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By *orthern Stars OP Couple
over a year ago

Durham

should we paint our front door. It's currently royal blue, but fancy a change.

What do you suggest?

What colour is yours?

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By *illbe9999Man
over a year ago

Holmfirth

Not much of a difference but mine is navy blue

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mines anthracite grey.

I do like farrow and ball hague blue & also Farrow and Ball Lichen green... stunning colour

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine is white at the moment but it's being painted very pale pink.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

RAL 7016 is the in colour. But I do like Farrow and Ball cooking apple green. Green will be the new in colour.

P.S I'm a professional decorator

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By *orthern Stars OP Couple
over a year ago

Durham

"Not much of a difference but mine is navy blue"

That's a colour that's on our list, great minds.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Mines PVC and white

I suggest black

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Sage green is back in vogue I believe.

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

Front door is pillar box red, back door is Racing Green. I love bright colours x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

RAL 7032

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Purple/indigo - it’s gorgeous and I guarantee that you’ll be the pride of your road

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Travelling

Baby poo green

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By *orthern Stars OP Couple
over a year ago

Durham

Green does seem popular. A few people in the street have a sage green colour.

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By *orthern Stars OP Couple
over a year ago

Durham

"RAL 7032"

This is another on our list. Our minds must be similar Wonko

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Baby poo green"

Is that from the new Farrow and Ball range lol

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By *urplechesterCouple
over a year ago

chester

Purple is a great colour

Miss pc

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

"Purple/indigo - it’s gorgeous and I guarantee that you’ll be the pride of your road

Nah, I'm just not a purple/indigo/pink kinda gal. Clashes with my hair.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Purple/indigo - it’s gorgeous and I guarantee that you’ll be the pride of your road

Nah, I'm just not a purple/indigo/pink kinda gal. Clashes with my hair.

A sexy scarlet door perhaps?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Purple is a great colour

Miss pc"

I vote purple!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"RAL 7032

This is another on our list. Our minds must be similar Wonko

It's the standard rittal enclosure paint colour

I know I'm a geek

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

Paint it to look like the tardis. Or get a circular door and pretend that you live in a hobbit house.

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By *orthern Stars OP Couple
over a year ago

Durham

"Baby poo green"

I'd still like to be on speaking terms with the people next door

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sage green or duck egg blue

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By *akbearMan
over a year ago

Newbury

Go for a Mondrian style door, will certainly stand out

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Ours is wood brown

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By *orthern Stars OP Couple
over a year ago

Durham

"Ours is wood brown "

I thought you were going to say red

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

Orange is the new black,,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Green with a giant pineapple in the middle.

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By *aughty but nice...Man
over a year ago

Staffs

Mines black

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sage green or duck egg blue

I am just choosing sage green tiles atm - love it!

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

"Green with a giant pineapple in the middle."

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By *orthern Stars OP Couple
over a year ago

Durham

"Orange is the new black,,

Ermmmm, I'll let you paint yours orange first and you can send me a pic

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

In a couple of weeks mine will be going the same blue as the underwear I recently bought. That's what you should do. Pick your favourite undercrackers and match it.

You're welcome

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

Or orange. Because orange rocks.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

We're having new fire doors fitted soon, I've chosen Emerald Green

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Or orange. Because orange rocks."

I have ORANGE wallpaper in my dining room and up the stairs

It looks flippin great

Everyone thought I was mad when I chose it, including the decorator, but all admitted it looked great when done (at least to my face

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine is grey.... It looks a bit like its been undercoated, but forgotten to put the final coat on

I'd like a Georgian blue or green... But also a new front door

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I want a new front door and I think sage green will look great against the stone

Here's where my OCD kicks in though

The window frames are white so I would want them doing too cos ya can't have windows a different colour to the door

Then cos the frames are green, when installed will they clash with navy & grey in the living room and the grey tartan pin the front bedroom

This is the way my mind works

A simple job turns into a full house re-model

It's not easy being Bussy at times

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

I quite like petrol blue.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I want a new front door and I think sage green will look great against the stone

Here's where my OCD kicks in though

The window frames are white so I would want them doing too cos ya can't have windows a different colour to the door

Then cos the frames are green, when installed will they clash with navy & grey in the living room and the grey tartan pin the front bedroom

This is the way my mind works

A simple job turns into a full house re-model

It's not easy being Bussy at times"

I hear ya! !

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

"Orange is the new black,,

Ermmmm, I'll let you paint yours orange first and you can send me a pic"
can't, I would clash with my beard,

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

"Or orange. Because orange rocks."
that's what I said,, kinda

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ours is navy blue.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I want a new front door and I think sage green will look great against the stone

Here's where my OCD kicks in though

The window frames are white so I would want them doing too cos ya can't have windows a different colour to the door

Then cos the frames are green, when installed will they clash with navy & grey in the living room and the grey tartan pin the front bedroom

This is the way my mind works

A simple job turns into a full house re-model

It's not easy being Bussy at times"

We have white uPVC window frames and a brown uPVC front door. When we bought the house, the window frames were (mainly rotten) wood and so we had them all replaced. However, the front door was already uPVC and nearly new so we couldn't justify spending more money. You get used to it

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Black looks great when the door frame is white and the accessories on the door handle/knob letterbox in silver and obviously the house number

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

"Or orange. Because orange rocks. that's what I said,, kinda

I said it better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For a satin/matt finish I like a really dark green but you can’t go wrong with some good old oil based gloss black.

Depends on the style of your house and door, people make the mistake of doing pastel shades on modern doors/houses and I think it looks pony!

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