Should Garage Door Match Trim Or Siding

The majority of homes we paint garage doors are painted body color.

Should garage door match trim or siding. Instead remember that your garage door takes up a lot of surface space especially if it s a double door that s 16 feet wide and shouldn t be too distracting. Considering most garage doors are not exactly what we would consider a unique feature of your home. 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. Matching the stone is a nice option too as long as it doesn t contrast with the siding color too much which could in turn compete with the front door for your attention when you look at the house.

As for the garage the rule of thumb i know try to adhere to is you either match the color or match the materials or both. 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. You re better off trying to match your garage door color with the shutters or the trim. So grey garage if the material isn t horizontal siding or any other color including grey if the siding is the same as the house.

However there are exceptions to that rule. The answer to should your garage door match your front door is no. I prefer the garage doors to match the siding color which makes them blend in well.