You know, the paint on this door has peeled so artistically, I am not surprised that it obviously hasn’t been repainted recently. However, I think there may also be an ulterior motive for it – I can imagine the poor owner coming out, morning after morning, to find a whole bunch of dead birds on his steps, that had flown straight into the door! On the pragmatic side, at least the peeling paint helps distinguish it from the actual sky :)
A beautiful shot that shows that so many different things get better with age, not only wine…

Photo credits: Blue Door by Stephen Pougas

This door belongs to the Christ Episcopal church, in Greenwich, South Carolina. I’m not positive what sort of look the painters were going for when they chose the royal purple for the door, but I love that unexpected inclusion of colour and energy into religious life. For something which is essentially meant to be so joyful and life affirming, people can sometimes get quite stifled in tradition and things which are really boring … not like this door though! Awesome. And no holds have been barred – the handles are painted a wonderful ocean blue.

Photo credits: Old door by Valorie Beaman

The photographer says this is the back door to the church at St Edwards in Stow-on-the-Wold in England (and only the international will appreciate the unique quirky Englishness of that name!). They say it looks more like an artist’s rendering than a photograph, and I agree. Some details you wouldn’t dare to even put in a painting, for fear of seeming too clichéd … elements like the fungus growing up the tree trunks, the patterned studs in the door, and the olden-style lantern hanging above the door are almost too good to be true!

Obviously not made for people to open the door from the outside though … where is the door handle! We can help out with that :)