What Color to Stain/Paint my Exterior Front Door

Question

Hey BP Fam,

Hoping I can get some input from you all on what color to paint or stain my front door. It will ultimately be a rental property (Oakland, CA). The flooring is a light Oak colored LVP. The walls are Agreeable Gray. Should I stain, or paint the front exterior door? And what color or stain should I go with? I want a nice neutral color that will match the paint and flooring and help spruce things up.

I have attached some pics of the front door. I was initially going to purchase a fiberglass or steel door, but figured it would be more cost effective to just work with the door I have. It seems to be a decent quality wood so no point in wasting it.

Look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts!

DJ

DJ Cespedes · Answer

@brian pulaski Thanks for the tips. Yours does compliment well! I started to do a darker shade of gray also, but I had too much gray going on and wanted to try and branch out. I ended up doing a dark walnut stain for the front door (both interior and exterior) and switched out the door hardware to a dark bronze color. I think it looks ok for now, but if after a while I don't like it, I can just sand it down and try something different.

Brian Pulaski · Answer

Are you only painting the inside? I’ve painted doors white for the most part, however I’m not a fan of white flat slab doors. A recent flip I did I painted the doors a darker shade of the wall color. I liked the look. Hard to see in this photo but it complimented the wall color well.