Monday, August 15

help me find a paint color?








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I have long wanted to paint the front door of our home, and finally
I am going to get on it! 
(insert husband's eye-rolling here as I've been saying this for years a bit, but between you and me, I really mean it!)
I adore the look of painted front doors, I love the instant charm and personality that little detail adds.

I remember years ago my Mother-in-Law painted her wooden front door a rich, shiny black and it looked absolutely beautiful. 

And so I'm tossing around colors at the moment. 
Originally, I had wanted to go with a red for the door, more of a raspberry red than say, a brick red.  But after pouring through magazines, paint decks, and searching on blogs, I'm now thinking a pretty, soft aqua like the last image could be lovely too.  I thought I may as well put it out there to the wonderful world of blogland, to see perhaps if any of you had a good color recommendation?  And if it helps, our home is painted a dark gray (weathervane by para paints).

Curious, is your front door painted? 

16 comments:

  1. We need pictures of your brick, siding, stucco etc and the front of the house......then we can advise.

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  2. How exciting! That last image is of Miles Redd's front door and it's been a favorite of mine forever...so I'm kind of bias and think you should go with that one! I've always wondered what paint he used...it's kind of a pale robin's egg is some pictures and a bit more grayish aqua in others...very curious to know!
    There's a dark gray cottage with white trim in our neighborhood and it has a bright yellow door, it's pretty neat too...wishing you the best of luck!!
    Happy picking...and remember, it's just paint!
    xo J~

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  3. Love the yellow door, grey and yellow just sing out loveliness...I also love the aqua but I feel it needs all the silver trimming to hold the importance of being a front door! might be a tough colour to have if the front door receives a lot of sun.
    Still love the raspberry! yum!

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  4. Oooooooh, that is a tough one! My front door used to be black and I LOVED it ... but after a few years I painted it a dark sage green and I loved it ... then I painted it red and I LOVED it ... now I am thinking of painting it a navy blue ... I think I will love that too! Even though it is a hassle - my point here is - change it up! You will probably love whatever you do and then you'll want to change it up again! The soft aqua sounds great! ;)

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  5. I have a rental property right now, but my landlady is a doll and lets me change whatever I like. My project for the end of summer is to paint the front door and I'm going with a shiny black! Should be beautiful! Good luck choosing your color. Whatever you go with will look great!

    (I'm also your newest follower!)

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  6. Those yellow doors at the top are just beautiful! I like the aqua colour at the bottom too. Thanks for entering my giveaway! Hugs, em xx

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  7. I always love to see a house with a colorful and inviting entrance. Picking colors can be daunting. The aqua you're contemplating is beautiful....but what color is the rest of your house?

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  8. I love the yellow door! I also like the dark doors. Our front door is a black door and it looks nice although it's getting a bit scratched up by our kidlets. : )

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  9. Love, love, love the yellow, a little bit of country charm. Glossy black is also beautiful with black urns out front. Good luck! I am sure whatever you choose will be lovely.

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  10. Red front doors are welcoming, so too is a deep rich green, yellow is fine when new but soon looks messy, pastel shades give a hint of coldness behind the door, whereas a mid blue to dark blue gives a hint of class!

    The very best of luck to you!

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  11. I love the last door - grey-ish green/blue? It looks inviting and classy... failing that, gloss black is a beautiful choice I think :-) Have a lovely weekend xo

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  12. The first picture is so beautiful.. black door are super cool as well. I'd probably go for black!

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  13. I love the soft aqua! That is the color we painted our front + back porch ceilings. Our front door is painted a deep bronze.

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  14. I love the Aqua one best! Such a pretty color. I would love to paint my door that color too!

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  15. Thanks for all the great comments! I've been madly running around the past few weeks and have been unable to reply! I love what A Heron's View wrote about red being welcoming...that's exactly what I want the door to say...'Come in, Friends'.

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