Should Garage Door Match Siding Or Trim

The answer to should your garage door match your front door is no.

Should garage door match siding or trim.

For example you might have trim that s a cream color and a garage door that s a deep chocolate brown. Another option is to paint the outer trim to match the surrounding siding. Your front door should attract more attention than your garage door so you don t want your garage door to distract from your front door. First your garage door color may be the same color as your house s siding but is not recommended that it exactly matches the trims.

Most of our clients agree that garage doors should be painted siding color while the trim around the doors are painted to match the trim on the rest of the house. The shutters and garage door are a similar shade while the trim is a classic white helping to lighten up the appearance and tie the other shades together. You re better off trying to match your garage door color with the shutters or the trim. It cleans up the entire unit and helps camouflage the additional planes and edges.

Lighter colors work better on upper levels to draw the eye upward. Another factor to consider when choosing your garage door color is that dark colors work best in the lower levels of your home s exterior to anchor the house to the ground. A good idea is to go with a lighter color or match the color to the house and paint the frame and or trim the same color as your window trim. The siding itself is in two shades a deep gray with a green undertone and a lighter warmer gray.

Make your garage the focal point. The majority of homes we paint garage doors are painted body color. The trims around your garage door may be the same color as your garage door or it may be matched with other trims. Stick to one shade of color.

Paint the garage door neutral like the trim. Even if you want to draw attention to your garage door you don t want it to be the feature people are drawn to when they come up to your house.