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need help picking an exterior color for our patio door

rather_be_knitting

14 years ago

Hey just tried to post this question about windows but don't think it went through? We are going with Marvin's Integrity for our sliding door but I'm not sure what color to go with on the outside (eventually we are going to change out all the windows--fun stuff I know). We live in a brick (red) and wood (painted white) ranch that we will paint in the next couple of years (maybe even the brick) so the current colors of the exterior shouldn't guide the color selection. We like white but one of the designer's warned us that white "screams" vinyl so we'd be better off selecting another color. The house was built in 1960 and the style is contemporary. Here's the colors we have to choose from. What do you think?

http://www.integritywindows.com/?page=Sliding_Patio.exterior

Thanks,

Jen

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teacats
14 years ago
Any photos of your house -- including the brick -- would really really help us to help you!

Start a free account at a site like Photobucket -- upload your photos.

When your photos have been uploaded, you can run over each photo with your cursor and four codes will appear. Simply click on the HTML one -- and it will automatically COPY. Then open a message here -- and PASTE the photo into the body of the message.

Hope this helps! :)

Jan at Rosemary Cottage
happyintexas
14 years ago
I like color on all exterior doors. I think it says welcome in a cheerful way.

I have a deep foresty green on my back patio door. It echoes the green of the landscaping. For what it's worth, I'm thinking about painting it a deep plum color this spring.

Post photos of the door and the patio if you can. You'll get lots of good suggestions.
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rather_be_knitting
Original Author
14 years ago
Here's a pic of the front of the house (this is an old photo--the tree is dead and gone):

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I don't have a pic of the back of the house but right now it's just a narrow deck with an awning that is about 1/2 the length of the house. After we get the kitchen remodeled this is our next project. We plan on ripping the deck down and replacing it with a screened porch (our house overlooks a swath of public forest, which is beautiful, but buggy). The patio doors will open onto this porch. I think a nice dark color would be nice, but should the color of the door match the rest of the windows? If you click the link you can get to a set of inside pics. It's completely open now. Thinking about painting it Elephant's Breath by Farrow and Ball.

Jen

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