L.A. Strong. God bless you and keep you. You all are in our hearts.

you didn't say what color brown the trims are, but since you love the Green Smoke, use it.

I wouldn't paint the door red, but a blue or green would compliment the brick.

I would add stone to the face of the gable. You have a Tudor.

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Diana, your house is lovely. I’m so very sorry about your parents’ home. I grew up in Sierra Madre so I know Altadena well. We drove through Altadena in February and couldn’t believe what we saw. I’m so glad you have your pretty house and can post here about it. I think that Green Smoke is really nice. I also think the stone from Beverly could be nice. Keep us posted what you decide!

That's a beautiful house. If you want the windows to pop more, you might try a brown that goes with the half-timbers. A warm red or brick red door would be great.

Thanks Beverly, I never would have thought about stone on the gable face. Thanks a fantastic idea!

Chloe, my mom and dad are now living in Sierra Madre as they get ready to rebuild. i am so glad they are in such a lovely town.

Look at Eldorado for stone veneer.

Diana, good to know they’re in Sierra Madre. It’s such a charming little foothill town.

Something metaphoric or is it ironic about Green Smoke.

Several months ago I looked at properties in Altadena on realtor.com after hearing Maria Bamford speak about her experience there. So sad that small family homes will likely become McMansions after rebuilds. Hope the people who lost their homes can afford to find a new one.

All the best to you and your parents.

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Your house is lovely. The California Tudor style is very Altadena. A blue-green trim would add a subtle touch of color. One thing I am sure you have noticed is that it is very dusty when the wind blows through the bare mountainsides and the empty lots. Both light and dark trim show the dust quickly. A medium blue-green might look better. Try taping some cut-to-fit Samplize to the existing trim.

We should have a lot less dust once the grass sprouts after the first real rains this fall.

Thanks Celery fir the visuals, theyvare very helpful!

Kendrah, you are totally spot on! I dont like the front door either and I don’t think it is orginal. It’s a soild oak door but i am guessing it was installed in the 80’s when some other work was done. I would love to know what the original door looked like.

Thanks for the comments about focusing on the landscaping. We actually added the brick patio in the front a few years ago to replace a narrow concrete path that was cracked, and we painted the chairs in the front green smoke!

I can see a softer combination, as the red brick area is quite dominate and a more neutral approach will feel less broken up overall.

Suggest the trim/window frames the same color (something like Shaded White to complement vs overtake) and Green Smoke on the front door.

Just chiming in to say i love your house ( & I love F & B colors as well ), I have a very modern fireplace wall (MCM house) painted in F & B ”Mole’s Breath”, lol. I would LOVE to landscape your home if it were mine …. mine is so modern that it wouldn’t look appropriate for my house. Good luck, again, love your house

Curious, I had an Aunt that owned a home (many years ago ) on Palm in Altadena , sort of a Moderne ? style, were those homes impacted?

I so agree with Kendrah. Your house is a “Classic Beauty” I would leave it as is..

“Curious, I had an Aunt that owned a home (many years ago ) on Palm in Altadena , sort of a Moderne ? style, were those homes impacted?”

Diana will likely know but I found this.

Palm Street in Altadena experienced significant fire damage from the Eaton Fire in January 2025, with the historic 1915 Spanish Colonial revival mansion on the street being among the destroyed structures, although rebuilding efforts were underway by April 2025. Many homes on West Palm Street were destroyed, leading to community devastation and displacement, according to the Los Angeles Times and Cal Fire.

@ chloebud … thank you for that, yes, hers was on West Palm, custom built in the 1930’s if I recall. Hope it survived, it was beautiful. Guess I need to drive up there ( I live in OC ) to see for myself, I’ll recognize it if it’s still standing. i still remember one entire dining room wall was floor to ceiling glass block ( I know, hated by many on here with bad memories of the 90’s ?? ), but her’s was stunning.

K Laurence, you could try a street view for West Palm to see if you recognize what might still be there. It was unreal when we drove around. Blocks of homes were gone yet you might see one or two on a block still standing and seemingly untouched (emphasis on seemingly).

Parts of Sierra Madre where I grew up were affected. The first house we had there was badly damaged but not much else around it was. I guess it can often depend on where the embers travel. The day we drove around we noticed signs posted in front of any homes that had more than 50% damage. Some were obvious and some not. It was all pretty awful.😞

Chloebud, good idea, I’ve done a little of that, didn’t see it. I remember it was on the north? Side (higher side ) of the street, had a panoramic view of DT LA when clear.

Found this online…an aerial view of West Palm after the fire.

Coincidentally, I was on Palm just yesterday with my mom looking at a new build home that is for sale! I can sadly confirm that most of the houses on Palm are gone but as others said, there is the odd house left standing on most blocks so i woud also suggest what others did. Go onto something like Google maps and zoom into the street. Most lots are cleared now so if the house still stands you will see it. I am happy to go look if you know the address or cross streets.

The news stories just don’t provide the full extent of the devastation. You can drive for miles and every street is decimated. The main part of the town was hit just as hard, churches, banks, grocery stores, so many schools and even the post office all destroyed.

