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I need help right away! Do I match the color of my new front door

14 years ago

Hi all,

I usually hang out in the kitchen forum, but I need some paint experts to help me decide whether to paint our new front door the same color as the walls(we are changing the color of the living room) or match it to the soft white on the exterior of the door. We are replacing our painted woodwork with stained wood trim and don't know which way to go. What is the trend now? Is it purely preference? I have soft white shears and there is a small amount of white but no other accent color I would want to use on the door. Help me out, please...I have to decide quickly!!

Thanks, Terri

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yayagal
14 years ago
I think you should match it to the walls of the living room since all the rest of the trim will be stained. You want to keep the continuity of the room. Using a different color would chop it up. At least that's the way I would do it.
graywings123
14 years ago
Have you considered giving the door a faux wood finish to match the new woodwork? A good faux wood finish would fool a lot of people. Or a dark painted finish to match the wood?
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christmasbaby
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Thanks for the ideas. I think we will go with the door the same as the wall color since we don't have the expertise to do a faux finish. You helped us decide and we appreciate it!

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