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[Scooby Doo]

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.

[GCR18]

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.

[ID2]

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! 

[nyc1]

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!

[kelsey17]

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

[Peaches McPhee]

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@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.  

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

[CelticCrafter]

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.

[software]

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?"

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@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]

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!

[151949]

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.