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Paint colour advice please.

(33 Posts)
Chewbacca Sat 21-Nov-20 10:44:13

Shysal if your neighbours have black, and that looks ok, how about something like Farrow & Ball's Drainpipe Grey. Mid way between black and grey.

FannyCornforth Sat 21-Nov-20 10:40:26

shysal

The brickwork is a beige Cotswold stone. Neighbours have red, white or black.

I'd go with dark navy or dark Buckingham green.
Both will look lovely with the brass.

Chewbacca Sat 21-Nov-20 10:31:16

I had a new front door fitted just a couple of weeks ago. I live in a red brick house and chose a dark grey door with stainless steel door furniture. Looks very smart!

shysal Sat 21-Nov-20 10:17:33

The brickwork is a beige Cotswold stone. Neighbours have red, white or black.

Ellianne Sat 21-Nov-20 10:09:28

Definitely dark grey. Very fashionable, goes with pretty much anything.

FannyCornforth Sat 21-Nov-20 10:08:53

I think that it depends upon the colour of your brick work.
For instance us, if you have a red/grey mix, a red door will bring out the red.

A house opposite us has recently painted their from door navy (a lovely colour in itself) but it has bought out the grey/black in the bricks. The result is that the brickwork looks dirty.

MrC painted ours in the Summer - it was suppose to be very dark green, but it's come out much, much brighter and vivid.
I can live with it as I rarely see it!

lemongrove Sat 21-Nov-20 10:07:16

Any shade of grey would go well with brass door fittings, but how about a Cotswold pale green or rich cream? Or are there too many of this colour on neighbours doors already?

shysal Sat 21-Nov-20 10:03:02

My front door needs painting. Currently it is dark teal, which I like but want a change. I fancy a dark grey, but would it go with the brass fittings, which I don't really want to replace? Any other colour suggestions would be welcome. The colour palate of flowers in the tiny garden is shades of pink.