Before and After: Chao Camp Screen Door

Internet, I've been sad about my back patio screen door ever since I posted this picture way back in the early summer. A helpful commenter offered to come over and re-screen it, something I hadn't even noticed until it was mentioned. Oh, the shame! My very nice husband has replaced that screen, oh, a million times. But it always -- as we say down here -- comes a-loose, due to things like human hands and dog hands. Also, the door itself (which is original to the house and thus a million years old) needed to be re-painted and adjusted. So last weekend, we removed the door, took it apart, re-painted, re-screened, added a bar on the back side for y'all's filthy paws, and gave it some general TLC. (Also, by "we," I mean "Vince." Obvs.)

Oh. Well, hello there, hotness.

You'll also note our new (to us) picket fence, which Vince and my heroic brother put up with their bare man hands. We love it -- it offers privacy, but not too much, and now Hank can frolic in the yard without fear of becoming roadkill.

You'd like a closer look, you say? Voila:

Yay! I love it. And, as usual, I apologize about the photo quality -- I had my camera all set up and ready to go this afternoon before I realized that Hank Chao had CHEWED UP MY MEMORY CARD. He is no longer allowed to use the new door. But you are. Come over.

Comments

[Sarah]

Love the new door. Has there been a post showing the inside of that porch? I'm curious about that lattice.
Also, did I miss the dewit on accessorizing? I've been anxiously awaiting it!

p.s. It just took me about three times to spell accessorizing correctly.

[Page]

Sexy! Love that red. Doesn't make you want to live out there, or go photograph it like thirty million times? Great job, guys!

[ALH]

OMG, it looks great! The feeeence! I love it.

[Victoria]

It looks wonderful! I'm jealous of your picket fence. That has been on my "one of these days" project list forever. The screen door is hot. Good work, Chaos--Vince for the labor and AB for the supervising and project planning.

[Anna]

That tablecloth is perfect. I recognize the material - what is it??? Help my brain!

[Tessa]

Oh it is beautiful! Would you mind sharing the paint color name and brand? I think it might be perfect for a friends house.

[Michelle]

Love the door, but love your plants maybe more! They look so lush and lovely and natural.

[Mel]

The Fabric looks to be an orla keily (sp) print. Love. I have the kitchen containers and coffee mugs from when she did a line a target:) that screen door is sxy fo sho. I too would like to see inside that patio:)

[abchao]

Thanks, y'all! The tablecloth is Orla Kiely for Target from a couple of years ago. The door color is "Ladybug" by Martha Stewart for Home Depot.

[Denis Paxton]

You have a very nice patio! It gives a very casual country feeling and oh, Ladybug it is, very gorgeous red!

[bliss]

stunning!

[pamie]

... was that the memory card I loaned you in SF?

[Ky]

I just redid my living/dining room with two Martha Stewart colors and I'll be doing the bedroom soon. Martha does color really well. I love this Ladybug! Have to keep it in mind.

[rachael adele // for the love of design]

the red makes such a statement. quite a cozy patio! :)

[Juicy couture outlet]

beating... he has a wife? who knew. we call those sunshowers

[Sybil Wieners]

Great makeover! Turning it into red is a wonderful idea.

[KrisT]

I think it was me that offered to rescreen your door, and I feel bad, because typed out, it seems pretty judge-y, but really, I was just so excited because I had only recently learned about how easy it is to do, and had just done my own back door. When you have a screen-spliner tool, everything looks like a loose screen door. Isn't that what they always say? I will rescreen anyone's door - it is my only super -power. I can spline.

That red lipstick door and Orla Keily [sp/] tablecloth make me think of Audrey Hepburn when I look at these photos. Love it.