Maybe a yellow for the door?

What paint colors are we working with? We need to use the existing paint colors as the jumping off point to inform the front door color.

That color is Tin Lizzie by Sherwin Williams. All my light fixtures will be black. I have not decided on shutters color yet. I guess it depends on the front door.

Front door can be any colour you want as there is no end to paint colours. Shutter colours are limited. Pick the shutter colour first.

I would do a tan, neutral and light. If you are planning to switch doors, find one with some glass. Your front door looks like a bit of a dark hole instead of a welcome entrance right now.

My parents had a gray house with a red door, it was striking. Your entry area looks very dark in the picture you have posted, I would pick either a brighter color than black, or a light color to highlight the area.

I can’t figure out how shutters would look on this house. They would have to be super skinny which usually end up looking cheap.

I’d probably skip them.

The problem here is that you have a hulking roof and so much dark ... and the porch is recessed, placing the front door in the shadows ... zero view of the front door for a guest approaching the house. As such, you need to go with something light and/or bright, which will stand out and invite the eye to the front door.

I'd consider yellow, as it would jump out and be most visible. After all there's a reason school busses are yellow.

No to a white door, as it would be too stark against the dark gray, and it would leave you without any accent color. Do you know the 60-30-10 color rule? Your 60% is definitely gray ... you're even over 60%. Your white window trim is your 30%, but you're a little under ... and you need to bring in an accent color and fill 10% of your whole space with that accent.

Usually I'll go with a red front door, and red would look good with the dark gray ... but it might not give you the visibility-from-afar that you need. If you choose a red, make it a brighter shade.

But the door's not everything:

Add planters /flowers in the same color. Groupings of the same color will draw in the eye. Place one planter outside the porch ... again, to draw the eye in towards the door.

Add a wreath for the door and a mat for the floor ... bright in your chosen color + a bit of something dark to tie into the main color.

That's an odd spot for a "street light". If it's moveable, consider bumping it over so it's closer to the porch. Let it shine a bit of light into the porch and give people walking the path to your door a light to walk towards.

I'd consider painting the black porch lights with something brighter ... brass? silver? Again, the idea being to brighten this dark porch and invite the eye towards the entrance. If you ever replace this porch light, bump up several sizes ... a porch light should be 1/4 - 1/3 the height of the front door.

I don't think I'd add shutters to this house, but I would consider "beefing up" the windows a bit with some trim ... nicely done window trim would really take this house "up a notch".

Remember that your mailbox should be painted the same color as your door.

I agree about the window trim. I thought they were going to paint the trim around the windows. I may have them do that. They are not finished but I was put off by everything being gray.

Good idea on the window trim, Theresa. I can see now that the trim is painted the same color as the house. If the trim was half-again wider and painted the same color as the eaves, that would make a huge difference.

That dumb street light is not movable. There are screws that come out of the concrete that can’t be moved. I am going to find a diff light or even try to do a bird house or flag pole instead. This whole dang house has been a project.

I don't know if you've already selected your front door color (you put "tomorrow" as a deadline - I don't know if that means that you have to give them your selection today - or they had to have it by this morning in order to paint it today).

In any event, painting a front door is hardly any work = easy. So, if they painted it already today, and if you aren't super excited about how the color looks - it's easy to "fix" by repainting it (even yourself).

I have helped several neighbors + family + friends select front door colors that add a "pop" to their house = no neutral or "quiet" colors.

SW Tin Lizzie is supposed to pair nicely with most colors. It has mint and light pink tones according to several reviews. However, it appears mostly to be a nice gray that could be paired with many colors for your front door:

I believe the next photo below is SW Riverway:

I've seen quite a few people use paint kits to make their front doors/garage doors look like wood (the house color is Tin Lizzy):

I think Grizzle Gray with Tin Lizzy is fairly boring:

The next photo below is a screen shot that shows a good complimentary color for Tin Lizzy - specifically, the top two colors:

I agree about the window trim. I thought they were going to paint the trim around the windows. I may have them do that.

I had to look again -- I thought you had NO window trim. I can't believe they painted the trim to match the house; what's the point in trim that doesn't "trim"? Yours seems to be super-basic too -- just boards around the edges. Could they add a little to it?

I'm attaching a photograph of a window with white trim. What a difference.

They are not finished but I was put off by everything being gray.

Totally agree. I like a gray house, but this one is DARK gray and (especially with the overwhelming roofline) needs trim /accents to brighten that.

In any event, painting a front door is hardly any work = easy.

True. You could re-do it for $50 and a Saturday.

I've seen quite a few people use paint kits to make their front doors/garage doors look like wood

I like the look of wooden doors, but I think this project needs a pop of color.

Also, I'll throw this out just as an FYI: I have a beautiful wooden door with leaded glass at the top, but it lacks function. It swells /shrinks with the weather, so sometimes we have to "shoulder our way in" and other times we have a draft. I much preferred my metal /fiberglass door in my old house.

Granny Smith apple green