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Complete decision paralysis, help me pick a front door please!

7 years ago

Our front doors are in rough shape and need to be replaced but we just can't decide so please share your opinions on style color, etc. We currently have double doors which can fully open in the center nice for moving furniture in and out, but would also consider a wide center door with a single or 2 sidelites.


I'm drawn to black but it's kind of a shadowy space with the overhang. My husband loves traditional so his pick would be the wood craftsman. My style leans a little more modern/mid-century.

The roof was just redone so won't be changing that and I'm pretty fond of my dark grey house color (Iron by Cloverdale paint, trim is Behr Swiss Coffee) but open to suggestions on the exterior overall, we will likely also need to replace garage doors soon as well.


Photos of a few styles I like (and the wood craftsman for my husband which I could live with if it looks right). Having trouble envisioning and I have zero photoshop skills.

















(love the color of this one and full glass, not the detail in the glass though)




(this would be my husbands choice, minus transom as no room)




And a possibility for garage door, not sure on colour, white could be overwhelming with a triple front


Comments (11)

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Really liked the first door in glass/teak. Also the door in light greige with glass.

    I would choose something that breaks up the dark exterior. Teak and dark grey is a beautiful combination. Also a good match for your garage doors.

    Might be a very expensive material though?


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    Hope this was helpful.

    uptoolate thanked Tina
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    7 years ago

    I favor the second door choice you selected. Best wishes!

    uptoolate thanked R.D. London Studios
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    7 years ago

    The house does not suit craftsman IMO but a nice MCM door with a matching garage door would be my choice


    uptoolate thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 7 years ago

    I like the first and third ones. Actually I really like the first one best.

    uptoolate thanked salonva
  • 7 years ago

    I agree you house would look better with a modern style door with sidelights. I like the one you picked just after your favorite one panel of glass. I would paint it white or a very pale blue green, Love the color of your house!

    uptoolate thanked houssaon
  • 7 years ago

    I like the full glass one, and would go with a stained wood that your husband likes. Then you could do stained garage doors for a look like Tina posted.

    uptoolate thanked pokyhoky
  • 7 years ago

    If you go with a painted door I'd use a much lighter color since it is in a shadow.

    Gray might be a problem as I am not sure it works with your trim color.
    I would continue with double doors.

    uptoolate thanked emmarene9
  • 7 years ago

    Such helpful comments thank you. And special thanks to those of you who shared your photoshop skills! My husband is not good at visualizing in his head so that will help him out a lot. Funny I've been drawn to the mid-century doors but felt my house was too traditional looking, but I think you've all convinced me otherwise. The first door in teak is definitely a splurge, I don't think I'd even want to know what matching garage doors would cost though lol! Black is definitely ruled out now, I love the brightness that the lighter colors or even wood brings to that space. No longer looks like a cave. I agree that the light grey would not match the trim currently, however we just redid windows and soffit on the back of the house and swapped that over to hardie board trim around the windows in arctic white, so that change will likely be coming to the front of the house too at some point with the next repaint. I think now I'm leaning to the first wood door, or the grey with the multi lites, but possibly painted a pale blue/green instead. Have to get the husbands opinion now and see what similar doors are available locally.