It is a very big improvement, but I would strongly recommend keeping and selling the center-set door hardware or at least the excutcheons on someplace like eBay.

It really looks beautiful! I agree with pal - that door hardware might be valuable!

Major improvement!!!

Wow, that is gorgeous. What a difference. Now take the tags off the ferns and it will be perfect. ;)

Great choice!

Your entry has gone from dowdy and dull to elegant and grand. Congrats on a job well done!

It's beautiful!!! Doesn't even look like the same house!

Wow! Terrific upgrade!

ML

Amazing!!! Well done.

It's a gorgeous door and I love your new chairs and plantings.

Thanks, everyone! Pal, I did save the escutcheons (there were a matching pair on the inside as well!). Solid brass. I saved the leaded/stained glass also. Couldn't wait to get the rest of it into the dumpster!

Annz, the entry area was extended out a couple of feet. We didn't need to change the roof line because the original overhang was deep enough to accommodate it.

The new doors change the interior as well. Below are before and after pics of the foyer. The before pics were from the realtor's listing. We took a couple feet off the foyer when we expanded the kitchen. We don't miss the space in the foyer.

Oh, the tags on the planters are coming off--I just picked them up today and was just trying out arrangements. Thanks again for all the kind words!
Foyer Before:

What a lovely entry you have made. I just love your beautiful wood doors and love your paint selection in the foyer. May I ask what it is?

Holly, it's Benjamin-Moore Cream Fleece.

Wow! Stunning..I love it. Beautiful job.

Beautiful improvements--so much richer looking! As others said, the new flooring inside and the tile outside also make a great difference too! I like your choices.

Wow!!!! Gorgeous choices and wonderful results inside and outside too!!! :)

Amazing, hard to believe it is the same place.

Absolutely beautiful! I hope you will continue to share more dramatic before and after pictures.

Absolutely beautiful entryway-inside and out. The doors are gorgeous, they must let a lot of light into your home. Wonderful update!

Oh my! I loved the door from the outside but REALLY love it from the inside. Great transformation. More pix of the rest of the house please :)

I agree with oldbat, I want to see more of this reno! What you have done so far is stunning!

A wonderful improvement

Absolutely beautiful entryway-inside and out. The doors are gorgeous, they must let a lot of light into your home. Wonderful update!

You must be so delighted with the changes you've made! I like the lights (but then, what do I know?). I, too, look forward to seeing more.

Just beautiful, both inside and outside.
I love the inside foyer paint color, too : )

Gosh, it looks like a different house! The slate looks fabulous, too. It's like a mini-makeover. I would also like to see more pix.

Stunning! Please continue to keep us updated! :)

Terrific job. I am surprised no one mentioned repainting the ceiling of the exterior entry. Although the doors and the slate make for great changes - lightening the ceiling is really what opens the space up to me!

Looks fabulous! I want a new door now. :)

Thanks, everyone! I promise to post pics of the full reno--the painters are coming in tomorrow to finish up and then the cabinet maker will add final details to the kitchen. As a tease until I get the "after" shots--here's a before of the kitchen:

What a tease! Now I can't wait to see the after photo of the kitchen. Your front door, the paint, and the stone make a huge difference in the look of your house.

OMG, can't believe the difference. Just wonderful! Can't wait to see more.

I CANNOT wait to see more!

WHOA. I can't believe that's even the same house after seeing the foyer. It's beautiful! The foyer closet doors and trim work from the "before" photo looks just like my house now. I would soooo love to have my home updated the same way yours is. It looks wonderful.

Fabulous! Those doors are so elegant. Very well done.

Lovely! I too look forward to more.

Adding my admiration--perfect door choice!

Can I just say "WOW!" That is beautiful. Look forward to the kitchen photos.

It looks so much more open and inviting, I like the increased connection with the outdoors that it brings. Veyr nice!

Very nice!!

I can't get over the transformation. Very inspiring!

Beautiful transformation! Looking forward to more photos.

Looks wonderful inside and out! Looking forward to seeing the new kitchen.

Major improvement. You made the perfection selection!!

You have amazing vision!

The doors are beautiful, but the tile and paint are a big part of the transformation too. I did not like the light fixtures in the "before" but do like them in the "after" They fit now. Nice job on the interior too.

Wow! You have great vision. Can't wait to see the kitchen.

Boy am I late to this party! Wowzer! Love what you've done and can't wait to see the kitchen.

The before and after shots are great! I agree with all the others that this was a wonderful transformation, interior and exterior. I can't wait to see what you do with the kitchen!

Did you darken the brick also? It looks amazing - inside & out.