Our Easy Front Door Makeover

We’ve pretty much covered the entire house as far as updates go. But the front has been totally neglected and needed a front door makeover.

Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

After almost a year of hardcore house renovations, we’ve grown to REALLY enjoy a quick weekend project. What can we say? We obviously love something with quick satisfaction.

We’ve pretty much covered the entire house as far as updates go. But the front entry and back patio have been totally neglected. Since we have a townhouse, there aren’t too many options we have as far as entryway updates go thanks to HOA.

But our previous front door situation was in dire need of fixing. The bottom left corner of the door jamb was rotting. There were knicks and dings in the door from the previous family. And there was just a lot of dark red that needed to go.

Schlage approached us about partnering to share their Schlage Custom™ Door Hardware and Schlage Sense™ Smart Deadbolt. And we were all “YASSSS!”.

Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Why We Prefer Keypad Smart Locks

All of our entry doors (both at home and the studio!) had the keypad smart locks on them previously because we are forever misplacing our keys.

Plus, it made it super convenient for people to housesit for us at home and for interns to get into the studio without needing a key. Basically, we’re diehard fans.

The custom hardware options and Smart Deadbolt were new to us though.

Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Easy Ways to Update Your Outdoor Entryway

The beautiful thing about entryway updates is that it doesn’t always take much to make a big impact on curb appeal.

For us, all we really needed to do was update the door and doorframe, power wash the sidewalk, and update the planters and plants. We’re not going to lie to you. We gave up and used fake plants. Feel free to judge.. We picked out the new door design first.

And then chose the Schlage hardware based off of that after visiting Lowe’s to get an idea of finishes and features in-person. We’re the world’s biggest fan of ordering online.

We did another post on more front porch decorating ideas. But when it comes to major house decisions, seeing things in real life makes all the difference. Don’t you think?

Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Once we “test-drove” some options in store, if you will, we decided to go with the Century Trim in Matte Black for the front door and to replace the rest of the knobs in the house.

Jared installed the new hardware in the existing holes that were pre-drilled in the new door. Setting up the keypad and Bluetooth access codes with the Schlage app is surprisingly easy. We like the idea that you can let someone in the house remotely from anywhere using the app in case there was ever an emergency, etc. It gives us peace of mind for our fur kids!

Plus, you can set up to 30 access codes for different people (also why we love it for the studio!) and see who has used their code to access the space.

Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth
Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth
Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth
Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

After we conquered the door and hardware, it was just a matter of deep cleaning and a few aesthetic updates.

We think it made a huge difference though, don’t you?! Fellow creatives with studios, this is totally up your alley. Trust me!

Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Front Door Makeover Sources

Sugar & Cloth Casa: Our Front Door Makeover Before + After by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Thank you to Schlage for partnering with us on this post! Sugar & Cloth has chosen to donate 5% of all sponsored campaigns to charity, which you can read more about right here.

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15 Comments

  1. Did you cover the old door with pieces of wood or buy a new door? If you covered the old door, do you have photos and the steps you used to do it? It looks beautiful!

  2. Well, this is about my favorite door of all time!! And I’m a huge Schlage hardware fan.

  3. Love this so much! It looks amazing. Wish I could do something like this but will have to wait until I’m not in a rental anymore.