Comments on: Picking The Right Red Color & Painting Our Front Door

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:24:01 +0000

Maybe some dark brown shutters to tie into the roof and a bright red door? Valspar’s Fabulous Red is awesome with red brick (shinier and redder so it looks nice together).

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By: Jill Chappell

Jill Chappell — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:09:49 +0000

Our house is beige cedar wood. We have red dark brick foundation and dark brown roof. What color shutters and door?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:04:51 +0000

In reply to TC.

Maybe some sort of tan or gray color? Something rich so it pops. I’d bring home a ton of swatches and just hold them up to see what looks best with the siting. Good luck!

xo,
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By: TC

TC — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:23:04 +0000

The color of my townhouse is your standard blah, light tan, with a pinkish undertone, if that makes sense. HOA permitting ;), what color would you recommend for my exterior door? I’m trying to find something that goes with the outside but doesn’t clash with the inside (browns, tans, reds, greens inside and oak colored hardwood. I’m at a loss!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:43:48 +0000

In reply to Lori Wright.

I think it sounds great since you want to lighten it up! You could even get a test pot of the paint and just paint a corner of it to see what you think. Good luck!

xo,
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By: Lori Wright

Lori Wright — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:10:12 +0000

I’m a big fan and decided since I didn’t start reading until this year that I’d visit the archives and “catch up”… :)

I’m thinking of painting my front door a duck egg blue… My house is a creamy color (maybe a little lighter than the tan you used) and my shutters are currently a faded black. You think the blue is too much? My door sits really far back and I feel like our entry is very dark which is why I was wanting something bright and cheery to lighten it up. I even thought of repainting the shutters charcoal gray or should I still with black?

You guys are crazy inspiring :)

P.S. I’m still on the hunt for a slipper chair slipcover in chocolate brown if anyone gets wind of a place to hunt……

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:56:06 +0000

In reply to Casey.

Haha, love it.

xo,
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By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:43:27 +0000

When we moved into our house 20 years ago, the door was forest green. Upon accidentally scratching the door sometime later, we discovered it had once been bright ORANGE. haha I would love to see that look come back!!