Paint my front door

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No idea what the previous owners did to my front door, but it’s awful. So, what color should I paint it?
The house is white siding w/ a very little bit of orange-y brick. The door hardware and light fixtures are black. The shutters are a faded dark green, but I would be willing to repaint those as well. The landscapers will be planting several red, and light pink azaleas; a few coral-y roses, some bright yellow ligustrum, and a boat-load of TBD annuals.

With such bright colors, I was thinking about going w/ black but I’m not sure how that would look w/ black hardware. Opinions?

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Dark gray?

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Don’t do black. It’s bad feng shui. Can you do red?

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Red was suggested by the paint guy at Home Depot. I’m not sure how it would look w/ all the super bright new plants. Do you think it would work? Also, what color would you do the shutters?

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I was looking at dark gray as well. I’d have to repaint the door hardware (all the pics I’ve seen have had a silver finish w/ gray doors). I’m willing to do that though, if I have to.

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How about hunter green with the shutters freshened up to match?

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I used to drive by a house all the time that had sort of orange brick and white paint. The shutters were painted what I would call a bright navy. Never noticed the front door, but the blue on white really looked crisp and clean.

There is also a house with a mustard colored door that is really (surprisingly) pretty.

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Here is my old thread!

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/19995129#Comment_19995129

:slight_smile: BM Aura Grand Entrance paints were super easy to work with. The end product looked great. Our color was called Impressionist Ruby.

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Pick a garden color. Green is nice. That’s the background for any bright varied garden.

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Park bench green which is a very dark green that looks almost black on the door and shutters. It looks great with the white siding and with the bright flowers.

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This is the color we used:

https://edmontonsun.com/2015/05/21/benjamin-moore-introduces-aura-grand-entrance/wcm/6225bcec-34c0-4f78-afc4-d7b25773b951

We also had a bunch of red roses and rhodies in the yard, and they added a great splash of color that coordinated with the door.

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Black hardware pairs well with reds, yellows, and mustards.

https://www.schlage.com/blog/categories/2017/07/best-door-hardware-for-front-door-color.html

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Or a teal blue…and leave the shutters navy.

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@BunsenBurner That BM paint app is very useful! Thank you very much! I’m trying to convince DH to change the trim color now too. LOL

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Ooooo… that Washington Blue in the Williamsburg Collection is so pretty! That would look so nice w/ a light grey trim around the transoms

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I’d go with dark green. If you want the door to pop, I’d go with a richer, deeper orange color almost like a pumpkin to play off the brick color.

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Like that Washington Blue!! I wish I had more doors to paint… oh wait!!! We have a junk door on the garage!!! Yay. Mister will be p’d off that I have another paint project!

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LMAO @BunsenBurner !! After the door I’m hoping DH will help me tackle the tile around the fireplace. I’ve seen videos where they paint over the tile then use a stencil for making a pattern. It turned out gorgeous in the video & didn’t look difficult at all.

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I agree with @doschicos. Very dark green or dark brick color.

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I love Benjamin Moore Forest Green for exterior shutters and trim. We have done it in 2 homes, once with Heritage Red door. But you should pick a red that complements your brick color.