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Door Colour for 1970's red brick house

Caroline Cox
hace 5 años

We are looking to change the front door and frame of our 1970's property. We'll also probably add a canopy porch over the doorway to make the house look less flat. We currently have a soft wood door in a mid oak colour with a UPVC white frame (1st two photos). We've been considering composite doors, but are finding it difficult to choose the colour and style. We think the colour of the current door compliments the property. But does a darker walnut colour (photo 3) look more contemporary? Or do we stick with the mid oak colour (photo 4) or go with something more classic (photo 5). We'd appreciate your thoughts.







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  • Jonathan
    hace 5 años
    I agree with earlier posts that say the door is an individual choice- I think all the choices you have considered sit well with the house.
    As far as making the front more interesting I would have new stone flags laid in front of the door and have this area a little wider and deeper so it is more imposing. I would cut boarders against the house to soften the hard landscaping and better highlight the front entrance. I think the flatness of the exterior that you have described is because there is no window to the right of the front door and trellis could help with this. I also think your porch light is undersized.
    Personally I think that when you have better signposted the entrance you won’t feel an additional porch will add anything. In my opinion this house is actually very attractive now, is probably 20 years newer than your estimate and likely only needs a light touch to make a big improvement.

    • Comentarios (19)

    • PRO
      K interiors
      hace 5 años
      Hello,

      Your front entrance door colour is somewhere you can express a bit of personality ! I would always go for a colour, if you go to kinteriorsuk on Instagram or Facebook on Ask Kay on Wednesday I posted tips for front door colours recently. A canopy and some plants/baskets/pots to complement the colour chosen would look nice Of the 5 photos you posted if I had to choose one of them it would be the last one. Hope this helps.
      K
      Caroline Cox agradeció a K interiors
    • artisan_1
      hace 5 años
      From your short list, I would go for the black if you want a more contemporary look.
    • A B
      hace 5 años
      Could you paint your current door? Maybe a dark mustard colour?
    • Caroline Cox
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      The combination of UPVC frame and wooden door isn't ideal. So we need to replace the whole frame and door.

    • A B
      hace 5 años
      What will the frame be with the black door? The white at least ties in with your windows
    • Caroline Cox
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      We'd have a white frame with the black door, I think a black frame would be too harsh.

    • jbtanyderi
      hace 5 años
      The darker walnut makes a flattering difference. Investigate the cost of shallow arched glass canopy two feet wider than the current opening and extending three to four feet from the front of the house.
    • jbtanyderi
      hace 5 años
      Match the canopy arch to the current brick arch.
    • E D
      hace 5 años

      Maybe it's due to the mockups, maybe it's because it's a clash of styles or maybe it is because there is no canopy, but my thoughts are that the original door (and frame) suits the house better than the composite doors with the large handle.


      You have a lovely house and unless you want to change the exterior more extensively, I don't think changing the door improves the look.


      As suggested, some more planting, in pots or otherwise will probably do a better job and you can always give the current door more of a statement colour. Easy enough to change if it doesn't have the desired effect.



    • Caroline Cox
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Thank you for all your comments. We'd love to be able to just paint the current door, but we've been told that the combination of UPVC frame and wood door possibly wouldn't be covered on our insurance policy in case of a break in. As the frame is not a standard size, both the frame and the door need to be replaced.

    • PRO
      Exploit Space
      hace 5 años

      I've not read all the post above but your bricks are "Heathers" that's your starting point for me, dark heather tones

    • E D
      hace 5 años

      Interesting, Exploit. Does that mean purple like colours?

    • PRO
      Exploit Space
      hace 5 años

      I would say so, look closely at the brick you'll see some nice flecks of purples, reds, grey / purples. Our home is built from Heathers, we went for an F&B light green I'm not sure it was the right choice but the big white border didn't help. Think moorland / heather /peat and you can't go too far wrong


      Jeeessss! need to paint that door again this summer!

      Caroline Cox agradeció a Exploit Space
    • PRO
      K interiors
      hace 5 años
      There is a fabulous colour from The Little Green company called adventurer which is a deep aubergine - thinking along the heather tones.
      Caroline Cox agradeció a K interiors
    • PRO
      Origin - Doors and Windows
      hace 5 años

      This article may help you make your decision:

      http://bit.ly/how-to-choose-the-right-colour-for-your-front-door


      Let me know if you've got any questions.


      Thanks, Robyn

    • Caroline Cox
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      So we took everyone's comments on board and have decided to go for the more traditional style of front door with leaded glass in the door and chrome furniture. We'll also put in some planting to soften the front. We're going to have a composite door but this does restrict our colour choice. So which do you think works best? White, slate or light grey? The first 2 photos are our existing door.





    • E D
      hace 5 años

      Well done making a decision.

      If you really want to match your door to the bin, then go for slate :-)

      I'm not sure about the blue tint of the glass next to the white and the slate door, or is that by accident?

    • Caroline Cox
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      The blue tint is an accident - it just looks like that on the door manufacturers mock up. The glass will be normal privacy glass.

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