Need a photo of the entire house.

I like the idea of a bright blue front door for this house. That would make it pop more from the dark brick and wood. I would paint the shutters on that window the same blue but I would NOT paint the garage door blue. I think stick with the khaki for the garage door and the porch floor. Just don't try to match the khaki exactly to the khaki of the fence. It should compliment, not be matchy-matchy and then it will all look fab. Best of luck!

Have you thought of gray? There is gray in the brick and you have a gray roof. I think replacing the double doors with one with side lights would look good, but I wouldn't remove the cedar siding. The beam on the front porch seems so big. If it were half the size, you see more of the windows and the door. A pop of color for the front door or a contemporary door in a wood tone would good.

I also like the idea grey, think it would look great. Good luck .

Did you see this article?
https://www.houzz.com/magazine/front-and-center-color-when-to-paint-your-door-blue-stsetivw-vs~4069078

I was wondering why there is a wood floor if it's over concrete? Was there a reason for that? If you want the garage door to stand out, khaki would be ok. But if you'd rather it just blends in, don't paint it khaki. Can you get a picture with the khaki fence?

Not sure if you prefer the more neutral options to the brighter and more cheerful but you have quite an opportunity to make your house "pop". Am I correct in saying there are wooden shutters on the sides of the window facing the porch?f your house was mine, I would... 1) paint the garage door white, 2) do your front door as you suggest with windows on each side and paint the door scarlet (red with blue undertone, not yellow), 3) paint shutters in scarlet, keeping window frames white 4) remove planks as you suggest from veranda, paint cement grey and get a beautiful outdoor rug in greys and scarlets with a bench or swing for the porch 5) put a big ornamental mirror in between garage door and window 6) remove the 2 bushes hiding the veranda, put up a hanging basket to the left of the front door and a white pot at the entrance to the veranda with a geranium or something similar depending on your climate with scarlet flowers. You can then plant that front bed with some bright and cheerful annuals to round off the picture. PS - not sure if you get a lot of rain on the porch? You could paint a pattern onto the cement rather than putting a rug if so.

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Thank you all so much for your ideas! When I first bought the house the doors (front & garage) were painted a light blue - almost greyish blue and they looked so dull. If I go blue it's definitely going to be a bright blue. Not sure why they put the wood planks over the cement for the porch floor - it was that way when I bought it and unfortunately they have to be removed because they're rotting. Attached is a picture of the full front of the house with the khaki fence in it. And yes those are cedar shutters on the sides of the windows (on both windows on front).

The ceder siding appears dark brown and the brick a brown with a dark red under tone so that the overall look of the house is dark brown. The roof however seems to look a blue gray slate color. I would talk to a quality paint store manage about priming and staining/painting the cedar siding a lighter color..a dark khaki color, then paint your garage the same color and the shutters too. Then choose an accent color of your choice for the front door...even the current color would look good..I suggest trying some of these things on Photoshop to look at an end result in advance of spending a lot of money and time. If you are unable to do that, find someone who can do it for you.

I think everyone has great ideas, but what I would is modernize the whole house, you could paint the house in a grayish color, replace the garage with a stainless steel & glass garage, replace windows with more bigger modern ones, replace the front entrance door with a more modern door, the color of the door could even match the trim of the house, there's lot of doors to choose from,black top the drive way and replace the mailbox, I hope I helped you out, good luck.

white is always good, I know it requires a lot of upkeep but you don't have to go white, white, off white looks nice and clean. I had the same situation, mine was gray trim and we changed to white and now it looks great with brown shutters my brick may be a little lighter. I'm just saying

ctxd088: Your landscaping comment made me smile - we're painting the outside of our house and the "landscaping" we had has totally gone to pot during the work. About your home - it's really cute! Looks like a brighter/lighter front door (and shutters or window trim?) would make the front features of your home stand out nicely. The garage door doesn't have to be the same color as your front door - especially if you don't want equal focus on the garage vs. front entry.

Somebody suggested Photoshop - I used PowerPoint :-) to mock up colors. It was far from a professional picture, but it gave me a general idea of what my changes would look like!

How about white, my house is white and we've only painted twice in thirty year. Use a very good paint. as for the trim my new fav color is a very; saturated grey. You could great creative with the color for your entry door.

