Hi Holly, Congrats on your remodel ! Your photo is nice because it shows the bigger picture, the surroundings.

If you could take a few more photos that are closer, that feature your front door more prominently, it could be very helpful. Perhaps you could stand around the entrance door mat, and take a few photos of the red-framed area ? -- :)

Red is a good choice. Another may be a green that works with the landscape. This was colour i used on client project similar colours to your home BM Stem Green

Here is the close up.

Hi Holly, the close up is nice -- will you be painting both the front door and the screen door ? And could you open the screen door to show the front door 100% in a photo ? :)

No just the interior front door. I'm toying with the idea of replacing the screen door.

Have you read this ideabook about painting doors? It suggests a deep red
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/query/paint-door-red

Red Contrast by Dunn Edwards, DE A106. It's a beautiful red for a front door. I've always wanted a red door so when we had our house painted our painter recommended it out of about 6 different reds. I love it

Oh Holly- I made that mistake and painted my garage stairwell black and it always looks dirty. Yes, to the red door.

i agree, a charcoal grey would be great and the red...Talbot's red! we've painted many client doors that color!

not sure where you're located, but if you could go with a screen door that is more a FULL screen and shows more of your door, that would be great.

Hi Holly, it would be very helpful if you could open the screen door to show the front door 100% -- right now, the screen door is in the way.
Here's Sherwin-Williams SW 2802 Rookwood Red.

Hi Holly and Chemayne, Here's Sherwin-Williams SW 2801 Rookwood Dark Red.

Hi Holly, Scott Design, Curb Appeal, maybe this is not as dark as a charcoal grey --
SW 7062 Rock Bottom.

Hi Holly, Scott Design, Curb Appeal, here's a darker grey -- SW 7069 Iron Ore.

Hi Holly, here's SW 6804 Dignity Blue.

Hi Holly, here's SW 6489 Really Teal.

Hi Holly, here's SW 6510 Loyal Blue.

Hi Holly, here's SW 6881 Cayenne.

Hi Holly and Sharon, here's SW 6432 Garden Spot.

The screen door should be painted as well I think. And I agree about not painting the steps black. A really dark charcoal grey would do the trick though.

Hi Holly, here's SW 6692 Auric.

Hi Holly, here's SW 2838 Polished Mahogany.

Ed, that's great! I love the Really Teal! How do you do that?

Hi Pattie, thanks! Sherwin-Williams has a Color Visualizer at their website --

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/visualizer/#

Benjamin Moore also has a similar software, Color Viewer, at their website. :)

My vote is for the Dignity Blue, although I like the red too. Agree the screen door should have a small frame. I think it should then be painted the same color as the door. The porch and window box a medium gray for some contrast to the house. As far as the white molding around the window on the door, that should also be painted the same color as the door, not outlining the window in white. Also, maybe a more substantial lamp next to the door in a dark gray, almost black metal.

Thanks, Ed! I'll have to play with that. It's great that you could change the color on just the inner door. Can't wait to see what happens! Door colors are fascinating! We take it so seriously, don't we?

Hi Pattie, thanks! Yes, boy do we! :)

Hi Holly, here's a related discussion about a front door, and their photos --

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/front-door-color-dsvw-vd~559137

Thanks for the suggestions.

Dignity Blue is my vote for the door color. You can also change the lantern lights to something more modern. The house number needs updating as well to complete the look.

Ed has been such a great assistant for you, changing the colours, so you could visualize them. Kudos Ed!!!

Hi Sharon, thanks! :)

Agree with Sharon, Ed rocks!

Hi bumblebee, thanks! :)

You're welcome :)

What fun picking a new door color!
For the wood deck, consider this to avoid the black looking dirty quickly: Paint the railings and the stringers (side of porch and stairs) black. On the top of the steps and deck, paint in from the sides, leaving a "runner" in the middle. You could treat the "runner" with transparent stain or a stain color that will do a better job of blending with tracked in soil. Grab a handful of your yard dirt, dry it out and then take it to the paint store to get a match to your dirt. In most places it will be a taupe or grey color, but in some places it's orangey red (Georgia, I'm thinking of you!). You'll have to use an oil based paint, so that the oil stain doesn't cause the black paint to peel. A latex paint will probably react to oll based stains. Your paint store will have better knowledge of compatible products than I.