Like all good paint jobs, it takes a few tries to get it right! Do you agree? As many of you know there was some dissent regarding the color I chose for our front door in a recent exterior paint makeover. While I have not conceded to a new color altogether, two observant readers pointed out a critical detail that I believe makes a huge difference!
As a refresher, here’s the original “before” and the finished exterior paint job from a few weeks ago.
Dramatically different and notably better. But not quite right. A little editing, as shown below, makes a huge difference.
I was really struggling to figure out why I preferred the yellow on the sun porch door (left image below) so much more than on the front door. Then Susan and Nancy pointed out the white trim surrounding the sun porch door. That bit of detail creates a much needed visual break between two deep colors. Brilliant!
As you can see here, I went back and painted the molding and storm door white and we all agree (I hope you do too!) that it makes that daring yellow downright delightful.
Tags: exterior, house paint, yellow door
Wow what a difference it made to paint the trim. I love the door! It looks great!
It looks wonderful! The white trim on the door really makes a huge difference.
Love it!!
That looks awesome! I have also thought about painting our front door a yellow color, but im not sure how it will contrast with the reddish brick. Yours looks Fab!
That looks great! The white trim really helps!
We painted our front door not long ago, even though you can’t see it from the street. You can see it in this post: http://hernandohouse.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/living-with-an-exterior-color-you-didnt-pick/
This looks great. The trim makes a huge difference!
Help!
I’m painfully trying to make up my mind on just the right shade of taupe for the exterior of my house and am leaning towards Sherwin William’s Tavern Taupe. I googled it to see if I could find images of whole houses painted in it and found your blog post. LOVE your finished product! Can you confirm if your paint was Sherwin Williams? Or was is some other tavern taupe? If so, did you match to the SW sample?
Thank you for your help!
-Charlotte
I’ve been totally wanted to paint my house grey with a yellow front door and white trim, but I was totally having qualms about putting a storm door on the front and losing some curb appeal. But your house looks great! So glad I found your photos.