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Help with door color!

5 years ago

I painted the front door a beautiful Wild Blueberry blue but not sure if it coordinates with the house color. Please share your opinions and suggestions!

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cat_ky

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Its a beautiful color, but, it is too dark for your house. A front door should stand out. I would go with something much brighter. At my house, it would be rusty red, but, thats not for everyone. You could go with lime green, or a light green, or yellow of many other colors. It just needs to make the door stand out that it is the entry door, and not blend in. You may find something at this House Beautiful link. https://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g558/front-door-color/ I do really like the color of the house.

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Denita
5 years ago
Very nice home! I like the color you have selected for your siding and trim. I also like the door color but as cat_ky points out it doesn't really stand out much. Most of the time we want to bring the attention to the front door area and color is one of the best ways to do that. What is your favorite color?

That link she posts shows some beautiful colors that would work well with your gray siding and stand out a little bit more than the blue you have on the front door now.
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K Sinibaldi
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My house is almost the same color.... I’m a sucker for a happy red door!
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Anńb
5 years ago
I like more of the classic look so in your case i would paint it black or keep the white trimmed theme you have going on and paint the door white. The blue door you have now looks good, to me it looks a little bit off but if that’s your style and what you like definitely keep it. I disagree that the door should be the main attraction of the house-it’s not the actual door, but it’s the entrance that should pop. Meaningful you can add plants and beams or whatever to make your entrance way an “entrance”
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Denita
5 years ago
https://www.houzz.com/magazine/5-bright-palettes-for-front-doors-stsetivw-vs~3399560

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/front-and-center-color-when-to-paint-your-door-deep-red-stsetivw-vs~4536672

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-to-choose-a-front-door-color-stsetivw-vs~6861936

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/photo-flip-77-front-doors-to-welcome-you-home-stsetivw-vs~49126370
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Cheryl
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you for your comments. I don’t care for red, but would consider a burgundy shade. Do you think this teal color would work?
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clt3
5 years ago
Beautiful color, but I would pick something much lighter in the same family. Your siding is already very dark.
sloyder
5 years ago
Aqua, White, Burgundy, Yellow.
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cat_ky
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I agree with lighter, while I think the teal in your picture is a beautiful color, it is way too dark for your house. I think burgundy is getting in there pretty dark too, so wont look any better than what you have, although, on a different color house, the burgundy would be very nice. It seems, you lean towards dark colors, which is fine, but, not in the case of your front door, which is already way too dark. You may want to consider orange too. The right shade of it, looks fabulous on a front door.
Denita
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

^Benjamin Moore colors

https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/best-paint-colours-front-door/

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