https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 05:25:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2725257 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:06:54 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2725257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: Love it! Huge improvement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2725204 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:55:25 +0000 skipra 2725204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: looks great! Big improvement :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2725031 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:07:28 +0000 MamaG 2725031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aren't done yet. Gutters will go up this week and I still need to pick a new door and color for the entry. We love it. It's a pretty big change. </p> [attach=1509/17/ook1sh.600x450.IMG_3952.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707629 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 21:01:18 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2707629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house is a a very light grey and our door and trim are a dark forrest green </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707616 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:21:12 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2707616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house siding is grey and our shutters are black with white columns and grayish stone and our door is black. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707576 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:28:19 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2707576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we're building right now so I don't have any pictures.<br /> Light gray brick with medium wood. Door is SW Capri (a bright blue color) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707563 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:47:50 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2707563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I love that teal on the second door! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707557 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:33:59 +0000 youboots 2707557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a aqua door on a grey house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707550 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:18:56 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2707550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: I think you just motivated me to paint my front door :happy: I'm really liking the top right door in this picture. But I'm not convinced it matches my house :sad: </p> <p>Eta: Someone commented that the color is Reflecting Pool by Sherwin Williams :heart: </p> [attach=1448/17/omilvl.444x600.FrontDoor.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707543 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:57:17 +0000 MaryM 2707543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: Yeah, the style wouldn't go with our house either, but I think the wood color is really pretty on a variety of houses (if you get it in a style that goes with your home) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707541 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:56:07 +0000 MamaG 2707541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: @winniebee: I love it, but I just wonder if I would grow tired of it? I guess it could always be repainted. I think my DH is going to be more likely to go for an expected color like red or navy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707537 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:55:15 +0000 MamaG 2707537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: I would absolutely love to have a nice craftsman door, it just doesn't feel like it fits the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707516 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:10:08 +0000 MaryM 2707516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the front door, would you consider getting a wood door with a stain instead?</p> <p>I like in a very 1970s neighborhood and a lot of the houses are similar drab colors. By far my favorite door in our cul de sac is one that's a nice rich, not too dark, not too light, wood. </p> <p>This is similar in color, but the style matches the architecture more. <a href="http://www.copygeneralusa.com/images/www.doorsstyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Craftsman_Entry.119230640.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.copygeneralusa.com/images/www.doorsstyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Craftsman_Entry.119230640.jpg</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707505 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 14:53:34 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2707505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I was thinking the same. Teal would be a really nice accent. </p> <p>A brighter teal would be a bit bold, but I think it would look great! 😊</p> <p><a href="http://ashadeofteal.com/redo-frontdoor-inspiration/" rel="nofollow">http://ashadeofteal.com/redo-frontdoor-inspiration/</a> </p> [attach=1448/17/omihxa.480x360.IMG_1237.JPG] [attach=1448/17/omihxb.404x600.IMG_1238.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707408 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:45:13 +0000 peachykeen 2707408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: If you leave the siding as-is, I think I'd paint the garage door trim the dark green as well. If you paint the siding a darker tan, I think you could do the garage door trim that color too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707405 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:44:03 +0000 winniebee 2707405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: I think you could leave the siding and garage doors as is and just go with a softer teal for the door as a pop of color! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707403 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:42:04 +0000 Jennibenni 2707403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do white trim, black garage doors, and a bright pop of color for the front door. You could do a color that you like a bright turquoise would be nice or green or yellow </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707402 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:41:27 +0000 lioneyes 2707402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a darker brown brick house and are painting the door and window trim (no shutters) matte black. It is a modern house so I want simple- if it were older or more traditional, I would do a red or green door with black window trim and shutters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707399 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:39:20 +0000 MamaG 2707399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: For the door, siding or both? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707398 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:39:03 +0000 MamaG 2707398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peachykeen: In the dark green garage door scenario, I assume you'd leave the trim around the doors the same as the siding? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707395 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:38:29 +0000 MamaG 2707395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BUNBUN: We are actually replacing the door. It has two windows in it that we don't like. I was actually considering a black door, because I typically have something hanging on the door, so it would provide a nice neutral backdrop. But I was worried, since the entry way is already sort of cave-ish. The front of our house faces south, so it doesn't get great daylight to the entry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707384 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:17:07 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2707384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: yes! :) left my pic the same so people will "recognize me" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707382 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:15:36 +0000 winniebee 2707382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbubbletea: hey you changed your username! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707377 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:12:35 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2707377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: that would be nice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707376 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:11:02 +0000 winniebee 2707376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the idea of a light teal color (gray teal, similar to the color of the Hellobee website). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707372 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:06:06 +0000 BUNBUN 2707372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FWIW, red is supposed to be the most welcoming color if you are selling a home. I've always loved the look of eggplant, but a "purple" door is a hard sell for my DH! Just choose a paint (and primer!) that won't chip easily. I painted our door a deep wine color, and it chipped in one spot to the brown beneath which drove me crazy, but no one else could see it! I used to live on Cape Cod, where all the houses are gray cedar shingles, so colorful doors were a big thing: coral, yellow, red, bright blue, green. If you choose a "crazy" color, it really helps if you can match/compliment it with shutters, a bench, adirondack chairs or planters. Also, if you have a favorite color of flowers, why not pick a color that compliments them or makes them stand out (ie: dark blue door for lavender flowers)?</p> <p>As for paint colors, I always find brick a challenge to match. I would recommend finding a minor color that's in the brickwork and pulling that out. I think there are websites that will allow you to upload a photo and test out paint colors </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707368 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:04:57 +0000 peachykeen 2707368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I would probably paint the garage (and likely front) doors a hunter green and leave the siding a similar color, but maybe a slightly darker tan. Kind of keeps it in the earth tones while differentiating colors a little bit? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707364 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:57:35 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2707364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: oh nice! I'm sure you'll end up with more useful answers here. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707363 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:56:15 +0000 MamaG 2707363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: We don't have an HOA, so I don't have any limits. Not that I'm trying to do anything crazy. Thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exterior-of-home#post-2707360 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:54:18 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2707360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does your HOA have a list of approved paints? That may be a place to start. </p>