Better view of hickory.

The door looks very odd to me, there’s no top rail? Maybe I’m just used to looking at typical doors. Are you sure that’s meant to be a front door?

Your house is adorable. i like the cheap door best! its very mid century. i cant quite see the hickory on your house although its nice.

It is odd I agree, which is why I liked it. I have never seen anything like it. It was with the exterior doors and the guys working there said exterior.

I am definitely no a pro but of course I have an opinion! LOL I think the third door suits your house the best. I think the 1st one is gorgeous and unique and should be the star of the show - and the brick has a lot going on with the multi-colors. Same for the second one with the many slats of glass. As I said, not a pro by any means so I'm probably totally wrong! :)

Check out FB for deals. I have had success finding antique doors for 20 bucks. There are tons of styles for exterior doors available and you can mess around with them before deciding for that price...

that weird hickory door would be better suited inside. (and don't forget. w/any wood exterior door, you MUST maintain it w/varnish every other year. varnish, not poly)

to me it competes w/the brick. if you were painting your brick, this door would work better.

if you want a natural hickory, try something like this one

Although I don't htink it fits your style.

Here are a bunch of diff doors/colors

Your modern walnut door

diff type of wood door, black trim, black veritcal address. consider painting your porch a charcoal color

I think you should look for a vintage, mid century door, something like this one, (not this color)

Bring in the big modern numbers, a mat and some plants.

Black w/white trim is always nice

an iron color (SW Iron Ore or Urbane Bronze)

blue gray one w/wood trim

more of a peacock blue

Red

6 lite-in a bold coral.

I'd paint the garage door whatever trim color you're using. (think about going w/something a bit darker)

Thank you for all the feedback! You talked me down from "maybe I should do it because it is a bargain." The Seattle area is MCM insane so finding a deal on one is pretty hard to come by. I think I am going to wait it out for up to a year and just check the architectural salvage and this custom door builder weekly to hit gold on a find that is a better fit. I painted the existing front door black initially but it was pretty stark. Our painting contractor includes a color consultation and is initially suggesting a light gray with some blue undertones for the siding to move away from the poopy tone it has now.  With black trim. Thoughts?  stark.  HAD THE EXISTING FRONT DOOR PAINT had the door  The door

kj, i posted about 9 color combos. don't know if you saw them.

I love that bargain hickory door! Make sure it is meant to be an exterior door first. I would stain the vertical sections dark , even black to go against the brick and then a honey stain for the center.

Good luck!!

Oh no Debbie, now you've thrown the bargain back into play! Hmm.   I did see the color combos Beth. Thanks so much!  The platinum you suggested is along the lines of what the paint cobtractor was talking about. The cool tone path was to both not draw attention to the weird bits of siding and to make the white vinyl windows not look so out of place. There is a really odd build out (or lack of build out I guess) around the exterior windows.

ok good. I would advise you to get samples and try them out FIRST. get the little behr samples and color match if you have too.

also, you're pruning all those hedges, yes?

Every rhodie or other overgrown beast you see in the images has been totally removed and we are starting from scratch. I did thecity's native landscaping program and turned all of the northfacing yard into predominantly natives with no grass. That bed right next to the front porch is still TBD and just
 has some random discount stuff  placed in spray painted filing cabinets. I went a little DIY overboard in Covid.

Not the greatest photos, but the black door just didn't seem to work or stand out. We ripped down the weird home made porch cover and are temporarily redoing the rails as stainless cable with the existing posts stained black.  The weird window situation is a stumper of why it was done this way.

it's not the black color, it's how you have it displayed, the type of black, the style of the door, and everything else around it.

This is exactly what you need to do to your railing and steps

or, paint the risers black, do your cable, and maybe paint or do some brick?

This is very similar to your front area.

Hard to photoshop the brick steps since your pic is at an angle. but I gave you the door and other elements.

I'd prob do a mcm type of cement tile in a black/white pattern.

this one is a porcelain.

Did you know you can stencil that cement porch in any type of tile look-alike pattern??

I gave you a similar door in black, large numbers, some potted plants,

but you really need to tackle those steps if you want a cool porch/step area. I would this w/the first picture

Love this. get some teak colored composite decking material and do your porch/steps in it.

another style door where black would look good. and it has to be a deep dark black.

You could also tile your cemnt porch. Not in saltillo tile, but maybe a black slate tile, or a black/white cement tile.

You are a star Beth! Lots to think about. I think short term cheapie stenciling the steps would be great and a long term plan of having the warm wood element be the decking with new black solid rail should be the plan when a new driveway pour with a channel drain gets put in. We could extend the wooden porch/step area a bit too at that point. If I go that route, I agree then black (or maybe that Peacock blue!) would be a better fit than going for a wood door. Going to try the faux wood paint finish on a bit of the inside of my garage doors to see how I feel about it. No faux anything has worked for me yet. Can't say how much I appreciate the ideas everyone puts on here, especially the time you investBeth. I've been using Jack Black from BM for everything.. is that not a deep enough black?at a more simple MCM door

I use BM Black and have them add 4 more squirts of their lampblack tint! that's my own custom black. It's a lot blacker. (and Black is their deepest black). They can squirt in a few more black tint squirts.

