A vote to paint the doors in fresh white to blend in with the white storm doors -- both doorways will appear much larger and more visually cohesive in each façade.

Also a white front door would really create a lovely focal point -- and also blend in with the white-framed windows ...

I agree with teacats--white would be perfect!

But white doesn't really look good with the trim color.

Purple would be nice and dark but not black. I'm not loving a white door.

Can you describe the colors of the roof, siding and shutters? They look totally different in each picture on my iPad and different again on the PC.....browns, grays?

I don't care for the white either. I would probably take one of the shutters and get a good complimentary color to them.

The siding is Stonehenge Greige

The trim is Navajo white

Sorry, I can't seem to save a photo from there and post it here.

The shutters, fence, and soon to be porch posts are a mix of 2 parts Cinder #905 and 1 part Black Oak #712.

How about a terra cotta from the brick?

My guess is when people suggested white, they likely meant the color that matches your trim, so Navajo White. It does look like quite a light white on my screen.

But I'm visualizing a darker color also. I think the shutter color or a terra cotta as joanie suggested might work well.

It's really hard to see a true color representation on the computer, but I think you have done a good job trying to catch the colors in different lights. I like the green door, but would make sure it is the same color as the green siding if it isn't already. And I would paint the exterior of the white storm door the same green. That will give the door more depth when looking at it from far away.

We also have storm doors and they are a decorative pain in the neck :-)
I finally painted the exteriors of ours and have not regretted it.

Wow!

I would have never thought of a greige, but that looks fantastick! I really like the shutter and trim colors, too. Love it! Now you have me rethinking my color choices since our roof and brick colors are so similar...

For the back door, I'd paint it the trim color. Can the storm door be painted? If so, I'd paint it the trim color as well.

For the front...my first reaction is to paint it either the shutter color or a deep terra cotta, but I don't know. Not cream/white. Maybe a deep green with the undertones of the other colors?

I don't know if the vinyl can or should be painted. I wish we didn't need the storm door, but at least it is in the back and not seen by everyone driving by.

I hadn't thought of the shutter color for the door. I'll try to play with the photo and some colors tomorrow.

franksmom, I really like the greige with the brick. I hope it looks good when we reroof.

Looking very nice! I'd use the shutter color for the front door.

You could go in the same family as the shutters, and while I feel like I go to blues and purples more than average, my gut reaction when I saw the photo was to try an orange -- more pumpkin than terracotta. Then more yellow and orange flowers, varied greenery -- maybe some purples in the blooms or foilage too.

I've never said orange before. Hmmm. Maybe I'm ill. ;-)

Plink! and yes I said Plink (which was this cool Valspar spray paint I used on a tree swing) or a bright yellow or a purple family but not dark, or a bright creamy pink. Since I cant quite tell the color of the shutters I would also say that a shade or 2 darker than the shutters. for the door would be nice. I am not one though to try to blend it with the brick though, like a terra cotta as someone suggested, no offense. Another color which might look nice is a navy, bUT in summary lol I still like the idea of a contrast like purple, pink or yellow. thanks

This post was edited by oopsie913 on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 10:31

I vote painting the front door cream, just like the trim. The reason is you already have lots of colors on the house: siding color, brick color, trim color, shutter color, and the prominent roof will add another color similar to the shutters. You don't need a sixth color -- too busy. Also, since the door is in shadow, trying to make it pop with a color won't work well as the shadow will muddy the color. You might want to consider using a high gloss for the cream paint, just to give the door some more presence. So cream for color unity & visibility, then design a great, colorful landscape that stretches the whole length of the house.

This post was edited by awm03 on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 11:43

Guess Im too quirky for this post, but I still wil stand my ground on a pop color. I see the house, siding and shutters as all attractive neutrals which IMHO allows you to go a little fun with a contrast on the front door or porch area Of course you have to worry how the color looks inside your house when door is open, but I still say a pink family, purple, yellow or even a pop of navy. Will the storm door stay? If it does then anything I have suggested prior here goes in the trash bin and I say stay same with door and storm and do some really bright door decorations/tree wreaths, etc and bright furniture/porch swing/lamp etc Really like you house!

Adding pilasters to trim the front door would be nice. Your home is formal enough to wear them well, and the pilasters would make the front door a little wider to add more presence.

Then use colorful landscaping to pull your eye forward to add depth.

Pretend these are pilasters and your garden : )