Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

To say we have a love affair with white interiors around here would be a gross understatement, and it turns out our affection for white house exteriors is also through the roof! Let’s explore White House Exterior Paint Colors & Inspiring Images to Help Now with an admiring eye turned toward the clean, pristine, freshened, pale and lovely whites to which so many homeowners turn. Are you thinking of painting your house white? Love collecting curb appeal inspo? Need ideas for paint colors?

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
BM Chantilly Lace – @gatheredgroup

White House Exterior Paint Colors & Inspiring Images to Help Now!

When I don’t know an exact white paint color for you, I provide educated guesses – it’s better to start with a handful of samples anyway since your unique geography and exposure dictates how the color will read.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
PIN ME!

Whether you’re considering painting your home’s exterior white, building a new home, or renovating an existing one, I hope these lovely white houses help on your design journey.

Sherwin-Williams Shoji White

Here’s Shoji White on board and batten…

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Shoji White (Sherwin-Williams) white paint on a board and batten farmhouse – @jessenfarmhouse.

and here it is on brick:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
White brick house exterior painted SHERWIN WILLIAMS Shoji White – @mrsparanjape; photo: Kristen Mayfield.

and traditional siding:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
SHERWIN WILLIAMS Shoji White on an exterior in Northern Illinois – @christiekennyinteriors

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

Charcoal Grey Trim

For years now, lots of folks are loving strong contrast for their exterior colors.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Long & Long Designs/Sherwin-Williams Nebulous White & Granite Peak

Sherwin-Williams Snowbound

Isn’t this a lovely natural combination of colors?

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
David Anderson Architect/Sherwin-Williams Snowbound (shutters are SW Jogging Path)…in case you need ideas for white paint!

Light Grey Shutters With SW Original White Brick

I’m such a fan of low contrast and subtle accent colors.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Telich Custom Homes/Brick: painted Sherwin-Williams Original White; Shutters: painted SW City Loft

Idea for Choosing a White Paint for Brick

While I don’t know the exact paint color for the exterior below, it offers us a clue as a place to start. Find a piece of white siding (existing or new) that appeals to you and bring paint swatches home to find the closest white match.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Willow Homes – Ideas for white home exteriors as well as names of the best white paint colors.

Denver Brick Tudor Home Painted White

Black against a white backdrop can be jarring so it is helpful to see how to use it in a more understated way:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Studio McGee – white paint color on brick: BENJAMIN MOORE China White and color on door: BENJAMIN MOORE Greyhound.

Right?

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
BENJAMIN MOORE China White

Same White Paint on House Exterior Different Times of Day

My best guess for achieving this shade of white for a house exterior is to try Sherwin-Williams Alabaster. Notice how different the white house looks with the time of day!

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Willow Homes – White House Exterior Paint Colors as well as Inspiration.

I mentioned to you recently that I thought Alabaster would be perfect in the entry of our new house, and because of the sunlight, it read much too yellow.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Builder: Willow Homes – Ideas for white home exteriors as well as names of the best white paint colors.

That is why it is so critical to sample and take your time. Don’t feverishly choose your whites while standing under fluorescent lighting in a showroom or warehouse!

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

Tiny White South Carolina Cottage

I thought this was simple and beautiful with black porch swings and all the symmetry.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
GLIDDEN White High Hide on siding and DULUX Light’s Out on shutters; Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Design: Michelle Prentiss – Renovated 1889 cottage with 660 square feet in Beaufort, SC available as a vacation rental HERE.

See this Tiny Cottage’s Before & After

And isn’t this a modern yet sweet placement of house numbers above the door?

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Southern Living – GLIDDEN White High Hide; Ideas for white home exteriors as well as names of the best white paint colors.

Go Inside This Eclectic White Brick Tudor!

China White Paint on Brick House

Let’s face it, small and simple can pack a huge punch.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Studio McGee – door color: BENJAMIN MOORE Greyhound; white paint color on brick: BENJAMIN MOORE China White.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
BENJAMIN MOORE Greyhound

Light Grey With White

If you’re looking for a light atmospheric grey with warmth, you might like Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray. Here it is on a traditional exterior:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
@bellsheepstudio – Sherwin-Williams paint colors: Repose Gray (siding), Alabaster White (trim), Dorian Gray (shutters/door)

And how gorgeous is it on cedar shake?

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray (via LifeOnSummerHill)

The entry in our new home is also Repose Gray, and I just may keep it even though the only grey walls I have ever lived with were BM Classic Gray (which is actually a greyed-white).

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
SW Dorian Gray on front door; Repose Gray on siding – @bellsheepstudio

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

SW Nuance on a Shed

I love the name of this paint color, and seeing the window boxes just makes me wanna build a shed and cover it with blooms!

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Sherwin-Williams Nuance – RoomforTuesday

Young House Love’s SW Moderne White Painted Brick Colonial

I love how classic and gentle the following color combination is:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Young House Love – Brick: painted with Romabio Masonry Paint in SHERWIN WILLIAMS Moderne White; Door: BENJAMIN MOORE Tranquility.

…and of course I’m going to admire a paint color with a name like Tranquility!

