Garage Door Colour Help

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Hi there,

I'm looking for suggestions on what colour to paint my garage door. I don't love the exterior of my house but unfortunately, I do not have the budget to paint or replace the vinyl siding so I figure updating the garage door would be the way to go.

The siding colour is Royal Siding's 'Brownstone'.

I'm also open to painting the front door a different colour. I'm leaning toward red but unsure exactly which shade.

Please let me know what you think!

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Beth H. :

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

agree.. match the brown or the tan color.

get some iron carriage hardware (like pictured) and add it to your door. Amazon carries them.

Or, did you know you can DIY paint that door to look like wood? lots of tutorials on line.

for the door, maybe a blue, aqua, teal or a green

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houssaon
6 years ago
I would match the siding color or dark brown. Paint the white strip on the front door brown.

The siding color would not look so bright as the mock-up. Brown might be easier to match.
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Denita
6 years ago
The brown garage door helps it recede visually.
If you paint the front door a light color like the white you have on the upper story, the front door will be more visible and welcoming IMO.
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Denita
6 years ago
The other alternative for the front door is the siding color, its light and will bring your front door out of the shadows.
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Sara M
6 years ago
I think it depends on what look you’re trying to achieve. If you want the garage to stand out and make a statement, you could maybe do a warm red/burgundy. If you’d like it to blend in with the house more, I’d definitely match it to the dark brown trim color.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
6 years ago
I would go with the same color as siding.
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Lucy
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you everyone for your input!

@Sara M - I've thought of doing a red door for the garage in the past but I only ever see garage doors that are the same colour as the trim or as one of the siding colours. Will a red door still work even though there's no other red on the the exterior?
Lucy
Original Author
6 years ago
@Beth H. : I love the idea of a wood garage door! I've seen so many photos of white or dark grey houses with the wood door and it looks great but I was afraid it wouldn't work with my tan siding.
Sara M
6 years ago
If you like red, maybe you could do your front door red too. That might be nice!
suezbell
6 years ago
If a natural wood is not in your budget, then would want the painted garage door the same paint color as the trim around it. The usual objective is to make your front entry door (not the garage door) the focal point of your home as guests arrive.

You might also want to see if you can make the path to your front entry door more dominant.

How much of that "yard" left of your home is yours?

Could you add a flat roof over the sidewalk a ll the way out to the front exterior wall of the garage?

Could you create a larger beginning/ending to your sidewalk -- beside where your garage/driveway meet -- perhaps with brick and then outline the sidewalk with the same brick?

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/280700989252837817/