New construction, two front entrances

12 years ago

Hi! building a mountain style ranch home. We specified two front entrances, one main, formal entry and one secondary entry into the mud room/kitchen area. It suits our practical nature. The doors are set apart about 15 feet, with the main entry set in a bump out, so the doors aren't on the same plane. The house will have pine clap board siding, stained Cabot Chestnut Brown, semi solid. Main entry will have one side light, secondary will just be a door. How about some tips on how we should color the doors, differentiate or unify, same with glass. My thought is a bold entry door, with the secondary entry blending in to siding color, glass on the main entry, secondary will have none. How about you?

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houssaon
12 years ago
Bold or color on the main door direct visitors to that one and is very traditional. Here is an example where the doors are different, but both are wood stain:
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This house the side door is painted the trim color:
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and the main door is wood stain:
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lindavana
8 years ago
Just seeing this post a few years late - curious how you solved this.

We are also designing a "mountain style ranch house" with two doors in the front: Main formal entry and also a secondary entry nearer the garage that opens into mud space/laundry/gear room. Having the same dilemma - how to make the Main Entry more the focal point.

What did you do?
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Greg Sherman
Original Author
8 years ago
We ended up going with the same color for each door. It may be hard to see in this picture. It's from when the house was just done. We have grass and landscaping now. The way everything is oriented, no one sees the house straight on anyway. There is a thick stand of woods between the house and the road, the driveway comes in on the left side and the house is approached from that side.
Greg Sherman
Original Author
8 years ago
Back of the house, you can see how the trees screen the front of the house
lindavana
8 years ago
Looks great - thank you very much! Appreciate your reply and the pictures.

Our house is in view of the road out front. From garage/parking area everybody will have to walk past the secondary door to get to the main door. I may use landscaping and a rustic fence to shield it a bit from being used as the main entry.