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I would paint the front door a much lighter color. Maybe light blue. Then put a blue pillow on the bench.

I love your door color! and porch.

But it is not working with your overhang.

As mentioned above by emmarene, changing out the door color and adding pillow on the bench to bring over the color may be all you need to get the look you like .

I wouldn't paint anything!! I like the dark trim with the stone and it compliments the other elements (black urn, bench, wrought iron gate).

Bright red begonias would be a great addition! And I'd probably add more than one planter :- ) And a red pillow to accent the bench. And maybe a more colorful doormat or indoor/outdoor carpet for the porch area, with red highlights.

It is just a personal opinion but I think brightly painted front doors are more of a fad than an actual design statement.

you don't have to paint it a bright color in order to lighten up the porch. you could pick a very neutral tone that's in the stone. (and bright doors are hardly a fad. they're all over certain parts of the country and are quite normal for that area. just depends on the style of the home. MCM and beach cottages are known for bright doors)

however, I'd think about doing a diff door. something in a lighter, warmer wood w/glass in order to bounce around the light.

one of these would be perfect, but in a spanish style. Bonus, it will let light in your dark entryway.

Beef up the landscape a bit by adding some color in to the landscape with flowers and in the pot(s) flanking the front door... that's all I see is needed.

A door such as the last one Beth has shown with simple glass would look very pretty as well!

Slightly off topic, but colorful doors have been around for a long, long time. In biblical times a red door signified piety (mimicking the blood from an animal sacrifice). In Scotland, a red door signifies that you’ve paid off your mortgage and own your home outright. In London, where row houses are common, the door is often the main distinguishing feature of a home, and bright colors are common. In the States, door color was used to signify a friendly home on the Underground Railroad, among other things. So, if you like the idea of a bright door, go for it! If you don’t, then move on. But I wouldn’t say that bright doors are a “fad.”

I like Beth H's suggestions. Here are some landscape design ideas:

Love what Doug did, as always! However, looking at his pic makes me think the door could be lighter.

I think it's great!....You may think of it as dark, but I see it as cool and calming and inviting.

I would change the seating and add fragrant plants to invite visitors to linger, but that's it...

I like how Yardvaark made the door show up in the shadows. I like everything about his rendering.

I like the lighter door...really gives it more life.

I still love Beth's inspiration of a plain paned glass front door to open up the front a bit.

I feel a front door such as Beth has shown with nice simple glass some landscape is all that's needed. I don't recall seeing the location of the home. However, a Sago palm might look beautiful in a spot with some color around the home with flowers. I'd consult a few landscape people and pick their brain(s).

Perhaps 2 chairs angled toward one another on the porch with light cushions with a darker frame or not? Again, depends on your location in the world...

First, you have a very charming house. The house has such strong structure, I think it needs a color line to enhance the porch area. Here's my take.

You could even do a proper window box and repeat the color

some colorful plantings. A Sago strategically placed would be pretty and a lighter bench in an iron with off white fabric cushions. Again, no idea the zone of this house so?