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
BENJAMIN MOORE Tranquility

See the Before/After of This Painted Brick Home

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
SHERWIN WILLIAMS Moderne White

Would you, could you, paint your brick house white? We’ll be moving into a red brick home in a few weeks, and I have no plans to paint the exterior. As much as I love white houses, the tone of the brick on our exterior is beautiful as is.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Young House Love – Brick: painted with Romabio Masonry Paint in SHERWIN WILLIAMS Moderne White; Door: BENJAMIN MOORE Tranquility.

Then again, maybe I’m feeling just too exhausted to add another project to the long list of tasks in front of us!

*I need an energy boost about now, and these are a healthier way to get it:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Caramel Macchiato Verb Energy Bar

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

White Brick Exterior With Charming Green-Grey Front Door

Another white and gray-green combination! Apparently, it is a well-loved look.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Thompson-Morgan (try Benjamin Moore Greyhound for a green-gray door)

House Design With White Brick & Rustic Wood Accents

A stained wood door against white painted brick…what do you think?

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Magnolia Homes – Sherwin-Williams Dover White on brick; Magnolia Garden Trowel on trim

It certainly is a less formal look and popular with country and farmhouse design lovers.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Paint: MAGNOLIA HOME Bleached paint color on brick exterior; photo: Lisa Petrole for Magnolia

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

Modern Farmhouse White Exterior With Blue Gray Trim & Door

If you’re looking for a great light blue paint color for a door, be sure to look at the gray swatches first. They often read blue when natural sunlight hits them.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
ChrissyMarieBlog – Sherwin Williams Extra White on siding – Uncertain Gray on door

The color above reminds me of BM Boothbay Gray which I used on the shutters and front porch of the tiny house we renovated. I still don’t have an official reveal for that project since our son moved in before its completion.

I’m a fan of the wood tone of the porch ceiling with all of the white (above). And look at the beautiful curb appeal of this:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
SW Extra White – ChrissyMarieBlog

Not sure the exact blue-gray on these French doors below; however, SW Uncertain Gray is a smart choice to emulate this look:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
via

Look at how these black gooseneck sconces from Rejuvenation pop against white siding!

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
via Rejuvenation (Siding resembles SW Extra White)

Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
BENJAMIN MOORE Balboa Mist – photo: Sherry Hart; design: Ladisic Fine Homes (trim/shutters: Intellectual Gray)

Not sure what the color of this stucco exterior is, but Balboa Mist may give you this effect:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Luxe Home

Board & Batten Modern Farmhouse

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
@thehouseonpineridg – SW Extra White

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

(Carbs are definitely my soul mate right now…I highly recommend carb loading when you are in “moving mode” and are burning so many more calories with all the schlepping of boxes, bags, and the barrage of stuff!)

Black & White in Virginia

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
@virginia.farmhouse.project – SW Extra White

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

Psst. I’m so tired of the modern ways we now communicate digitally. There’s so much misunderstanding and manipulation that can happen when you don’t pick up the phone or discuss important matters in person. (And this from someone who was never a fan of picking up the phone!)

Garden House With Black Metal Roof

Paint colors to get this two-tone look? Try Farrow & Ball All White and Farrow & Ball Railings for the door.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Schoolhouse

Bear in mind though that F&B Railings can read navy in some lighting conditions.

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Schoolhouse

What is it with Dutch doors!?!

Low Country Board & Batten White Cottage

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Lisa Furey Interiors – board and batten siding is Benjamin Moore White – see the house tour HERE

Outdoor Shower With White Stucco & Arches

Just a little fantasy thrown in for no good reason…

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
D. Stanley Dixon Architect (exterior resembles BM Simply White)

Benjamin Moore Simply White on House Exterior

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
Exterior paint color: BENJAMIN MOORE Simply White – Avenue B Development

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters
BENJAMIN MOORE Simply White

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

Hope this finds you safe, cozy, and warm. It’s freezing out right now, and normally I would be in hibernation mode. Instead, it’s full steam ahead. Pray for us as we labor with this new project in the works. And just in case you care to indulge in some cozy things for yourself or your home:

Front door colors for white house with gray shutters

Reveal All

1. Cozy Swivel Chair

2. Belgian Style Table Lamp

3. Willy Charcoal Pedestal Table

4. Black Taper Candle Holders

5. Clare No Filter Paint

6. Black Pitcher by Leanne Ford

7. Ivory Kilim Pillow Cover

The paint color (No Filter) above is one I am using for walls in a bath that are currently a dark green-brown. I love the ease of ordering paint from CLARE and having it delivered right to my door considering lockdowns, sucky weather, and gas prices!

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Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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What color should I paint my door if my house is white?

"Woodlawn Blue is one of my go-to colors for a front door or shutters with a white house," she says. "It's a nice subtle change from the traditional black or dark green but still creates a beautiful contrast against a crisp white.

Should front door and shutters be the same color?

Your home's shutters should coordinate with your front door. While it's a “safe” approach to match your shutter color with your front door, you can also simply go one shade lighter or one shade darker (without the risk of clashing!) to add some uniqueness and style to your home's appearance.

How to choose a front door color for a white house?

Use a neutral hue such as brown, black, or gray for a look that will withstand the test of time. Even deep reds and navy blues are classic front door colors that act as neutrals. If your style changes or you alter your home's exterior later, neutral hues will adapt with you.
'You can also add depth to your home by matching your black door with a variety of siding shades such as tan, red, blue and green. 'Other popular front door colors for 2022 include royal blue and two green hues, hunter green and sage green,' she continues.