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We have a traditional brownstone and had a new pair of front doors made to match the originals that are missing. The new doors are made from a high quality wood which can either be stained or painted. While I prefer stained doors, the surrounding entrance woodwork is not stain grade and must be painted. So I’m considering staining the doors and painting the surrounding entrance woodwork black.

Does anyone know of examples of this that I could go see? If it looks odd, then I’ll just paint the new doors black to match the surrounding woodwork. I just hate to paint them if they can be stained.

If you know of any examples, please advise addresses.

Thanks.