for sure... i would take the time.. to see it in all kinds of light ..

of course it looks dark on that dank cloudy day ...

and you dont mention how long its been done.. other than JUST done .... paint can lighten somewhat ...

i dont see the yellow tint ... but overall ... i like the hue .. or the depth of the color ... i dont really see it as too light ... much lighter.. and you will have a large shining beacon there .... it might be too bright ...

the red door looks very christmassy ... which i might not like in summer ...

i hope you mean you are thinking about repainting come next summer... in the mean time.. see how it really looks.. when the trees are green.. etc ... it might take on a whole different look ...

dont jump off the deep end.. you JUST finished ...

ken

ps: man that a gigantic chimney right by the front door... and i cant figure out the layout indoors ... does it work????

Wow yes, about the chimney by the door. Is there a fireplace right by your entrance? I LOVE Tudor- style homes. Any I can remember have always been a creamy white stucco with VERY dark brown trim and a dark colored door. I like a red door, but perhaps the deepest, darkest black cherry you could find?

Yes, maybe lighter on the siding, a very dark brown on the grim and around the door?

w/orange door

This post was edited by Tibbrix on Tue, Dec 23, 14 at 19:02

with a teal/blue door

with magenta door

With maroon door

blue door

hunter green

gold/ochre/pumpkin

turquoise/whatever this is

I really like the pumpkin/orange and the turquoise.

the green door might really pop... with the trees all green

ken

This is a pretty green, Gallery Green SW

It wouldn't surprise me if the chimney and front sections were originally brick and stuccoed later. I'd think about doing the stucco and body in different colors. That's the way many of these English colonials were designed.

What a charming house! We have many tudor houses in our area, many are brick/shingle/stucco combinations. Live with it for a few months and see how you like it. What do the other houses in your area look like? I think painting the chimney, which probably can't be easily undone, really changed the look of your house. Many tudors have exposed brick chimneys.
Here's what I found (check shingle tudor house with front chimney:
http://www.search.ask.com/search?&o=100000031cr&gct=kwd&q=shingle+tudor+house+with+front+chimney&tpr=10&ctype=pictures&imgsize=all&safeSearch=on&imgDetail=true
Consider red (doesn't look like you have room for shutters) and also consider adding some landscaping to the front. Also, I'd add window boxes to all the front windows.

You might want to paint the door another color after the holidays, and see how you like it. Since Bennington Gray has a green hue I think anything from hunter green to sage could look nice with your colors. Here's a cut and paste photo from a door with a siding color much like yours.

Like this:

Thanks to all of your for your insightful and constructive suggestions. The fact you would all take the time to help me out -- even mock-up some designs -- is really touching. You've all given me some great ideas. Thanks again!

I like the green door with your paint colors that voila posted. Looks great to me! I also think that a less bright red would be better if you want to stick to the red door, like the maroon color also with existing paint job. I kind of think that maybe it's the red door that's throwing things off, to me it's too bright for the paint on the rest of the house. It's not bad but it could be better with a different door color.

Paint the chimney the same dark brown/black as the trim color that Tibbrix suggested above. It's not grounded enough as the body color. It needs weight.

I played with your photo too

I darkened the chimney with a lighter tone than your windows (I missed I was softening the image too so please excuse that)

I lightened the work at the peaks of the front door and main house to accent them (cream colored)

and lightened the front door area to make it stand out from the body of the house.

Painting just the chimney, entry face and peaks is fairly minor compared to repainting the whole body of the hosue

The suggestions by Kippy make an already lovely house shine. Those changes, along with a painting the door green or deeper red or deep blue/green, would make it outstanding. I really like the subtle use of tones related to the body to make features such as the chimney and entry stand out.

Yep, kippy the hippy (love the name) has the best color rendition and it wouldn't be too much work to take from blah to wow!

Kippy's suggestions, spot on!