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What color should I paint my front door?

2 years ago

Looking for suggestions. I've always dreamt of having a bright and cheery front door, and now that I own my own home I can do that! I've always wanted a yellow door but don't know if that will go with our house well. House is SW poolhouse blue and trim is SW Neutral Ground. Roof is black. Thanks!

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Jilly
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Love the style of your door. :)

Yellow is wonderful with blue! I’d do the sidelights and surround in your trim color, and just the front door yellow:

Just some blue/yellow photos for fun:

You can consult with SW for a yellow/gold compatible with the Poolhouse Blue.
Catrina Alister
2 years ago
Yeah I m also for a light yellow or maybe something like a deep red?
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Your house looks more craftsman than country. Especially the design on the windows in the door and sidelights. That said, if the doors and sidelights are wood, I’d rather see the paint stripped and just stain the door a nice medium to dark stain. If they are not wood and need to be painted, I’d go with an olive green, but I actually like the yellow they are now and you could even go more into a mustard. The trim should not be painted to match the door unless you also paint the trim around all the windows. The window trim currently matches the trim around the door, which looks fine IMO. I’d even say strip and stain the window trim if that’s what you do with the door. Just my two cents. Hope you find a solution that you LOVE! Good luck!
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Holly- Kay
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Ohhh, a pretty buttery yellow like the second photo down would look gorgeous!
Laura
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks everyone! Our painter uses SW so I was thinking decisive yellow or fun yellow. Thoughts on everything being yellow? Our door and the side windows are iron, so it might be hard to do the sidelights the trim color and just the door yellow. Not impossible. Just more expensive and it might not totally match the trim. Thanks!

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