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Choose paint colour for the front door

A door is a small area to paint and easy to repaint if we don’t like the result and yet, it has impact when our choice pays off, so it’s worth playing around and having a bit of fun. Think about your favourite colours, what really represents you and where you are at?

The front door is the one place we come face-to-face with our chosen colour. We touch it and interact with it in a way we don’t do with walls and other painted surfaces in our homes. It has a powerful psychological impact, because it’s usually our first contact.

If you’re not convinced that you have the know-how to paint, here’s a how to paint a door post. Besides, who needs it to be perfect anyway?

The houses pictured below have similar and neutral colour schemes with different coloured doors. It really shows the difference a door can make. What takes your fancy?

Hello sunshine!

Indigo, the quiet achiever

 

Black, a little bit edgy, a little bit sophisticated and oh, so smart

 Bright as a button

Need more colour inspiration? This post on Style at Home shows lots of colour options.