Why do you think it needs to be replaced? Is it only during the hot humid time of year it sticks? Does it open fine in the winter? Possibly just needs to be adjusted/trimmed a bit.

Yes, it's true that it's worse in the summer due to the humidity. It's not great in the winter as well.
Most of the homes where I live have replaced these old doors. I don't know. Right now though, it's really hard to open.

My back door stuck until I had someone adjust it. Now it works fine.

New doors have better insulation, so that would be a bonus and it could be a good time to update the porch’s accessories

Thanks, Maureen! This was the style I was thinking too. Ha! I would love to update the porch. I guess I start with a new stoop and go from there? In my area (outside of DC), it would be really expensive. I thought changing out the door would be a start. This is the only area that hasn't been redone in the front. I have new windows as you can see, but the door area has not been changed.

The doors you posted are wood, right?

Probably fiberglass or a mix.

I would also make sure the storm door (if keeping) matches the front door:

Not sure, but assume wood. Most large companies can probably offer different materials and provide you with the pros and cons of each. In regards to updating porch, sorry it was more around accessorizing. I always find that when I update one thing it highlights what else should be done to make more of an impact.

"I always find that when I update one thing it highlights what else should be done to make more of an impact."

So true.

if your old door is solid wood, then it's already as insulated as a new wood door would be. also be prepared for it to be pretty expensive -- like starting around $1,000 or more. your current door is pretty and like others said, possibly only needs adjustment (ask for new weather seals while you're at it). you can always give it a new coat of paint and new hardware if you want a change.

but if you really want a new door, the examples Maureen posted are really pretty!

fiberglass insulated doors might cost less and provide better insulation than solid wood, but I'm not sure. you'll need to ask the vendor about that.

I, personally, love your door. I would just spruce it up and as others have mentioned, it may just need to be adjusted.

I just had a salesperson come out and he quote 4k for a fiberglass door! Wowl! I had no idea it would be this expensive. Maybe I will keep my wood door and just paint it.

Really have someone fix it. I could barely get my back door open before I had a handyman rehang it and put on new weatherstripping. It was the door I use 99% of the time. Mine are from 1935.

A new wood door you can buy now won't be half the quality of the door you have. A new door will be made with air, glue, sawdust and pretty veneer. Try to get the door you have repaired.

Thanks for all the ideas. Since it is the original door, I will try to have someone see what they can do to "fix" it. I was looking at Simpson Wood Doors. I would never go with fiberglass.

Get a new door?

Your door looks much nicer to me than a modern replacement. I have bought several rentals with old doors, and I always remove them temporarily, have them professionally stripped of paint (all of mine have had lead paint), stain them, add weatherstripping (spring bronze looks nice) and rehang with a painted wooden storm door. I am sure a carpenter can fix the door so that it opens properly, but be careful to test for lead paint before a carpenter starts shaving parts of the door away.

With a little adjusting, that door will do another 60 years just fine.

Since I am going to keep this door, I will give it a new paint job. What color would you paint this door? Thanks.

can we see a pic of the house? since you have a brick house, you might be able to get away with any color you like. but it helps to see what the whole house looks like before we can make recommendations.

Daffodil yellow!

You can do a deep navy or a beautiful deep blue-red rather than the orange-red. If you want to get away from red all together, try a green.

@Holly H What color are those shutters? They look navy blue.

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Such a cute house! I agree with checking to see if the door can be adjusted. That being said, I love the doors Maureen posted. The glass panels in them echo your windows which is something I always like.

Regarding door color, do you have a preference? Light/bright? Even white would give it more presence, but there are lots of choices. Shiny black...? Brick with white and black is classic.

I like the green from Anna. Another nice green with brick is BM Tarrytown Green (door and shutters).

Hi, the shutters are a very deep blue—almost black. Good eye on deciphering that over a computer screen! The siding on the house is a light gray which is getting painted too. It’s Hardiplank pre painted light gray and the new color will be similar but darker. It’s between navy or green. I had the door yellow once. It was really nice but this time it’s between blue or green.

Polish up your handles or have them recoated (have no idea how to do that!).

Here are some blues and greens. I like the green I posted as well and the Tarrytown Green would be an awesome color for you.

Are you looking at dark blues?

Marine Blue-BM

Hale Navy-BM

Hague Blue-Farrow and Ball

Dark Greens:

Green and brass is a stunning combination.

Get small sample pots and paint large pieces of poster or foam board and look at the color in different lights.

We just painted our front door SW Oceanside. It was SW Mosaic Tile previously and while I loved that color, I wanted an update. The Oceanside is more blue-green than teal. We got a grey storm door so we painted the sidelight trim SW Iron Ore. My brick is red and the rest of the trim is white. Sorry I don't have a pic yet.

This is from the SW website. I love how it looks with the grey stucco (I know you don't have stucco but I love the color combination).

Edit - we also considered SW Marea Baja for the door but the Oceanside was a bit brighter.

I need a Benjamin Moore light/medium gray to paint the siding. Any ideas? I read that exterior paint can look many shades lighter after applied. Thanks.