Q What paint colour do you think would work best for my varnished-wood front door? The exterior of my house is painted sage green and beige tones.
-- Lucy Da Costa, Toronto
A Ideally, the colour of your front door should complement the colours that you may want to consider changing as your decor evolves. Painting the walls will help in the short term, but replacing the carpet will make the biggest difference, since the seafoam green colour dominates the room and prevents you from updating the room's look. For now, paint the walls a taupe colour with a hint of green like White Sage 410-2 from Pittsburgh Paints; it will help neutralize the carpet and blend with its green tones.
When the time comes to replace the carpet, choose a more neutral colour like light camel or caramel for a warm tone that will look great with your existing furniture. In your overall decorating scheme, be sure to restrict unfashionable colours like peach and seafoam green to lamps, throw pillows and any artwork -- these accessories can all easily be changed as home decor trends change.
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