Go for the duck egg, lovely with the brickwork. Grey is so overdone and such a dreary, dead colour for a lovely house like yours.

We've gone for blue - see what you think. Great idea about the planters I'm going to have a look. It's South facing would lavender thrive, it gets really hot out there?

Hi, That is a large amount of unhappy customers and can understand why you'd be apprehensive. I can personally vouch for solidor; The door was ordered, supplied and fitted by our contractor in a matter of 2-3 weeks all in a reasonable price. Another positive experience with composite doors is with Walkers Windows; they also supply doors in styles similar to what you are looking for and have 4.8/5 rating according to their website. we have had the door for over 5 years with no issue. I hope you find the door you are looking for. Good luck!

Hi, are you in the UK? Just that I’ve never seen sand used in that way. With the path you could add small pea shingle around the paving slabs to tidy it up a bit. If that is your front garden on the left, then as Ellie suggests, planting will help. However, sand is not nutritious enough to grow plants in, unless you have the climate to grow cacti and succulents. What to grow depends on your location and whether the area is sunny or shady. A pot either side of the front door would look smart.