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Recently, Maxwell brought us photos of painted Dublin doors from his Irish vacation. But walking through the historic center of San Casciano recently, it was the absence of color on the doors that captured my attention. The naked door tends to highlight not itself but what surrounds it. In this case, colored walls, beautiful hardware, stucco and stone, the grain of finished or unfinished wood adding texture and a natural streak to the proceedings. If you are going to dress your house in pastels, why not let the door show a little skin?

- Kristin Hohenadel blogging from rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France. She can be reached at kristinh @ apartmenttherapy . com