out this blog post.