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Looking for suggestions for front door color!

12 years ago
last modified: 12 years ago
This is a small part of the big project of rebuilding my house after a fire! But I know it is an opportunity to make a statement. I am looking for a classic, yet not ordinary, color for my front door. Attached is a picture of the front of my house, a closeup of the stone and a closeup of the roof shingle. The roof is grey with some green in it, the stone has a lot of copper, a lot of grey, and some green and blue in the grey.

Oh! I am also planning on putting the shutters back up at some time and could use a color idea for them as well!

Comments (38)

  • PRO
    12 years ago
    How about the door and shutters in Benjamin Moore Historical "Hale Navy HC-154"?
  • 12 years ago
    Grey shutters too. Dark Grey.
  • 12 years ago
    How about Cranberry?
  • 12 years ago
    I think a deep eggplant color door would make the gray stone and the white trim pop.
  • 12 years ago
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    I would try to match the most copper shade of the stone for the front door. Either that or a deep grey. And I would leave the white trim white. It's a nice contrast. I think I'd go with dark grey shutters, but it looks fine with no shutters at all.
  • 12 years ago
    I think you should do either a gray or blue for both, but do them in two different tones. Maybe have the door be a darker tone with the shutters a lighter tone. Or vice versa. Try and stay with the colors of your exterior material (gray, blue, green, copper) but go with a different tone scheme to make them stand out.
  • 12 years ago
    I would go with the mustard yellow or a dark grey color in the stone or paint it a glossy black and keep the window trim white.
  • 12 years ago
    http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/umbriared Looks good with Sierra Spruce & MilkyWay
  • 12 years ago
    http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/ryanred
    with Clinton Brown & Cotton tail or MilkyWay
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I'm with Beverly; like a gun metal gray with a bit of navy in it.
  • 12 years ago
    i also love the idea of an eggplant color that is vibrant . An IDEA for you to help you see what your colors will look like is to go to the paint store after you have selected colors online & get the actual small paper samples / swatches that have several shades of that color. Have a picture of your house with the front door cut out & slide your swatches to see which you like the best .
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I agree with the majority and suggest Grey. How about checking out Benjamin Moore Asphalt. Would tie in nicely with the white, roof colour and your brick siding..Good Luck..
  • 12 years ago
    Shutters SW 6005 Folkstone ( a deep gray) and the front door the next step darker in that card, Black Bean SW 6006. in a high gloss.would be stunning and elegant. Best of luck!
  • 12 years ago
    for the door a burnt orange and the shutter a deep dark brown.
  • 12 years ago
    I be concerned that a grey would blend with the roof and walls, and offer no enhancement. I'm more with Lynne, Frances and Anina: I'd be thinking copper/orange/yellow families to complement those tones in the rock facade and the natural colors of the property.
  • 12 years ago
    Your home doesn't need shutters, it's beautiful as is.
  • 12 years ago
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    A gorgeous classic house! Paint front door AND shutters a 'chameleon' shade like Farrow & Ball (from the UK) in Black Blue No.95, (in sunny areas, it is a deep rich green black!)..and leave sidelights and trims white ......then paint your garage door, and secondary man door beside it , in Farrow & Ball No.265 Manor House Gray, to tone in with stone, grout, and roof, and to be more 'quiet", remember the focal point should be your front door. In your garden, and flanking the front door bring in black iron planters with rusts , oranges, yellows, crimsons for plant material , to complement your copper coloured stones on the house, ....with a dark door, you can have such fun changing up a front door wreath with the seasons !! Other black garden accents like a black bench to sit on, and a black lamp post , and a crisp new house number sign and mailbox in black to finish it off! Congrats you really have done a great job, Patricia !!! Good Luck ~Sandra
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    HC 154 Hale Blue (Benjamin Moore) High Gloss
  • 12 years ago
    Navy with navy shutters
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    If you want you can check www.portedelpassato.com at http://www.portedelpassato.com/gallery_out/gallery.html
  • 12 years ago
    White doors and windows are great, i would change the color of the roof into a dark grey
  • 12 years ago
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    No shutters.....I like all the colours Frances Corwin suggested....also a bright yellow or a terra cotta....any of these colours will pop and make heads turn to look at your front door...beautiful home nice,curb appeal !!!!!
  • 12 years ago
    I like the coppery brown in the stone for the front door...do you really need the shutters? Perhaps just having the front door as the main focal point might be best. The bay window is lovely and you wouldn't want shutters on this so probably not on the other windows as well.
  • 12 years ago
    Please do not put shutters on your house. It will just add clutter to the sleek elevation to your house. Your new coloured door is all the statement you need to make.
  • 12 years ago
    We just went through this decision making process ourselves - similar house colors. We needed to choose from the "Gentek" colors, as that is what all the door manufacturers seem to use. We seriously considered a dark "midnight blue" or a dark "graphite" grey, but ended up going with a green "Mountain Arbor" that closely matches the present color of our shutters.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    If you want the door to blend in paint it either a cool or warm gray, if you want it to stand out, you could try green, red or orange. Here are some Benjamin Moore colors, maybe one will inspire you :-)
  • 12 years ago
    Something like Benjamin Moore Symphony Blue 2060-10 might look nice. See swatch and I tried it out in Photoshop. The house looks great without shutters!
  • 12 years ago
    If changing the door 'were' an option , a stained wood with dark grey trim & shutters would look great..... But if painting, for a classic look , a dark grey - like Farrow & Ball Off Black 57 or Downpipe 26 (green undertone). For something more bold - teal like Kelly Moore Stieglitz fog or Peacock blue. http://www.mycolorstudio.com/?p=415862%7CDDD8C6%7CC0AF87%7C104A65&n=My+Palette
  • 12 years ago
    I agree shutters aren't necessary, the house is beautiful as is. If you do put the shutters up make them a pale color to add texture not color. I would choose your favorite color for the front door and let the entry to the house be a stand alone feature. I have similar natural stones and my front door is bright red. I like the bright pop of the red against the house.

    I think the dark colors make the house quite formal where a bright color is inviting and understated. Also the darker the door the more dust you see on it.

    Good luck.
  • 12 years ago
    Oh and I'd leave the frame and windows around the door, white.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    We agree - sidelites and jamb should stay white. Paint only the slab itself. We think dark brown, grey, or "burnt orange" as @Bill Yockey mentioned should look very nice. Good luck on your project!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Burnt Orange- nice twist on going toward red
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Also create a bigger landing in front of door at ground level then accent it with some nice vertical plantings at the front corners. That will create the visual break and framing without using the shutters. The landing could also hold a couple of great planters closer to the front door for some color and architecture.
  • 12 years ago
    It's a beautiful home. I hope you choose a bright, happy, head turning color!
  • 12 years ago
    Red always makes a statement. Pick a tone of your liking. Think lipstick and the eighties.