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Curb appeal is important to me. When driving around a neighborhood I am often tempted to stop in the middle of a street to view a wonderful house. (I know, its unsafe to stop dead without warning—but it can be tempting). Sometimes it’s the landscape design or a beautiful flowering shrub or vine, or it can be the front door. A front door can definitely stop me in my tracks.
When you think about the impact a front door can have on the overall curb appeal, and with very little investment, you wonder why more folks don’t paint their doors. Some of the brightly painted doors below are definitely show-worthy.
We replaced our front door with a Dutch door some years ago. We had it converted from a double-door with one side panel to a single door with two side panels. Best investment we’ve made in our house. Our west-facing house now captures the wonderful westerly ocean breezes that manage to waft over the range of low hills between our home and the Pacific. We thought about painting the door and side panels red, but the door came painted and so we stuck with white. When the time comes for a fresh coat of paint I’m painting them red, or some other tempting color.
Coastal Living
Jacquelyn Reese Baby & the Kids
This entry welcomes you with the vines and pretty periwinkle blue.
Better Homes and Garden
House Beautiful
Haus Design
My door…during the winter
What color is your front door, is it painted or stained? Stop by, I love to hear from you.
Garden, Home & Party 
Kifus said:
Wow, Karen what a wonderful selection of front doors! The ones that appeal to me the most are the weathered bare wood like the one in the first pic and the one form Haus Design. But all the rest are beautiful too. And I also often stop in my tracks to view a beautiful house or garden and front doors too!
Linda Coble said:
Karen,
These front doors/entryways are fantastic. A few of them are downright magical. You can’t over-emphasize the importance of a welcoming entry area and I’ve always made a special effort with my own. Now that Spring is around the corner, I’m trying to add as much color as I can to give the area some punch! Hope it’ll look good when you come for your visit.
ann said:
I soooooooooo agree. I was up at Napa looking at houses and made the realtor stop on the side of the road so I could take a picture of a trim color I loved that I wanted to use as a front door color “when” I finally get our Napa house. It’s so much fun looking at all the colors. Our landlord has our house painted a weathered blue with white trim and a red door. We get a lot of compliments but if I had my choice the house would be pale yellow with white trim and a turquoise door. Love all the doors.
carla said:
Karen…I so agree with you about front doors. My parents taught me that the front door should “ALWAYS” be dusted, clean and if there is a brass door knocker…shiny. My dad said the front door gives the first and lasting impression of the home within. I know he was taught that by his mother and father and I have tried to do the same for my children….four generations of clean front door freaks. I love all the brightly painted doors but have decided the shiny black door with brass knocker , lock and kickplate will be gracing my house for a very long time. I will gladly cheer you on when you decide to paint your door fire engine red! It will look spectacular! Wahoo!
Luciane at HomeBunch.com said:
Hello Karen,
What a fantastic post! I have so many plans for my house this year and one of them is to “throw some spice” on my door! 🙂 I’m thinking something fun and classic. Thank you for all the inspiration!!!
Have a wonderful day!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
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Taylor Greenwalt said:
Great examples. Now that we are in spring I need to spruce up my entry and add some beautiful flowers.
Hubby said:
I can see by the photo of OUR door that it’s time for me to do the windows again…I’ll get right to it!
Pinky said:
Our front door is stained walnut. It has been our front door for 28 years but now we are MOVING> It is bittersweet. I love my house but it is time to move on. Thanks for all the inspiring pics! XO, Pinky
Alison said:
Hi Karen!
I am most definitely a painted front door kind of a gal.
Stained doors are nice on a certain few homes….. but for the most part.
paint is my favorite way to go.
Your photo selections are awesome!
Perfect posting.
Thanks for sharing, Karen!
xox
Alison
Ricki Jill Treleaven said:
Such an inspiring post….My front door is painted black! 😀
I am linking from The Polo House!
~Ricki Jill