Colour Ideas for Front Doors

Everybody wants to own a home they can be proud of - they’d also like its exterior to make a statement about their personal taste. Front doors have an enormously important visual impact, leaving a lasting impression, not only among those who pass through them, but passersby too. Thirteen percent of burglaries occur when thieves simply walk into a home through an unlocked door. It’s a real reflection of the bad habits one can inadvertently fall into.

So, what would you like your front door to “say” to folks, and what colours say it best? We weigh in with our long experience in designing and manufacturing front doors for the discerning.

How to Match a Front Door to Your Home - or Create a Tasteful Contrast

When considering the effect different colours will have on your home’s aesthetics, there are several points to consider. These include the colour of the walls and the style of the home itself. As far as colour goes, matching or contrasting are your top options.

Opting for a colour match doesn’t necessarily mean choosing a door with identical colours to the rest of your home. For example, a pastel shade matches white very well. A contrast, on the other hand, can make a bold statement.

Here are some front door colour ideas to get your creative juices going.

Victorian / Edwardian / Traditional Style Home

Victorian homes frequently include details to beguile and fascinate the eye. Bold, contrasting colours can work well: for example, a black front door is an idea that works well with white-painted Victorian homes.

Other options include a wood-look finish or a traditional deep forest green door with window frames to match. Slightly more unusual, but still in keeping with the look: a regal, deep burgundy could be an attractive option.

Cottage Style Homes

Cosy, cottage-style homes present a welcoming facade, often featuring exposed timber. Here, you should take both the home and its surroundings into account. Traditionally, rich reds and blues or forest green would be top choices.

However, with both the home and its surroundings to take into account, neutral shades or strong, contrasting colours can work too. Consider matching up the door colour and the window frame colour for a classic look.

Modern / Contemporary Style

Modern designs feature clean lines and a minimalist approach. Building materials often feature aluminium or steel, concrete, and glass. Neutral shades can work very well in this context. Once again, black is an option, and so are slate or charcoal grey, white, or combinations of metallic finishes and wood for emphasis.

Contemporary styling offers more freedom for bold choices and statement colours. Depending on the home, and its owners’ preferences, mustard yellow, bright red, or teal (great for seaside homes) can be taken into consideration.

Front Door Colour Ideas: a Sampling

Black Front Door Ideas

It’s a classic choice. Imagine your black front door embellished with brass ironmongery and set in white surrounds on a brick home: simply fabulous.

Or, for a more modern look, how about a high-gloss black finish with a satin chrome handle or doorknob plus matching knocker with security glass sidelights to set it off? Black is a timelessly elegant option that looks great with most architectural styles.

Grey Front Door Ideas

Grey is a very current choice for front doors and more. Once again, chrome and glass are good accompaniments. For simpler entranceways, combining pale grey with white or brick surrounds is simple, yet visually striking.

Wood Finishes

Like black and grey, wood finishes are a popular and versatile option. Ideal in historical settings, wood finishes can be a good match for modern homes too. Here, the design of the door may differ, perhaps featuring details with contrasting metallics. Having said that, we’ve seen almost gothic-style doors creating a very stylish impression even when paired with modern architecture.

Dare to Be Different

Black, grey, wood finish, and sometimes white are among the most popular front door colour ideas. But why run with the pack? You’ll see some fabulously daring colour choices that work when you view our gallery. And perhaps you’ll be emboldened to try out one of the more outgoing options yourself. As a link between indoors and outdoors, choosing a colour that leads into the accent colours within your home can be a wonderful way to transition into your interior spaces.

Additional Colour Choice Considerations

Doors are a real focal point, so colours that contrast with the structure highlight the importance of the door. For example, for the best colour door for a red brick house, you probably wouldn’t choose a door colour that exactly matches the shade of the bricks.

Perhaps you’d choose a harmonising shade like burgundy, or go all-out with a contrasting black. Staying with contrast, a warm ivory can be a good match, or perhaps you’d prefer to make a statement with navy blue.

Harmonising with trim helps to carry the colour theme through the structure. For this concept, you should consider the colour of elements like your shutters and window frames along with your door colour choice.

There’s also the matter of the front door surrounds. For example, a home could have a grand or mini-portico leading up to the front door. It’s another opportunity to play with colour and make a statement.

And, of course, you may have creative ideas of your own, and hope to make your house a stand-out statement that reflects your personality. Whatever route you take, examine colour samples outdoors to see them in the right light and gain an impression of how they’d look when paired with your home.

Choice of Coating

Having gone to all the effort of choosing the ideal colour for your front door, you’d like a durable coating that produces a professional-looking finish and will withstand the elements. At Stronghold Security Doors, we highly recommend choosing high-quality polyurethane paint thanks to its durability and visual appeal.

Use RAL colour standards when making your choice. They’ll ensure that the paint you choose matches your vision for your front door by drying to the shade you decided on.

Design Your Front Door With Stronghold Security Doors

Front doors should definitely look great, but for the sake of your peace of mind, they should be secure too. If you’re considering an upgrade on an existing door, or are about to install a front door for your brand new house, consider designing your front door with us. There are plenty of options other than colour!

You can consider milling types, textures, and finishes - and you’ll have all the confidence that comes with a reinforced door structure and high-quality locks. Add in attractive ironmongery (that ornate door knocker you always craved, perhaps) and you get the results you want without the effort. Our team takes care of it all.

From stately historic homes to sleek, modern residences and offices, our doors grace a growing number of homes in London and surrounds. Perhaps you’ve already seen and admired some of our work without knowing it.

View our premium quality security front doors and browse our gallery for even more ideas - then get in touch! We’ll guide you through your options, and with your choices made, we’ll do the rest. Arrive home in style. Settle down to security.