Photo: Lucas Allen
Why not greet the world with a bright front door? A cheery way to leave the house or come home. Might be a way to add a bit of sunshine inside and outside your home as the we move into gloomy winter months.
Photo: Studio Howe
Photo: Emily LaMarque
What is the brightest color you would go with for your front door? My front door is brown.
My door was yellow as painted by the previous home owner and I actually went brown…hmmm….may have to rethink my door color!
Happy Wednesday!
xo
Coco
If my house wasn’t yellow, I would be all over a yellow door- love! Slightly off topic but that Manuel Canovas wallpaper is ridiculously amazing!
I LOVE DOORS! I think that in America, we do not appreciate our front door as much as those in other countries. A beautiful or unique front door creates such an amazing impression. I recently painted my door a light aqua color (was white) and then I painted my house numbers a soft yellow to add a splash of color on our beige home. I would pretty much do any color for my door!
I love these. We have a new house – brown door. I would love to paint it, but we live in an association. Not sure if we can. After seeing these, I will have to check and see what I can do.
love colorful front doors! we recently painted our new white door a wine color, but now I’m not loving the black shutters…
There is ONE place in America that does appreciate amazing front doors – check out Santa Fe, New Mexico if you ever need any ideas. Particularly Canyon Road, which is recognized as one of the most beautiful streets in the country.
Love it!! I like the way it makes you feel coming and going. Thanks.
brighter the better! here.. see mine! thanks for sharing – love your blog! shell
http://www.droozdoodles.com/2010/10/drama-of-it-all.html
Love painted front doors. It adds a bit of personality to a row of similar looking houses. Any color works for me from a rich glossy black to a sunny yellow to a bright orange or fuchsia, if it says something about you that is all that matters.
I have a deep toned taupe house with a chinese orange door. My husband tried to talk me out of it, but to no avail. I get positive comments all the time, I love it!
Our front door has been a lot of different colours, including purple. Now it’s turquoise – it’s bright & happy, and I love it 🙂
Also love the bright green door in your first picture 🙂
Kelly
I cannot get enough of my bright pink door! I think our neighbors are a little over it though.
I love colorful doors! Great idea for a post.
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I love doors TY! Going to San Miquel Allende mainly to see Beautiful doors and Courtyard Gardens. Love the yellow door maybe rethinking it is a good idea:)
Brilliant! As of right now we are painting our shop’s front door bright green! Love this post…
Dee Marksberry
Gage-Martin Interiors
I’m considering a blue grey and thought myself very brave until I saw this post!
Sharon
My French Country HOme
My front door is off white and I’m trying to be brave enough to paint it the black-green color of the shutters…hmmmm, what does that say about me!!
I would love to have a bright, fuschia colored door but my house is just not that cool from the outside…love all of these!
i’ve always wanted a boldly coloured door. since i’m part of a condo, we all have the same boring beige door and are not allowed to paint it.
my solution… paint the inside of my door!
http://thelimeshop.blogspot.com/2010/05/lovin-that-pink.html
What a lovely post~! And that bright chartreuse – gorgeous.
Beautiful and fun! My front door is Benjamin Moore’s Lightning Bug- looks similar to the last ‘yellow’ door. It makes me happy every time I arrive home.
I’m loving the doormat outside of the yellow door.
Would love to paint my door a bold color – unfortunately, my assoc. has rules against it.
My front door is purple. I was going for eggplant but it is just bright purple and it can’t handle any more coats of paint! It’s grown on me now.
Totally agree with earmark. Front doors should really say something about the people living behind them. And, more often then not people go for the standard, blending in front door. I would love to drive thru the neighborhoods around where I live and see a lot more pop of color!
I paint my front door a new color every year. Right now it is a bright Lime Green. It has been yellow, burgundy, grey and many others. Next I think it will be Turquoise. I love color!