Altadena, is a unique town with a very important social and architectural history going back to the early 1900’s. This will be a story to watch for the history books not only for the lessons learned but what happens after. BTW, my mom’s opion of the new build, ”it’s ugly” 😂

@Diana Patel, after thinking about it I decided that her home was on EAST Palm, I remember driving up Lake Ave. & turning right, ( I lived off Huntington Drive at the time ) her home was on the left, several homes down. . I followed your suggestion, I’m afraid her former home was destroyed. I would recognize it if it were still standing, it was very distinctive

Unfortunately, her exact address was in an address book that I’ve discarded. Thank you for your suggestion.

K Laurence, it looks like East Palm was definitely affected. I used to know people who lived on Midlothian and Meadowbrook. Doesn’t look like those homes were hit.

I found this, FWIW.

The Eaton Fire in January 2025 caused significant fire damage on East Palm Street in Altadena, destroying a Spanish Colonial revival mansion and impacting the Historic Balian Mansion, though the extent of damage varies for neighboring properties. Other significant losses in the area included the Eaton Canyon Nature Center and the Altadena Golf Course Club House, with widespread structural damage to homes and businesses throughout Altadena. Impact on East Palm Street & Altadena

• 1915 Mansion: The historic Spanish Colonial revival mansion located on East Palm Street was completely destroyed by the Eaton Fire.
• Eaton Canyon Nature Center: This nature center, a key community resource, also sustained devastating damage, with officials unable to activate their evacuation plans for its valuable reptiles and items.
• Community Losses: The fire destroyed numerous homes and businesses, with damage assessments showing thousands of structures affected across the Altadena area.

it’s a small world, my mom and dads house was on Wapello east of Lake which is a few blocks north of Palm. All of those streets were hit extremely hard. My house is on Meadowbrook a block from Midlothian. Houses burned all around us but by some small miracle or shift in the wind, most homes in our area survived.. But the National Guard blockade and the smoke and ash made going home extremely difficult. Many neighbors are just returning after significant remediation work. It’s interesting that the web reported the Balian mansion as damaged, it survived with the exception of smoke and ash.

This is all that was left of the home I grew up in

Diana, that photo just breaks my heart. That’s what we saw February…street after street with just the chimneys left.

When I first looked at the photo of your current house it made me think of Meadowbrook. Such a pretty area. Thank God your house is there! Interesting about the Balian Mansion. Maybe by ”impacting” they were referring to the smoke and ash you mentioned. At first I was confusing it with the Spanish Colonial they said was destroyed.

Yes, small world, for sure!

We lived in a Tudor Revival house for almost thirty years. It was located in a neighborhood with many Tudors all painted as yours. We distinguished ours by painting the timbers, rough-sawn board gables, and window frames charcoal brown. The stucco was pure white and the downspouts, doors and metal roof on the leaded glass oriel window and side solarium cherry red. It was very sharp; the contrast gave a clean and updated look. Then, the rest of the neighborhood painted their homes the same color! Hmmmmm.

Green Smoke is a great choice. With that, a deep terra cotta would work well for the door.

I am so sorry for what you are going through. I live in a town that was completely washed away by Hurrican Helene last .year . The devastation is hard to explain to people who are not on site, as the photos show the devastation but it cannot convey smells, scale, etc. We sustained major damage from Hurricane Helene. Like you we were one of the 'lucky' ones as our house is still standing. We completed final repairs in June and were able to paint the house!

Your house is gorgeous. I love the photo color scheme that Maureen posted with the soft color palette suggesting shaded white. The funny thing is we found the same photo posted by Maureen as our inspiration for the color scheme. We wanted a soft and elegant look to our home that compliments our landscaping. We live in a forest on a mountainside. Our roof looks to be the same color as yours and we chose colors that complimented the color and the wood posts. However, we changed the front doors as we wanted more light. We chose the 3/4 glass door. So happy we did that. Perhaps something to consider if you don't like your front door? My favorite color is the shaded white, but I think the green smoke would be gorgeous and complimentary to your posts. You could paint your front door the green smoke and use shaded white for the door trim if you wanted more color. Good luck to you and everyone in your community. I know we still have years left to rebuild and get people back into a home and I know it will be the same for your community, unfortunately. Looking forward to seeing the final product

Tudors are usually brown & beige. If you are going to change the colors, you need to remove that "tudor" trim above the door and change it up completely. The brown stone, and the red brick ideas sent by others are great choices. If you leave that tudor wood trim over the front door, you have to stay with the brown.

The house needs to be in warm tones to blend with the warm red of the brick patio. And a red brick house might be too much of a good thing. Brown stone (as in photo from other person) would be nice for the house but an expensive option. Generally best to not paint stucco as it needs to breathe.

Leave the color on the window the same or paint brown like the trim. If this were a Victorian you could have more colors, but on a Tudor, stay with only the brown and warm white. Adding another color on the windows would look funky. Window trim should match the trim around roof unless it is a Victorian or different style than Tudor.

Lovely house. No bright red door. I was thinking maybe a dark green. Good luck deciding and best wishes.

I think you should pick the colours you like - colours really are a matter of personal taste.. The red door looks nice to me. It looks like a deep cherry red but hard to tell as the swatch is so small and shadowed.. As for the stone suggestion, using York stone facing is now considered very downmarket in the UK (unless it's an original York stone cottage in Yorkshire) and everyone is now removing it. But that is expensive and often the brickwork underneath has decayed because it couldn't breathe. And it seems completely unnecessary.

I could see changing the brown to something lighter and triming the windows in a taupe color.

Please let it alone. It is perfect!

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