Thanks for the full view with the fence. Very helpful! I'm thinking there is a perfect greige color for your garage door - darker than the fence & windows. I'd decide on that stone color with the help of a paint dealer (Sherwin Williams?) or at least their website. From the pix it looks like the brick ledge under the window nearest the front door extends under the wood. Are the windows maybe replacements for the originals? If that's the case, I would paint them the color of the brick so that they blend in. If they are true shutters, they need to be wider on both windows. I'm also thinking that the gable might be work better a different color. But I'm undecided! lol I'm sure that helps you a lot & you have my apologies. I'd take out the shrubs & border stones so they don't interfere with your view of the house. It will be a huge update if you can do a walkway directly in front of the door that curves over to the drive. Cute dog! I love how it followed your across the street!!!

After 22 years we relandscaped this spring. Just tearing out the overgrown bushes was a huge improvement. Removing the shrubs in front of the porch and under the window just costs a bit of sweat equity. Amending these small beds and replanting with seasonal color or perennials after that painting will make it easier to paint. I would lose at least the shutters on the double windows. Shutters should be large enough to cover the windows when closed so these are too small. You may find when you remove the wood porch boards that the concrete is in bad shape and that is why it was covered. There is a new concrete and deck coating that is supposed to be much thicker than paint that might be better than floor paint if this is the case. What about adding a square baluster railing to the porch and painting it and the trim to match the fence? I'd paint the cedar, garage door and the brick a slightly darker shade of this tone. That would leave you wide open for the door accent color. Light blue would have been a high contrast to the dark brick and trim but it could work against a lighter ground.

@pattiegoode Thanks for posting that article about the blue door because it basically says what I was trying to say above. I think the first color scheme in that article would be perfect for this house, especially since the owner wants a blue door!

We had a similar situation- brick siding and grayish roof. House was formerly dark brown but we painted it a grayish green with a dark green front door. I think either olive or blue would look great on your front door and a nice contrast with the brick. You definitely don't need to paint your garage the same color. In our case we matched the garage door to the trim color ( off white). We also tried samples of several colors and painted swatches on the walls to see how the different colors looked throughout the day and in different lighting. Good luck!

Thank you all so much for your comments & suggestions - they are greatly appreciated!

@pattiegoode - it's funny you mention the walkway from the driveway curved to the front door - I've wanted to do that for a long time but not quite ready to take on the expense right now (I also have a water filled basement that I'm trying to fix). I like the idea of painting the garage a darker shade than the fence. I'll look at Sherwin Williams to see what I can find.

@uberv - I'm hopeful that the concrete isn't in horrible shape. However if it's bad enough that it needs to be replaced I've already talked to my handy-man about options. I have thought about adding a railing to the porch but it's pretty narrow so I don't want to make it even smaller.

Wow, your house is really dark. I would try to do something to lighten it up. Paint the wood siding, shutters, pillars, fachia and soffit in a white. You could then do your front door in a color of your choice ... red would be great.

I agree with soberg, I think keeping the garage close to the color of the brick or a dark neutral brown while making the door and shutters pop is the way to go if you like that style. I'd try chartreuse, light turquoise, or lilac

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Wow chamonix2 that's a great Idea using the shutters. The garage and door are in close proximity to each other I can understand these being the same color but perhaps if the garage were a tan around the color of the cement driveway and the door and shutters a tannish green--slightly sage.

I would paint the door in a blue or green- look at color combinations used in interior design, bedspreads etc.
These colors mix nicely with dark brown. I would leave the wood siding as it is and add a piece of metal work-
ie scroll work wall art, sunburst etc. found at a home interior store and paint it a bronze hammered metal. Paint your porch post the same color. For the garage door I would paint it a dark brown and then put your house numbers on the it in the color you used on the front door. If you wanted to add window boxes buy metal ones and also paint them in the hammered metal color.

I did this during the summer but kept forgetting to take pictures. New front door, new garage door color, & new front porch. I absolutely love my new door! It brings so much light into the house and I love the color too. A neighbor's daughter sings "Jingle Bell Rock" when she sees me outside because she says it's too Christmasy especially when the grass is green in the summer but I still love it. I still need to work on the landscaping but that will have to wait until the leaky basement gets fixed. For now I'm very happy with the new door & colors. I smile each time I drive up to the house.

Thank you so much to everyone for your ideas, suggesstions, tips, etc. They were greatly appreciated.