Selecting replacement front door glass and door color
Hi Houzzers,
Our current front door is 8 foot tall, 36" wide with a 3/4 panel of glass. It is not privacy glass so the prior owners stuck on some pseudo-mosaic film. It looks pretty cheap so we wanted to replace it. As we decide on the glass, we're also deciding on whether to change the door color. Here is a recent pic (note the odd grayish blue shutter on the left side of the pic):
When I looked online, I only found Zabitat as a vendor for replacement door glass. Are there any others we should consider?
Here are two potential options. Do they go with the house?
https://www.zabitat.com/u/western-reflections-pembrook-door-glass---24-x-66-frame-kit-686pem
https://www.zabitat.com/u/odl-topaz-door-glass---24-x-66-frame-kit-686tpz
Here is a render with the first option:
The thing I'm stuck most on is the color. The garage is brown and so is all the exterior trim (e.g., fascia boards) so does the front door also have to be brown? If we change it to something else, do we need to change the shutter as well? Any suggestions on colors would be greatly appreciated.
-hlca
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoWe realized today that we have one decorative window in our house. Should we try to match the effect in the door glass, or does it not matter? For reference this window is on the stair landing between the first and second floors. The stairs start just after the foyer near the front door. The closest thing I could find was the Vapor glass.
We could also try to match the diamond cluster pattern.
https://www.zabitat.com/u/western-reflections-door-glass-beaufort-24-x-66-frame-kit-686bft
Any suggestions on which direction to go? 1. Match texture; 2. Match pattern; 3. doesn't matter do a simple rainglass.
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