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Garage Color Help!!

5 years ago

Hi all!

My fiancé and I went for a dark moody cabin look on the new house. We love the blue/gray color! Now we aren’t sure what to do with the garage. Someone photoshopped it darker. It’s currently white but I’m not sure what the best option is.
Any idea (even different than the dark look!) would be helpful! Thanks!

Comments (16)

  • 5 years ago

    I think a wood colored door would look good with your brick/stone (hard to tell)

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Get closer for pics . Not white, that much is certain.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    There will be a sharp contrast in white, or you can choose other colors. The dark color is the same as the color of the house itself, and it looks a bit boring.

  • 5 years ago

    I would do a pop of color with the garage door and front door matching - possibly pull in some flowering bushes to unify - if you want to stay with the dark then have the garage door match the stone work so it balance it out


  • 5 years ago

    Why would you highlight a garage door? As is, the garage door looks neon - “Look at me! Look at me!”

    If you want to highlight something, highlight the front door and let the garage door fade away into the house.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    I could see a saffron color on both garage and front door. Normally I like a garage to fade visually, but think it could be complementary to the stone, tie house together and create more dimension.




  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Liking your "moody" choice. Would paint the garage door and its trim the same color as the house and make your front door the "different" area so it can be the focal point of your home.

    If you want a paint color for your front door area, consider burnt sienna.


    Also like the saffron tan suggested by Maureen.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Not that you asked ... just a suggestion:

    Consider making the entire area between house and driveway in front of your door a walk path with an arbor roof. You could leave grass or moss or ground cover grow between large pavers or you could add round pebbles rather than pour concrete over the entire area.


  • 5 years ago

    Suezbell, I love this idea but the link isn’t showing me picture examples! 😭

  • 5 years ago

    I'll try again.

  • 5 years ago

    Thank you that’s beautiful! Honestly all these comments are helpful! I knew the white was bad but my fiancé thought it looked good 😌

  • 5 years ago

    You could attach the arbor to the house at the soffit and/or add greenhouse roofing to let in light rather than leave it "open" between the rafters.

    You should also at least consider adding a covered porch in that area alongside the garage. It may be that you want/need the extra shelter from the rain as you enter or you might want to add a pair of chairs and a tiny table sit in on the porch in better weather or even a dry place for delivery people to leave your packages.


    One objective of adding a walk path -- covered or not -- is to be able to put a "welcome" vibe even with the front exterior wall of the house saying this is where you enter.


    Just a thought: Men like cars ... so his wanting to use white to draw attention to what is likely one of his favorite parts of the new home might have been part of that... albeit subconsciously... so... just maybe ... you could smile sweetly as you stand your ground?

  • 5 years ago

    If your mailbox is on that same side of the driveway as your door, you could continue your walk path all the way to your mailbox.

  • 5 years ago

    Maureen, where did you find that saffron tan? It wasn’t available at Lowe’s at all

  • 5 years ago

    It’s a paint brand from a UK, but if you like the shade, I’m sure once you start comparing different brands’ paint chips you could find something that would provide the same overall effect.




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