Need some opinions on this front door!!!
New Homeowners, here! We are planning on painting our existing shutters, Sherman Williams Iron Ore. You can see in the photos, that my front door/sidelights matche my shutters right now. I’m just unsure about what to paint my front door. Our house is east facing, so it gets a decent amount of sun.....so, I was reading that a dark color, like Iron Ore, would not be a good idea. Maybe a light aqua? I thought I would paint the sidelights white, to match the trim. But, between this window in the door, and the storm door itself, our front door is mostly covered up. :/ Any thoughts on color? And, any thoughts on painting the storm door, too.? Much appreciated!! P.S. Yes....I am also aware that my shutters are a bit small for our bottom windows.
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Comments (5)I can only see the one door and it's not personally my style, so I won't comment on that. However, I don't think you're going to save all that much having it finished by your painter. Maybe labour rates are really low where you are, but I would expect to pay at least $300 for that. There's prep involved, and the staining, and then at least 2 coats of finish. It's a lot more work than the walls. That said, if you're looking to save money, this is probably a reasonable DIY project. I'm painting my own doors. But for me, it was a savings of $750 (for 2 doors), and I don't need to pay someone else to do it for me. Another thought, these are fibreglass doors? If you're not a big faux finish type, you probably don't want to try DIYing a stain finish on something that's not wood. And your painter will definitely charge more, because it's a stain look, but it's not actually stain. That's a much complicated process. If you want the wood look the manufacturer is offering, get the stain finish from the manufacturer....See MoreNeed opinions on front door color (pic heavy)
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Comments (64)Well...I don't want to get into the "corners are expensive" discussion. It's pretty clear that a few well chosen corners, within reason, which enhance the overall design of a house are certainly worth doing...and as far as expenses of corners, look at many of the builder's houses: they are full of corners, so obviously corners are not cost prohibiitive at all. The cry, "corners are expensive; reduce the number of corners for a better design" is simply an over-rated consumer generalization which really can't pass the test of strong design and construction. As far as what sort of design devices make sense for strong architectural design, eveything depends on the architect's intent for the design. One cannot generalize about design tools. There are probably no universally applicable design tools. For example, design tools one might use for a Colonial Revival design may be far different than those one might use for an International School design. All architects know this. I completely agree that too many and/or inappropriate details will distract from the strength of a design. This is why strong architectural design take both creativity and experience. As far as the OP's posted design, it is simply too vanilla and unappealing for me. All of the posted illustrations help to make the design stronger and more interesting; each has aspects worth further exploration. What we are seeing is the difference between a consumer posting a design, and the designs of creative and experienced professionals. This is a good thread, and I hope it's educational and helpful for the OP....See More
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groveraxle
5 years agoIf you want to keep shutters on the top, I'd replace them with ones that are properly sized and hung. Then I might do them in a deep gray or black and do the porch the same. I'd paint the sidelites white to match the rest of the trim.
You might also extend the porch for better balance.
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decoenthusiaste
5 years agoIf you remove the current shutters, will your siding be a different color underneath? That would be the first concern, although I would prefer the house without them at all. The back deck looking porch really should be replaced asap. That is the most distracting part of your facade. Can it be moved to the back entry of your home and a classic entry be established in front?
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5 years agoNormally an east facing house does not get much sun damage, because it is the morning light. South and west (afternoon sun) facing are more vulnerable. But I would paint the door and the sidelights white. No matter what color you paint the door, I would paint the sidelights white. i would paint the door white, then you don't have to paint the storm. Plus I think having the whole unit white will look good.
I would take off the shutters.
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George Jake
5 years agoLooking to replace our garage door. What style(we want windows) and should it be white or house color?
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5 years agoAbout the shutters.. we all love a good shutter, most of us just hate to see them under-scaled or plan ol' just dont fit the bill of the house. You could do shutters on the top windows, they just need to be larger.
Side note: The porch lights should be UP facing not down
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