Weathered Brown or Bone for front door? Help!
HOA painted our homes and the only choice they gave us was what color to paint the front front door. Either the same color as he garage door or 4 other colors, a forest green, navy, crimson or dark brown.
The three things I am having an issue with is-
1. Our terra cotta cement porch and driveway,
2. The interior colors of the home (cream, beige, black, brown - I prefer tone on tone and layering vs bold accent colors.
3. The wood screen door that's utilized to create a breeze through the house in the evening after a warm day. We live in Southern California. I am concerned about how an actual "color" will look in both vs. the white we have had for the last 15 years.
We are pretty firm on ruling out Crimson (IMO, looks off with the terra cotta porch/driveway, as well as for fading issues as the door gets direct sun half of the day), dark green (it reminds me of the 80-90's hunter green fad) navy blue (will clash with interior when door is propped open).
That leaves Bone (Dunn Edwards DEC765) which is the same color they painted the garage door, or Weathered Brown (Dunn Edwards DEC756). I like the idea of the brown, however I'm not certain it will look good with the trim or on both the door and screen door.
Either way, my plan is to have the screen door the same color as the front door.
Thoughts?
I'll post my actual front porch in the first post and then the colors in the second post.
Thanks!!
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alwaysonabudget
7 years agoCottage white is the new stucco color, bison beige is the new trim. New garage door color is Bone.
Front door choice is either Bone or Weathered Brown.This is the interior colors basically throughout the home. My gut tells me I won't be happy if I choose the green or navy, or the Crimson due to the sun and driveway color issues.
Here are some pics I found last night of a lighter brown next to a dark brown door (middle pic is black, which is not a choice, but added in for a visual)
Errant_gw
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Comments (5)Oh wow, it's really hidden! lol Your furniture plan for the porch sounds lovely and I imaging having the door tucked away adds a nice sense of privacy and security. What about removing/relocating the bushes in front of the porch? Removing them might make the space look larger and more welcoming where as now they seem to make the space small and dark. Maybe swap them for some flowerbeds. It doesn't sound like you'd want to take on awindow-to-door conversion but it would look really great if you did. You've got a lot of space from an exterior view and having the steps lead up to the door would look very welcoming. You'd also have to consider what's on the other side of the wall and how that would affect the layout of your porch furniture, too (I'm sure you've already thought of that though). You've got a beautiful home, I'm sure whatever you decide it'll look great. Good luck! - Ariana...See Morealwaysonabudget
7 years agoWanted to add some pictures of front doors and screens painted the same color. The professional concensus is both doors need to be the same color.
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7 years agoalwaysonabudget
7 years ago
robo (z6a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoThis is a lazy photoshop...hope it helps! Your wreath was collateral damage to my laziness. I think the dark brown is nice and adds interest.
alwaysonabudget
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoalwaysonabudget
7 years agoalwaysonabudget
7 years agoalwaysonabudget
7 years agoOne more question, what about the stair rail? Dark brown or Bone as it is now?
And of course a new matching handle for the screen door will be in order! :)
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoalwaysonabudget
7 years agoRoseAbbey, I'm on it! :) Here's a pic that shows the clay roof color so you can see how it will all tie in. I'm excited! Thanks again!
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