What is the most popular color for a front door

Burgundy is a great choice if you want visual interest without committing to the intensity of a real vivacious red. Brick red is a slightly more modern take on burgundy, with red coming in as the colour with the most vibrant personality!

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• Check out Benjamin Moore Sundried Tomato. It’s close to being red but has enough of a burgundy/grounded base to keep it calm and collected.
• Another fave along those lines is Benjamin Moore Dinner Party, more of a rich, dense red.
• Benjamin Moore New London Burgundy is a more typical burgundy compared to those with stronger brown, purple or orange undertones.

If you’re looking for a more ravishing red (check out my profile photo – wink wink), these next colours should get you on the right path. Keep in mind, while red is one of the most popular choices, it isn’t always the smartest one. Your home has to actually suit red (or a tweaked version of it) otherwise it will look out of place.

I gave my E-Design client (above) four beautiful front door options to choose from, and Sherwin Wiliams Chinese Red was the winner.

• Benjamin Moore Caliente is a gorgeous, sumptuous red, one of my faves for real personality.
• For a red with a bit more RED, check out Sherwin Williams Poinsettia. It’s not quite primary red, but it’ll give that impression.

And BTW, 99.9% of the photos on my blog are from my E-Design clients; thank you for sending them in; you guys rock! 

2. Best Front Door Colour – Navy Blue

Navy blue is a wicked choice for a front door. Blue can be rich and classic or fun and fresh, but it’s the more traditional navy blue paint colours that are a hit with today’s homeowners.

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• Sherwin Williams Naval is a handsome fellow and the perfect complement to almost any siding. Naval sits on the slightly cooler end of the blue scale (compared to some navies that have a smidge of green in them).
• Sherwin Williams Cyberspace is a dark navy with a decent gray undercurrent.
• Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue has a bit more gray in it and appears slightly ‘softer’ than Naval.
• Benjamin Moore Hale Navy. Oh haaaale yes! It’s hard to go wrong with the classic look of Hale Navy.

And while there are about half a dozen more navy blues that I could rattle off the top of my head, those are a few of my FAVES.

Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart

3. Best Front Door Colour – Teal / Blue Green

Whether you’re looking for a farmhouse or a beachy look, there is nothing like a fresh, modern teal paint colour for your front door! Teal is a mixture of blue and green – and not always an even mixture. Some teals lean more on the blue side, while others lean more green.

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Today’s popular teals also have gray in them, keeping them a bit more in-check and not so ‘day-glo’.

• Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue is one of my fave blue-green-gray blends. Whether you prefer the lighter version, Palladian Blue, or the darker Stratton Blue, this range of blue-green is a wicked choice for a front door.
• I can also be talked into the likes of Sherwin Wiliams Peacock Plume for a bit more colour.

Looking for something a bit spunkier?

• You’ll find that Benjamin Moore Mexicali Turquoise is a vibrant, lighter, brighter front door colour.
• Benjamin Moore Cool Aqua and Sherwin Williams Aquarium are teals with a bit more spazip to them! (spazip being a super technical term).
• If you like a green-blue with a slightly vintage feel, Benjamin Moore Hazy Blue might be for you! 

And of course the darkest of the teals – Benjamin Moore Yorktowne Green. Not for the faint of heart, Yorktowne Green is a gorgeous blend that’s flexible and easy to live with. It would look stunning in a woodsy environment with a lot of cedar siding.

The Best Blue Green Paint Colours for Your Front Door

4. Best Front Door Colour – Green

There’s something about a solid dark green that seems to work on a LOT of homes.

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The above front door is Sherwin Williams Night Owl. Another beauty is Benjamin Moore Mohegan Sage or even Sherwin Williams Rockbottom for a stronger, striking look.

This next home was oooookay with its blue front door…

But I knew siding colour (Benjamin Moore Dragon’s Breath) would be WAY better suited to a lil’ chartreuse, which also satisfied the owner’s desire for something a little OUTSIDE the box!

Benjamin Moore Chartreuse was the PERFECT choice to take things up a notch!

Let’s take a quick break to talk about paint samples…

Undoubtedly, you’ll be heading out shortly to grab paint samples – stop right there! I want you to check out SAMPLIZE. Samplize offers peel and stick paint samples that are more AFFORDABLE, EASIER and more ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY than traditional paint pots. Here are just a FEW reasons why I recommend Samplize to my clients…

• samples arrive ON YOUR DOORSTEP in 1-3 business days, depending on location
• they’re more affordable than the samples pots/rollers/foam boards that are needed for traditional paint sampling
• if you keep the samples on their white paper, you can move them around the room

Visit the SAMPLIZE website HERE

5. Best Front Door Colour – Black 

Black is bold and is a great way to make a statement on a large or small home. It looks especially fabulous when paired with a crisp white trim.

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And while black is a classic in the fashion world, it isn’t a ‘sure’ thing on a front door. Some homes look too intimidating with a black door – particularly ones that don’t have enough natural light around them.

• Benjamin Moore Black 2132-10. Yup, just black – clearly a rocket scientist named it.
• Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black and Iron Ore are beautiful black choices. Tricorn Black is a bit bolder and striking (but not as strong as Black), whereas Iron Ore is slightly softer.

Black doesn’t always suit homes with river rock or ledgestone detail or front doors that are under heavy shadow

6. Best Front Door Paint Colour – Gray & Charcoal

Gray and charcoal are a hit with homeowners these days and with their varying undertones, suit a HUGE variety of homes.

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• I have MAD love for Sherwin Williams Gauntlet Gray, a slightly warmer, deep charcoal. See how it jibes with the black trim and the river rock feature wall in the above photo.
• For a softer look, check out Sherwin Williams Dovetail, the slightly lighter version of Gauntlet Gray.
• You can also check out Benjamin Moore Amherst Gray which is a medium-dark charcoal with a very MINOR green undertone. Kendall Charcoal is also a big hit for a more striking look as it’s kind of like the darker version of Amherst Gray.

I also love the SUPER PASSIVE approach of Benjamin Moore Gray 2121-10, shown on this next front door…

7. Best Front Door Paint Colour – Yellow & Gold

Yellow and gold can look warm and welcoming on a home. Just remember that yellow reflects much more light than most other colours, so when choosing a yellow make sure its intensity suits your home and your personal style (in other words err on the side of caution when choosing ‘intensity’). 

The above samples are just approximations of paint colours

• Sherwin Williams Rayo de Sol is a rayo of sunshine!
• Benjamin Moore Stuart Gold is a rich and stately gold colour. Not too yellow, not too orange – juuuust right!
• Sherwin Williams Classical Gold, Gambol Gold and Bee are also beautiful, brighter choices.

8. Feeling brave for your front door?

My client Mark was wanting a front door that was a little different from the rest. I threw some beauties at him and he settled on Sherwin Williams Knockout Orange!

And while orange won’t suit MOST homes, it was the PERFECT choice for his home and the palette he decided on (see the whole project here).

This last one is just for fun, as I don’t HAVE a violet-inspired front door section yet, but this one was just TOO pretty not to include.

Before, the rusty red wasn’t BAD, it just wasn’t connecting enough with the stone, whereas Sherwin Williams Darkroom hit JUST the spot…

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