I live in a brick ranch which is a very boring tan color. The roof is a light brown. It's all very neutral and boring. I want to paint my front door to add some color. The window in my front door has a covering over it which is in purple tones (so people can't see in). I was thinking of going with an eggplant color. One neighbor says it'll look good and the other said it won't. I also thought about going with a bronze color, but again, my neighbors said its too orange. Any ideas..... no Red please.
2007-07-28 03:03:41 · 17 answers · asked by chelelab 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Go for the eggplant color. It's your house - not your neighbors. :)
If you don't like it, simply paint it again.
Green would work great. It is opposite purple on the color wheel - which means it will work with the window covering. Plus it will stand out against the light colored brick.
One other option is to put blinds over the window, so that the window covering isn't seen from outside.
Hope this helps. :)
2007-07-28 04:05:21 · answer #1 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say red but I won't. The eggplant color sounds very nice. Just because a neighbor says it does'nt look nice does'nt mean you can't paint it that color.. I think it would look very nice. The bronze color I'm not sure about because it will probably look too orange so I would go with the eggplant.
Hope I helped
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~**Lonely_One**~
2007-07-28 10:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
burnished bronze is not too orange. they are probably thinking of shiny new copper or bronze. on the show 'curb appeal' i saw the designer use a front door with an old world look but it was clean and neat and all the bypassers said it looked classy and one even said it looked stately. i love muted eggplant. i would suggest make certain your shade of eggplant has a lot of dark EARTHY gray undertones to it.
2007-07-28 10:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by Allergic To Eggs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here are a few Benjamin Moore colours to look at, they are all very close in colour you will just have to hold them up to see which best suits your door, and the light it recieves etc.
desert shadow 2114-30
amazon soil 2115-30
incense stick 2115-20
vintage wine 2116-20
they pick up on the eggplant/ purple that you would like and are rich enough to have a classy look on a front door. They will have the impact that a black door has, but different.
you don't want to pick a lighter purple than these or it will look really light and purplely in the sun light.
2007-07-28 12:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you match your front door to your shutters but if you have none, your eggplant color may work. Pick out some color strips and hold them up to make sure or paint a tester spot.
2007-07-28 10:16:27 · answer #5 · answered by dawnb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I painted our front door a pretty strawberry color. The porch is a luscious green. So, it's like walking into a strawberry patch. I enjoy the two colors very much.
2007-07-28 10:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by rat racer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark Grey looks good with tan.
2007-07-31 23:44:03 · answer #7 · answered by DW2020 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yellow go's very good with the brown and tan colors.. Hope this helped!
2007-07-28 10:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by *{I'm~your~Girl!}* 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go with a plum color.
2007-07-28 10:06:48 · answer #9 · answered by cory h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some classic images of a well known door: (Paint your door like this.)
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=door%20of%2010%20Downing%20Street&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=door+of+10+Downing+Street&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
2007-07-28 10:26:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