Controversy: Stain or Paint the front door?
Kim O'Brien
7 years ago
We have double mahogany doors on our new house that I had stained. The builder thinks I should paint the doors black. I think the black would look nice, but I'm having a hard time painting them because they are mahogany, a really beautiful wood. What would you do?
Leave it stained
Paint it black
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Comments (103)Thanks so much everyone - this has been great. Sorry for the lack of response - been flat out!!!! It must be hard for you American guys to work on such old English designs.... The ideas have gradually culminated into what really would look good on the house. Ourfarmhouse - these are absolutely great ideas, and thanks Everything Beautiful for getting the jist and putting the ideas onto the house image - nothing like seeing an actual design on your own home. We've got an architech working on it, and he's keen on the iron-wrought idea... but we're not sure. Basically toss-up with this and Everything Beautiful's design (2 above). Going with a four-pannel door, but would like to incorporate some glass somewhere! Possibly a panel above with the house name engraved on it?? Victoria - absolutely right...! We don't need to sit outside with the weather.......... say no more! Just wanting something to cover yourself while you're unlocking the door. We've also done a tour of the local areas, and found a couple of porches - amazing what you find right on your doorstep! Will attach pics shortly......See MoreFront door colour
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Comments (4)Hello Chloe, As far as colour goes, I'd use Anthracite grey (RAL 7016), it's a very dark grey/off-black. It's a really common colour, and therefore would be simple to match should you want to replace windows/garage doors etc in the future. I'd also probably paint the window section next to the door in the same colour, as it looks a little unbalanced at the moment. If there's one the other side too (I can't quite see) then you could keep them white or just do both in the same shade - similar to the below. This is a picture showing Anthracite grey: Hope this helps!...See Morefront door paint
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