Bessie the cow would match perfectly. You can get her at grandin road.

I wanted to update everyone on my front porch! We are getting the sidewalk and door painted this week:) I always thought I wanted a green door, but after seeing this tangerine/orange I kinda like it. I just don't want it to look like fall year around. What color of door do you all see now that the porch is done? Any suggestions welcome!

If it's tangerine and not pumpkin or true orange, it's not quite an autumn color....?

No I wouldn't think it's a true autumn color! I just think I need a bright color cause the porch is dark.

Don't forget good lighting.... :)

Yes we have a light on each side of door. We plan on adding lighting along sidewalk & landscape. Anything has to be better than white lol!

That looks very nice!

Thank you Happyleg!

i love the orange! go for it! also can i add that the porch lights are a bit under scaled. because the were placed so high, you have room to fill below if that makes sense,

i do like the green too seeing this ...

Downbytheriver! Yes the lights do look under scale:( thank you for doing the colors for me!

What about times the front door is left open? and it's seen with your yellows?

The door is never left open. There are to many bugs where I live & plus my dogs would get out :/ we had a storm door on last house but didn't really want one with this door. Well here is the green! It's a little bright

I like the green better than the orange......... will you be adding any copper accents? idk why that came to mind.........

Everdebz thanks. I don't know I hadn't thought about it. Any ideas?

Well, cause I have some time, here's a coleus {?} in copper.... maybe lime and burgundy plantings would pop against the grey. Is exterior grey? And like indoor corrugated metal, copper has a tactile....

$104.

I think of wood exterior -- but maybe you'd like this --

etc......

Had you considered not verdigris like I posted, but true lime? Was your post a lime?.... I might be lost a bit!

The metal is clay and burnish slate. I had some coleus in pots this summer. I love them. Thanks you can maybe see them in this pic.

I haven't really thought to much past the sidewalk and a shade of green. I know I'd like a bench at the end of the sidewalk and maybe a pot on each side, but that's about it.

I was just showing my MIL some of your thread - your post of 3 months ago showing a cool water feature --- maybe was copper.... ?

Well, it's popular on houzz to hear: wait a while until more permanent elements are in place, and live with it a while...... oh is the front door merely primer?

What about barn or apple red /a warm and homey look for a setting like yours.... and with warm aged copper.... ?

compared to metal of the house and a saturated green or orange.... but come to think of it, your inside is sort of contemporary isn't it?! hmmm....

Yes that water feature I liked was wood that looked like copper! The door was white primer but he has put 2 coats of green on. It needs 1 more. I'm not much on red!

Fooled me - the fountain looked substantial and peaceful either way.... is it a Kelly/ emerald green? and you don't want anymore yellow in it to make lime then, just checking... :)

A true green can look nice with bright navy..... plant green [like door] groundcover on each side of pathway and place Adirondack chairs in blue... ?

Do you have a fence on the property? white could be nice with green and blue, but I'm repeating myself.....

Your coleus post just came and so I like that.... it's not grey is it....

No we have no fence. Ya I didn't think about navy. I had bought green, turquoise, & reddish colored pots earlier this summer. The green isn't really emerald but not Kelly I'd say more FedEx green!

Yeh, because you already have a bright [green], I thought a sporty-casual navy might be nice.... but you are not afraid of color!!!! :) and it'd seem kinda conservative too.

A neutral house, and you can play....!

These are the pots I bought not that I have to you them just showing you what it looks like up next to it.

The pots look nice & the pets peeking out window. I love the cedar.

Hi Down! Good to see u! Nice lights.

Downbytheriver yes that helps out! The only reason I got those lights are because they matched the ones on my garage, but yes those bigger ones look better! When my husband gets some grass planted by the sidewalk and I get my plantings I think everything will come together more too. I can move these pots around back!

the barn lights make sense, just no curve to the arm. and yes the green is cool

Here is the sidewalk done. I'm thinking of a bench the same color as the door or would that be to much?

i think you should wait on the bench until the planting

Ok sounds good thanks downbytheriver!

I'm tired - I read your post without noticing your sidewalk.... well I am interested in planting [though you didn't quite mention that sorry], so I copied this: "Coleus can be grouped into 3 forms: upright, rounded and trailing. Frequent snipping, pinching and trimming can help modify form although the trailing varieties have great value at the edge of a planter or in a hanging basket. Planting and Care-- Coleus has long been considered a shade plant but the best leaf color is achieved with morning sun and some degree of afternoon shade. Many varieties do well in both shade and part-sun. Some can take quite a bit of sun as long as they are not allowed to dry out."

http://www.gardeners.com/how-to/grow-coleus/8734.html

Your photo of coleus: could have the trailing in 1 color near porch in 'sunset' or 'red'? and other more mass in the ground with front door's green.... bring the green out and over ....

where did you go??????

I'm here! I've been busy with teaching. I did get a tree up and decorated outside some! How are you all?

oh you think you can just teach ppl lol! Im good, just thought about this thread and thought.. where the beef....(old commercial)

Lol! Ya I remember that commercial!

Merry Christmas!

some art for consideration

Merry Christmas to you all also:). Rayma thanks I'll look at the art.

Thanks poshky