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Door Color Dilemma

3 years ago

I am considering using Urbane Bronze on all interior doors. I have no white trim. Everything is 4-6 inch cedar.

My concern is contrasting with SW Privilege Green in my room. It may be too dark against the darker green. I also have 4 doors in my Great Room. It may be too much to have that many doors in one room painted a dark contrasting color. The all over color is SW Malabar, Powder Room is SW Quietude. Outside Exterior doors are SW Underseas. Ceiling is SW Marshmallow.

Comments (4)

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I have several black interior doors

    white in some rooms and natural oak in others.

    The black shows dust quicker than any others.

    I think it would be too dark with your green tones... Mine contrast with Ultra White walls and trim.


    if it were mine, I'd think about painting the trim in each room the same color as the walls, maybe then the door color would work.

    I'd for sure try that in the powder room (a smaller room)

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    The easiest and best way to get your answer is to get a piece of foam core from the dollar store and a sample of the bronze paint, and paint the foam core. Then try it in the different rooms, with lights on and off, to see how you like it.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Not sure this is the solution. The doors are 6-panel Colonial style that are pretty formal, and cedar wood trim can't be more informal. All the colors you have placed together are cool and the floors and trim in the picture are warm.


    First, the Interior Color doesn't work with your kitchen appliances. I would consider matching the white of the appliance.

    Next, I would not select the color for the Master Bedroom until I selected the linens for the bed. You can select a color for the walls and then find there is nothing on the market that works with the color you selected. It's easier the other way around. Paint colors are infinite. Bedding you like is not.

    You might find that green bedding with white walls and green artwork is easier to live with.


    I think I would consider a charcoal color for the doors instead.




  • 3 years ago

    Thank you so much for your input! I actually have chosen bedding and I pull the trigger on doing all four walls with the privilege green by Sherwin-Williams. I am so glad I did! The vibration of the green is high enough that it does not make the room seem dark or closed in at all. I just cannot bring myself to paint any of the natural trim. I guess the alabaster white and oh my goodness it was so white! So I came back with shoji white by Sherwin-Williams it’s still white, but it’s warm, much less formal. I hear what you’re saying about the doors. the house was my in-laws, and they probably bought them at Habitat for Humanity. Lol I will definitely probably change them at some point with that idea in mind.