We're still mulling over our choices for our front door. We plan on putting in a fiberglass door (most likely a
ThermaTru). We like the
Thermatru American Style Collection door though we have concerns that even without the optional
dentil it may clash with our "
garrison colonial" house.
So with the magic of the MS-Windows paint utility, Paul threw together some rough images of some possible door combinations and colours. Note that currently the molding around the door is the colour of the house. We're wondering if we should paint it white...or if we should keep it the same colour as the house to keep a balance with the other side (since it's a big picture window, there's not an awful lot of white except the trim around the window).
Because we live in Minnesota and the door goes directly into our front room, we need a storm door. Otherwise we would get some condensation on the hardware (because it gets somewhat cold outside here and we have to run a central humidifier here---it's a dry cold here). The problem with a storm door is that it's only available in limited quantities...unless you have one cu$tom made. Figure about $800 for a custom made aluminum one (with custom colour).
The house front as it is now...
...notice how the white storm door makes things look even worse...
Option A: Leave trim colour of house, oak stained front door.
Option B: Leave trim colour of house, black front door.
The nice thing about a black door is if we ever change the house colour...
Option C: Paint trim white, white 3/4 light door
The nice thing about this kind of door is might mimic the height of the windows
Option D: Paint trim white, oak stained front door.
Option E: Paint trim white, white front door.
Option F: Leave trim colour of house, door colour of shutters.
Option G: Leave trim colour of house, oak stained front door.
