Front door pizazz needed
kecoffman
5 years ago
I’d love to jazz up the exterior of our home and would like to start with the front door color. Please, advice is needed on the color. And... do I have to paint the single pair of shutters the same color??
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Denita
5 years ago
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Comments (2)If the front door is not opening straight in to the house and is remaining in a porch with a further inner door, it doesn't really matter as you won't see it from inside the house. White would be nice as it matches the windows and will remain light and airy from inside. So, given the option for indoors i'd go for the white....See MoreGlazing advice needed for front door.
Comments (16)Hello, If you want to have panels made in the traditional way, its a straightforward thing to do, you would need the designs to be created in a sympathetic way to suit the existing designs and then have the designer make up the leaded panels for you. If you wanted them put into double glazed units, that can be done, but you would need to purchase new specific panels to enclose the leaded glass. Otherwise, its possible to just install either in place of the current panels or perhaps secondary glaze them. If you wanted to keep your double glazed panels you could apply decra lead to them, but its not a very good substitute really as it always looks artificial. Looking at what you have there, you are probably looking at around eight hundred pounds for both to be designed and made in the traditional way. Hope this helps, I am happy to help you out if you are having any difficulty or if you have any questions....See MoreDesign help needed - Victorian house - new front door issue
Comments (14)What a beautiful house. So pleased you have embraced the age and style of the house rather than deciding to ‘modernise’ it as so many posts on this forum want to do to their homes. The door is a lovely colour - agree with you about using that instead of the white on the surrounding woodwork - I’d use it on the inside of the door too. Crest idea is smashing. I think all it is missing then is some softening up ... I would add some beautifully simple planted larger tubs either side of the porch - I think the box look a bit too restrained & out of proportion - I’d go for white flowers spilling over the edge and silver foliage. Maybe something with height - olive trees? Bay ? Maybe echo the planting in window boxes on the ground floor cills (obviously without the trees!) ? White/silver planting looks smart during the day, but just glows in the evening & in artificial light so ideal at the doorway. More colourful planting would compete with the door, keeping the palette restrained would, instead, complement it....See MoreFront door needs help. Front garden too
Comments (4)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....See More
kecoffman
5 years agoThe front door is currently black. While the weather is nice, I’m going to leave the screen in place so that I can enjoy the fresh air. Unfortunately, I had to move the urns to where they currently are as they were getting drowned by overflowing gutters during heavy rains.
njay
5 years ago
PROFlo Mangan
5 years agoA gray blue would look great with your stone. This stone reminded me of yours.
Exterior | trellis · More InfoHouzz reversed the photos, but the other photo is a more blue green which might also work. Blue if stone presents itself more gray and if the stone is more sand tones, use a green/blue tone.
Pacific Palisades Retreat · More Infokecoffman
5 years ago
PROCabinet City
5 years agoYou're lucky that your house is traditional but retains excellent proportions from the early 20th C. (?)
One thing you might consider is how to light up the entrance at night, perhaps by use of low voltage lights that are hidden in the recesses of the entrance, so that the entryway, from bottom to top (second floor) is illuminated subtly. (not by only the lantern)
Also as far as a paint color for the shutters, why not take the very darkest stone and custom match it? Valspar "Garden Walk" was suggested by the darkest stone. "Night View" by Valspar is a dark blue/gray hue. Here are some schemes they suggested:
acm
5 years agoliz_fb
5 years agoI love the black door. I think planting red Japanese maples something like this,
on either side of the door would give your entry a pop!
gigirambles
5 years ago
larkspurproject
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Flo Mangan
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