Make sure you prime it w/a gray primer, then use the black over it.

another nice black is Behr Beluga. Has a tinge of Ruby in it.

on my own house I did BM Wrought Iron. it looks pretty dark
(behr Swiss Coffee on the stucco)

my garage is a faux wood w/carriage hardware.

I would use a black door and skip the ones that you inquired about. Black would bring out the black bricks in your home and be consistent with your home. You could find any inexpensive door and paint it. Home Depot has new inexpensive doors.

Well, I love when people use the front door as a splash of color - statement piece. Your house is adorable and I think you'll have fun decorating/updating. I love midcentury. I like the bright green that you have now, too. I think long term black would be great but the way it is wedged in, I would do something more vibrant. That peacock blue or a bit on the brighter side would put the focus on the door and that would be good. I love the idea of having no grass. I hate my grass. Have fun. If you don't LOVE something, keep looking. You will find exactly the right thing!

Paint your existing door BLACK with white trim.

Painted by doors Valpras Tom CAT….LOVE it and get nothing but compliments on them.

https://www.valspar.com/en/colors/browse-colors/independent-retailers/black/tomcat-v114-3

BTW love your black railing—-are you keeping it?

You have a lot of suggestions about the style and color of the door. One thing to consider is that the small window on your existing door lets some light into the entry of your home. If you do a solid door you will lose that light and may find your entry inside your home to be dark.

I like your green door. However, I do think a darker color goes better with the vision of the house you are trying to achieve. Out of the listed pics, I voted for the bottom one. It is the most similar to the current door and imo looks the best for what you are going for. You have a lot more ideas though from others. Good luck and keep us posted.

The huard rails for the steps were obviously home made and not great quality/condition. They are bolted into the brick and cement though, so we didn't want to have to repair any of that. We chose to keep the main parts and use opaque black stain on them. There are some stainless steel rail kits with interior side eyebolts for about $100 that we will attach to the parts we kept.

You have an attractive home, kj s. I apologize, I misunderstood what was posted & missed that you already tried black and did not like it. I agree with Beth that it is what is done with it that makes a difference. If you used black (or a dark brown), consider painting the trim around the windows to match. Painting your existing door is a great option & it allows light inside. I will be interested in seeing what you end up doing!

I like the black doors with your brick. When you painted your door black did you use a flat black instead of a satin or semi gloss? Could make a difference. Your current front door has decorative glass insert not in style of house. Would replacing with plain glass make you like it better for now? Alternatively Beth gave you several interesting color combos. Your roof is beige which I am assuming staying for foreseeable future. Roof must be taken into consideration. New pics with current landscaping would help with suggestions. I agree with your hesitancy trying to paint anything faux. Usually looks too faux. Just repaint with new trim or siding color.

Kj S, Beth is a treasure trove of ideas!! of the doors/colors she assembled, this one is my favorite:

The style, color & frosted glass play nicely w/the brick. I would strongly suggest the you consider the lighting & get a lighting expert. You mentioned that the house is north facing. Also that your live in the Northwest. Lots of cloudy days. That handsome dark color might end up looking muddy or dreary.

I would would wait on potted plants, etc until the painting, door selection & lighting are in place. The plantings could be an accent that harmonizes with the front of the house.

The green door was great. Who cares about all those trends and experts. IT's fun and once in a lifetime. Do it, do it, do it.

I think it looks modern and contempory. As long as just the door is that color. Good Luck

We're in the Seattle area too. Congratulations on your new house!

We found a solid wood door (no windows) for $5 at Habitat for Humanity store. We spent about $500 on cutting out the inside panel and getting glass put in by Statton Glass. My husband added about an inch of wood on either side to make it fit our space. Sanded and painted, we now have my very favorite door for a great price. (It's such a bright day that I had to open the door to reduce the glare for the photo)

LOVE the green door!

Don't have a strong opinion on the door right now but do have an opinion on the landscaping. The shrubs at the front of your home need to be trimmed back for sure. They obscure the front and the entry.

The door is just like a thousand others, but the color reminds me of kamikaze's that we used to drink in college! You always woke up to a hangover! Sorry, but you asked

We painted our front door almost the exact same lime green and it’s a really fun color I think you’ll love it!

Everything looks SO much different in person!! I'm sure this does too!!

The hickory is ugly. Anything with glass that can be broken next to the door knob that can then be unlocked is what will get you robbed. I voted for the 3rd option - glass on the opposite side of the door knob and is très chic.