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Front Door Color - Any Rules?

tamigirl59 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:56:12 GMT

Have been looking at samples and samples of colors for my front door. Any suggestions as to what color to paint?

My house is a basic California one story...stucco cream colored.

Would love some suggesitons.

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Big Sister — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:07:19 GMT

Sounds like my house is similar to yours. I would consider red, blue or green. You want it to make a statement. If the interior of your home has one of those colors that is prominent, then use that color for the door.

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Natasha218 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:27:59 GMT

Since I don't know you, your house or you aesthetic; there's no way that I could suggest something. I will say that my house is a small colonial that is white with black trim and the door is beautiful lavender. My neighbors hate it....lol They can't stand my lavender door. I'm not a gardener but I love flowers. There are lilac bushes at on both sides of my house and this year, I have a variety of white and purple flowers in pots on my front porch. Prior to last year, when I had the door painted lavender, It was always red.

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feline groovy — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:18:24 GMT

Teal (more green than blue):

Turquoise (more blue than green):

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nana59 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:49:22 GMT

@Natasha218 wrote:
Since I don't know you, your house or you aesthetic; there's no way that I could suggest something. I will say that my house is a small colonial that is white with black trim and the door is beautiful lavender. My neighbors hate it....lol They can't stand my lavender door. I'm not a gardener but I love flowers. There are lilac bushes at on both sides of my house and this year, I have a variety of white and purple flowers in pots on my front porch. Prior to last year, when I had the door painted lavender, It was always red.

nice neighbors.......

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MarkeieMark — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:50:13 GMT

I put a new fancy front door on last year and did some research on this. The other story is what to paint the door inside. decisions, decisions...

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scatcat — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:54:36 GMT

Tiffany blue or Clinique green. With a cream house, you have a lot of options. We used to have a red door. My buddy has a colonial blue door

I would google "door colors for cream house" and hit images. Easier when you can see it

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CAMOGIRL — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:55:06 GMT

Terra-cotta? Sage green?

Something earthy inspired would be my route with stucco...

but, no rules for front doors as far as I know... just pick one to complement the house's style and a color that says to everyone passing by... "look at the door!".

Happy Painting!!

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Nonametoday — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 02:00:51 GMT

NAT: What color is your exterior? Is it brick, wood or other? Does it have shutters? Do you have a well-manicured yard with pretty grass or do you have a natural landscape? What period is your house or is it today's contemporary?

Is your door wood? Does it have glass panes? Does it have any brass, door knocker, etc?

Try to have no more than 3 colors on your exterior unless you have a Victorian with a lot of gingerbread. Front doors can be any color but need to blend with your landscape, your paint colors and home. Red, any color in the red family/yellow family says "welcome." Greens and blues say "I keep a very clean house, remove your shoes before entering." Well, not really but that is sort of the way some decorators view it. Blacks and grays are used a lot in Georgian, Colonial, Queen Anne homes. But, it's your house and you have to be the one who smiles when you drive up and see it. If it does not make your heart sing, your feet won't dance when you exit your car. So make it "you."

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Starpass — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 02:41:16 GMT

Benjamin Moore - Eggplant...stunning, and makes any wreath etc. pop!

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Scooby Doo — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 02:57:32 GMT

I was researching this subject just the other day, looking for colors for my front door. The colors I liked best are

Benjamin Moore: Wythe Blue, Grenada Villa (trim Dove White), Stratton Blue, or Covington Blue.

Behr: Oslo

Just go to Pinterest and in the search bar type in front door colors.

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GCR18 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 03:59:29 GMT

Go bold. I've had a teal door and loved it. Current house has a dark green door. It's boring. I will paint it one of these years.

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ID2 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:23:05 GMT

Years ago when we were still living in our first house I couldn't decide on a color for the front door. I really loved a coral color of a shirt my dh wore to work occasionally so we took it into the paint store and matched it up. This was way before the color matching they can do digitally today. I never got so many compliments on that front door!

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nyc1 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:09:20 GMT

I feel your pain. I lived with a white door and white shutters for years. About 2 years ago we changed the shutters to Black. It then made the door look even more bland. I was thinking color color color and walked my neighborhood for weeks looking at people's homes and their front doors. Finally I decided on Black... both inside and out. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I have several huge planters for pops of color. Really like the look.

Good luck with your decision.

My contractor had suggested getting a huge piece of corrugated board and painting that in the color you're thinking of prior to painting the door. It helps!

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kelsey17 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:31:29 GMT

We have a dark burgundy door and shutters w/white home...i think it would work with cream too.!

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Peaches McPhee — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:10:32 GMT

@Natasha218 wrote:
Since I don't know you, your house or you aesthetic; there's no way that I could suggest something. I will say that my house is a small colonial that is white with black trim and the door is beautiful lavender. My neighbors hate it....lol They can't stand my lavender door. I'm not a gardener but I love flowers. There are lilac bushes at on both sides of my house and this year, I have a variety of white and purple flowers in pots on my front porch. Prior to last year, when I had the door painted lavender, It was always red.

This is such a weird thing to hate. . . and to tell your neighbor you hate their door?

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CelticCrafter — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:20:35 GMT

Our house is blue with black roof, shutters and storm door. All the other trim and garage door are white - the front door is burgundy.

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software — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:14:17 GMT

There are many meanings behind the color of a front door. In Scotland, a red meant the mortgage is paid in full! I'm not going to give you all the meanings of the various colors because it will derail the thread, it will turn into "controversy" or "inappropriate" and who knows what else.

But it's fun to look up the meanings of the colors. However, paint it whatever you like but it would be cute to have a great answer when someone asks "Why did you pick that color?"

@tamigirl59 wrote:
Have been looking at samples and samples of colors for my front door. Any suggestions as to what color to paint?

My house is a basic California one story...stucco cream colored.

Would love some suggesitons.

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Ohio St8 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:19:36 GMT

Paint your front door your favorite color! When you see it, you will immediately feel great. Your door, in your favorite color, will make you so happy!

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151949 — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:51:00 GMT

The Amish paint their front door turquoise blue when they have a daughter of courting age.

The Episcopal church always paints the doors red to repel the devil from entering.

Green is supposed to be welcoming.

I've also heard a red door means you have paid the mortgage off.

I think with a cream color house any color you like would be fine. Maybe with such a light house you'd want to go dark like navy,burgundy or forest green, brown or black.

Personally , when we had a cream color house we had all the trim forest green. When it was for sale many people commented it had a lot of curb appeal.

What color is the roof?

Our Florida home now is pale yellow stucco with white trim, brown roof and a forest green door.