A dark green would look good or the teal. The pinks may not be so good against the red brick.

I think if you're going with black railings then go for something in keeping with those, so black, dark grey with pewter hardware. I would say anything bright, especially pink may be even more inviting for someone to kick, as unfortunately those that do that kind of thing may be quite drawn to something that really sticks out.

As for a garden path, it's 12 inches , so, maybe one large slab would work better.

Sam, is this the same house you were (are?) doing up so nicely with the dark colours and bare brick etc?

For some reason I remember your window frames to be timber, or maybe I'm confused (wouldn't be the first time...).

Phew, I'm not going mad then... :)

Yes that's how I remember your house. Lovely.

Can you perhaps post a photo of exterior with the new windows? I promise I won't mention the slightly unusual partition... :)

Do you want to be traditional and have something tasteful that will not draw attention, or go for a funky discord that is in keeping with your personality but may be a target?

Haha nice one Sam. I was wondering how you'd respond to that. :)

Just a thought, if you're going to the trouble of having railings, then you could include a gate that opens outwards, ( I don't think there's room to open inwards ). Then, maybe you could be braver with the outside as the gate will hopefully put the ' asbotterati' off............love that word, must now start using it so I can pretend i'm hip and trendy ...............No, it's not going to work is it?

My sister lives in Newcastle ( Jesmond Vale ), she says all the same things, loves it, apart from the cold. However, we're Irish, so she really should be used to it, I still wear my shorts in December, ha ha.

Black front door, inside side pink... that gets my vote :-)

There are door bells that have a camera which connects to your phone and it will video (and save if you opt for that, costs a little bit of money each year) and let you know whether there’s someone at the door, even if they don’t ring the bell. We have one. I can see and talk to the people who are on my driveway even when I’m not at home. They are not hugely expensive. But its style is not in keeping with the style of your house, so possibly not for you. Just thought I’d mention it anyway.

You can define the area that it needs to ‘guard’. Not sure how small you can set it to though. Might get a bit annoying if it tells you every time someone walks by the house ;-)

Ours is a Ring. Works well as long as you’ve got a good internet connection.

I was looking at similar doorbells but it wouldn't work that well for us because we have a communal front door.

With regards to the style, they do look a bit 'plasticky'. Are there no better looking ones?

btw C, isn't it annoying when the spelling correction adds an apostrophe incorrectly?

:-)

Very!

You comedian you...

You do make me laugh.

:-D