Is the stucco in the entryway pink or is it just the lighting?

Regarding the door: Provided the stucco is not pink, the door might look really nice in its natural state—stained instead of painted. Do you know what species it is?

BTW: I would not do a two-tone paint job on this style door. If it was a Victorian, then, sure!

That door should be stripped to dark stained wood.

Love pale green love au naturel wood stain, hate two tone idea.

Agree with the consensus, no to the two tone front door. What a great house your parents have already and I love the front door. Getting it back to a stained door would be wonderful.

Thanks, all. Unfortunately, it can't be stripped and stained (my first choice), as the inserts have been replaced with some non-wood stuff by my dad. The door is from 1932, and it's not in great shape, so he had to replace that wood years ago. His fix was probably not the way he should have gone, but...

The stucco is white, not pink, thank goodness -- I took the picture later in the day. The stairs are too uneven to tile. We'll stick with the dark garnet, or at least we'll try it out. I got a sample today, and if it's too much, he has loads of that green paint to put it back to how it was.

Why not paint it dark brown and dry brush a grain on the door?

I stained all kinds of painted and non-wood surfaces with General Finishes Gel Stains to create a wood look, especially a dark wood look. Try the color "Java." It has worked miracles for me.

It's your dads choice and if he wants red I think he should have it.

I think the garnet color would look nice.