What a fabulous home!! I would definitely go bold with the front door. And I like the mix of wood with the home for definition.

Thanks for the reply and the compliment!

I never would have thought to go so bold for the door color but I do like it!

I do not have bold colors on the inside of the home- mainly neutrals and blues- do you think it is okay to have a different style outside than inside?

I like your idea of the wood as well- could you tell me where you could see those accents working on our house? Or maybe just some planters and furniture in the wood to accent?

Thanks!

I would absolutely go bold for door. And the wood would be nice on garage wall by the single longer window and again at the corner by porch area.

Consider adding some molding to the other Windows on front. Keep lines clean and simple though. And lighting will be key for night.

Use same door color for accents on porch and pit area on front. I think bold is the only way to go.

Consider this at porch side to right.

I'm counter the herd here. Go with a deep charcoal grey or black. Add color via compact sized Japanese weeping maples (Laceleaf) that have a beautiful shape and color. And some variegated grasses (like zebra grass and yucca "color guard") too to combat the dull shrubs.

I love navy doors and think it would look great on your home. Adirondack chairs are not very comfortable, difficult to get out of. Love those Grandin Road rockers. What I did years ago (20+) was get the basics (table & chairs for eating and other patio chairs) in white. I bought good quality (Telescope) and they still look brand new today. Then I added some less expensive chairs in a color I liked at the time. Recently I added lime green with the white stuff for a new look. Lovely home, Enjoy it.

If your house is light grayish green then I like a purple door. Adirondack chairs are a bit low. You have to consider the height of your fire pit. People like to look down into the fire. I love the rockers for your porch.

A landscaping trick I learn of is to maintain the hedge at one level even if grown on a slope. Here is an example.

If your house is blue then navy for the door. What color is the house?

You home is all about being nestled into the trees and I think you should stay with nature'

s colors for the exterior. I could see a soft, not bright or reflective red for this door, especially if you planted a red leafed tree close to the facade. crimson King Maple. You keep it severely pruned back for a small tree with interesting shape. Adding a Japanese Maple in the same color family gives cohesion. You could add container planting with coleus to reinforce this hue.

Wow! I really appreciate all of the comments! Lots to think about here. I really like the idea of adding some red leafed plants to the landscaping to bring in more interest crime puremichigan. And thank you to emmarene for pointing out that the Adirondack chairs would be too low for the firepit- that is absolutely right and something we hadn't considered!

The house color is a blue gray- not really any green to the tone although I can see how that would come across in the pictures.

I think I'm leaning toward a slate grey, navy or soft red door- I do like the idea of a bright color but not sure it's cohesive with the interior colors.

In in another couple weeks I hope we will have some so consistently warm days where I can get the door painted. I will update the after we paint!

Great house, beautiful setting. Have fun with the front door paint. It's easy to change and does not have to be consistent with your interior color choices.

Thank you, puremichigan! I really like the paint color you suggested and think for now we will go with that as flopsycat pointed out we can always change it in the future if we decide to go bolder. Now, to just get some consistently warm weather!

Hi again, houzzers!

I have decided to paint my front door the navy "Bayard Blue" suggested by Pure Michigan. I am also going to order the rocking chairs I mentioned from Grandin Road but can't decide what color is best. Does anyone have a recommendation/opinion for which color with a blue/gray house and navy door?

Considering these three, "weathered surf", "white" and "weathered gray" Also considering red, maybe even black.

More colors on website: http://www.grandinroad.com/nantucket-rocking-chair/312006

House and porch again as a reminder.

Thank you!

I like the curve of the little patio against the lines of the home. What about a bit of landscape in front of the patio to accentuate the curve?