Such a pretty house! A dark emerald green door would look amazing.

I would not take the banister down. 1) it sounds like it's code; 2) if you ever have small children there, you'll be taking a big risk. Usual railings are required on porches with drops of 16 inches or something like that.

Ah, then my favorite exterior green, put up here a few months ago by another poster (sorry, can't recall who). Such a great, natural brown/green: BM Mountain Moss

The blue tiles are lovely...I would suggest you consider a blue to coordinate with it on the front door too, though the deep hunter green is a classic.

Have to dissent from Annie here. Best way to bring out the tiles is to downplay the door. That door has so much area to be painted, that any saturated color is going to draw the eye to it and away from the tiles and other incredible details of that house.

Your house has such a woodsy feel to it, 'Hansel & Gretel', gnomes running aroundâ¦I'd keep it as close to natural as possible (hence staining or the moss green).

I'm looking at primarily greens now, this evening I'm going to walk across the street to the hardware store and pick up some paint chips and maybe even a sample or two.

I like the mountain moss tibbrix! It's a nice compromise between brown and green, definitely a contender.

Blue to coordinate with the tiles. I feel that adding some of these other random colors will start to divide, rather than conquer your color resolution.

Gorgeous house!!! :)

Just love the name of this tone of paint -- Summer Nights! :)

Would LOVE to see this blue in high-gloss on the front door (plus a large black wrought-iron knocker) -- along with some blue flowers in the black planters on the front steps and along the front edge of the garden ....and maybe paint a couple of high-back Adirondack chairs in the same blue ....

Of course -- I adore high-gloss black doors (got one here!)

Here is a link that might be useful: BM -- Summer Nights #777

Just an update for anyone who helped with this dilemma of mine, the door is completely stripped and ready for paint (old paint was bubbled.) Of course it has rained for 3 days straight. As soon as it is done I will be sure to share a picture of the finished product. :)

You are an awful tease! Hurry! Love your beautiful exterior. Nothing like it in my neck of the woods. Lucky you !
Soooo: blue, green, red, tan,stained???????

Put up a pic of it stripped, before painting!

Such a neat and beautiful house! I can't wait to see what you choose, but I think the darker blue or blue-gray would be beautiful and bring out the colors in the tiles. Love the 'burlap and denim' above.

Tibbrix here is the door all stripped and sanded ready to go. Sorry the picture is somewhat blurry, I didn't notice until I already uploaded it to my computer.

It's stormy and raining yet again today, I'm hoping it will let up soon so I can get this eyesore painted and looking good again!

It's such a nice door. Such a shame it can't be stained. Bummah (Boston for Bummer).

Looking forward to seeing the door finished and I really hope that you post more pics, outside and in!

Oh how I love your home. Since I can't have Olana Castle on the Hudson can I have yours? No matter what you paint the door it will be stunning. Hoping for a greenish however since you asked. But then I think everything should be green.

Here is an in progress, since I am so antsy to share and you all so kindly can't wait to see. :)

I am honestly on the fence about it as of now. We ran out of daylight and couldn't get to the trim around the door so I'm hoping once that is done I will find myself loving it like I had hoped.

The door looks wonderful in the twilight. Such a magical looking home!

Perfect. When can I move in.

That looks great. I love your home. Would love to see pictures of the inside!

Great choice, wonderful home!

It's a really nice blue. That house is so awesome. Hopefully you need help with the inside so we can see inside pics!

I think that blue looks great.
I cannot wait to see it in the sun shine also maybe I missed it but did you share what state or city you are in.
Lovely lovely home

That is absolute perfection! I loved the greens but that color looks like it was custom made for your beautiful home. I can't wait for a peek inside!

Perfect!

LOVE it! Great choice. It's amazing what a difference it makes. What color is it?

That looks so good! The color really livens up the house but I can understand your hesitation, each time I have repainted a front door it has taken some time to adjust to the new color. I hope you post some closer shots once the trim is painted.

That is just the right choice. Can't wait to see it finished!

lyban here it is in the sunshine. It looks like today will be another nice day so we should be able to get the second coat and trim painted this evening!

Tibbrix I do have several indoor projects I want to post on here for help, thought I would wait a bit so i am not posting one after another asking for help. :)

I think the color is starting to grow on me, it's Tempe Star by Sherwin Williams. Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Wow. It looks completely different in the sunlight, more like a teal.

It does, the color was much darker on the swatch. I was surprised by how much lighter it looks in person.

I was struggling so much with picking a color to paint it that hubby said I can have a few attempts at it. (Isn't he great?!) so if I decide to, we can abort this color and make another attempt.

If you're torn, why don't you pick, say, three colors, get samples, paint it, and live with each color for three days each, and take pics so you can put them next to each other and compare.

So odd about the color; usually they're darker once painted than lighter.

I actually considered taking the can of paint back and having them add a bit more tint just to darken it up a hair without costing me another can of paint. I will have to talk to hubby and see what he thinks of the idea. He says he likes the door color so we shall see.

It's a very pretty blue. Not a large area to paint, though, so just suggesting that, if you're torn or unsure, it really wouldn't take much in the way of $ or labor to try out different colors.

If you do, take pics of each, put them up here, and hold a vote!

This post was edited by Tibbrix on Thu, Aug 7, 14 at 11:52

Yes, it is a pretty color and a good choice, but I agree that adding black would harmonize a bit better. Nonetheless, it is beautiful. Let Hubby be the decider for a while and if you choose, add some black. After he sees what you do, he will like that as well. They generally do.

Love your choice of color! Beautiful house, so much charm.

Love it! Have you thought about painting the plaque that your house numbers are on? I don't know if it's possible to take off the numbers to do it easily. What do you think? It would really make the house numbers more visible.

Alright folks, another change happened today. The hubby came home and said he didn't like the color we had, so we went and got Naval by Sherwin Williams. It is gorgeous! It was really dark by the time we got a picture so it's not the best photo, but tomorrow when the sun is shining I will get a nice picture of the final product.

Outside-I have actually been looking at house numbers to replace the one we have currently, I'm not a fan of the plaque that is there. We are also planning on repainting the mailbox black again and we have to finish removing old caulk from an awning we pulled down from above the door. :)

Love it!!! Liked the first one too but really love the Naval. Perfect!

The other was great; this is perfect. I am pleased that you are pleased as well. I think you and hubby did a very good job of paint and color choice.

Really great. And at night, and esp. when it snows (does it snow where you are?), with a glow coming from the two little windows and the light above next to the brick, it's going to look positively quaint, like something out of a story book.

Even better idea about the house numbers, AG. Yes, to the new color! Liked the first one a lot, but you achieved perfection with the second. Glad you and DH are on the same page with all this.

Hey, is there a light behind the window to the left of the fron door? If you wired that to light up with the outdoor light and/or the foyer light, that would be amazing at night.

Looks great, it goes with the character of your handsome home.

That looks great too! Not that you asked for an opinion on the trim, but if it were my house I would paint the trim around the door the same red as the rest of the trim.

Ta Da! It got it's second coat today. It just needs some time to cure and we will put the hardware back on.

Thank you so much everyone for your input and suggestions for this, it was so helpful!

Tibbrix the little window is actually in a closet next to the door so I suppose it wouldn't be hard to add a light!

Add a light! Add a light! It would be one of those little things that makes a big difference! Electrician should be able to wire it so that it goes on when you turn the outdoor light on.

Man, that house is just the coolest.

Tibbrix, I've been meaning to post this for you for awhile now. I know you love a beautiful stained door, so here is the inside of my front door. :)