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MissyMM
Spruce Grove
Canada

April 24, 2008
03:07 PM

Post #4858391

I have a two storey "cookie cutter" house that is all white siding with burgundy trim around two top windows and the big front window. The gutters are also burgundy, as well as the front porch deck boards. My front door is white and I finding it really hard to find a colour that complements those two colours! I was just going to give up and get a solid wood door...but thought I'd see if anyone has any ideas for paint first! Thanx

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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)

April 24, 2008
03:11 PM

Post #4858413

You could match the trim and go with burgundy, or you could go with a dark green and I think that would look good. I'd stay away from red, orange, yellow, and purple and I'd make sure it's something dark (not pastel). Or wood would look nice as well. If you want to play around with colors, some of the paint companies have websites that let you play around with color combinations so you can try a few things out and see what appeals to you.
Boofish1
Sacramento, CA

June 01, 2008
02:47 PM

Post #5036425

I agree - a dark forest green sounds great.

I painted our door that shade and it looks good. It blends well on the outside with the cream paint and plants. On the inside, the door looks good with our textured mediterranean-style color scheme. In the photo, the dark green wall is the same as the door (which can't be seen).

Val

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Strawberry_Gram
Hiawatha, KS
(Zone 5b)

June 10, 2008
05:24 PM

Post #5084054

What color is your roof? I would go with a dark royal blue.
MsKatt
Mid-Michigan, MI
(Zone 5b)

October 15, 2008
02:26 AM

Post #5673259

What color did you choose?
Tir_Na_Nog
Houston
United States
(Zone 9b)

March 19, 2009
11:20 AM

Post #6289697

A dark blue would look good and perhaps a r/w/b plant theme in the front?

What did you go with?
BoCarl
AL
United States

July 16, 2009
10:22 AM

Post #6826225

nice House i must say...i think you should go with the color of the roof which i think is burgundy or brown if im not wrong. how about instead of coloring the door, polish It??







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Tir_Na_Nog
Houston
United States
(Zone 9b)

July 16, 2009
10:28 AM

Post #6826254

It doesn't appear the person has been active beyond her initial posting... :( hope she solved her dilemma.
scutler
Charleston, SC
(Zone 8b)

July 26, 2009
11:03 PM

Post #6869464

Just in case she is a lurker on her on thread, I think dk or navy blue would look nice. A med blue gray might also work.
flowers_delight
Leicester, NC
(Zone 8a)

September 22, 2009
11:36 AM

Post #7091797

Boofish, love the way you combined the different colors and came up with a beautiful combination, wish I had that kind of eye.

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