How to Choose an Inviting Front Door Colour
If finding the right door paint isn't an open-and-shut case for you, here's help
Don’t let your home blend into the background – even if you’re not in the market for changing your exterior colour scheme, a new coat of paint on your front door could be just the makeover your home needs.
Use our guide to learn which hue, from unexpected purple to bright yellow to elegant black, will work well on your exterior door.
Use our guide to learn which hue, from unexpected purple to bright yellow to elegant black, will work well on your exterior door.
Bright red
One of the most moving colours, red is known as a colour that brings life, power, passion and strength to its surroundings. Bring its vitality to your home by painting your front door a statement-making red.
One of the most moving colours, red is known as a colour that brings life, power, passion and strength to its surroundings. Bring its vitality to your home by painting your front door a statement-making red.
Deep red
If bright red feels too audacious for your home, deepen the hue for a more crimson tone. More refined and sophisticated than brighter reds, certain shades of this deep red can work almost as neutrals.
If bright red feels too audacious for your home, deepen the hue for a more crimson tone. More refined and sophisticated than brighter reds, certain shades of this deep red can work almost as neutrals.
Orange
Orange is one of those colours that can go wrong really quickly. But don’t let that stop you – with the right complementing tones, small doses of orange can look quite modern and welcoming.
Orange is one of those colours that can go wrong really quickly. But don’t let that stop you – with the right complementing tones, small doses of orange can look quite modern and welcoming.
Green
Play off your surrounding landscape or introduce a new, refreshing colour by painting your front door green. Whether olive, mint or lime, there’s bound to be a shade of green that can fit into your exterior palette.
Play off your surrounding landscape or introduce a new, refreshing colour by painting your front door green. Whether olive, mint or lime, there’s bound to be a shade of green that can fit into your exterior palette.
Blue
Although it’s often seen indoors, more vibrant shades of blue rarely make an appearance on exteriors. Shake things up by pairing a bright blue with a natural or neutral exterior for an unexpected welcome to your home.
Browse through these surprising ways to use blue around the house
Although it’s often seen indoors, more vibrant shades of blue rarely make an appearance on exteriors. Shake things up by pairing a bright blue with a natural or neutral exterior for an unexpected welcome to your home.
Browse through these surprising ways to use blue around the house
Purple
As with orange, using too much purple can veer toward gaudy very quickly. Stick to a small dose and try purple on your home’s front door. Whether you like warm or cool tones, purple can –surprisingly – complement almost any exterior palette.
As with orange, using too much purple can veer toward gaudy very quickly. Stick to a small dose and try purple on your home’s front door. Whether you like warm or cool tones, purple can –surprisingly – complement almost any exterior palette.
Black
Always classic, glossy black doors make an elegant statement. Use other exterior accents to help tie a black door into the rest of your home’s design.
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Tell us:
What colour have you painted your front door? Share images in the Comments below.
Always classic, glossy black doors make an elegant statement. Use other exterior accents to help tie a black door into the rest of your home’s design.
Read more:
9 Door Designs for a Traditional Welcome
Tell us:
What colour have you painted your front door? Share images in the Comments below.
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Welcome visitors with a cheerful yellow front door. Often identified with happiness, high energy and warmth, a lively yellow can brighten otherwise gloomy exteriors.
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