What colour shall I paint my front door?

Question

And what is the best paint to use. It's wood, black at the moment and shows the dirt.

Answer 1

Hi!

High gloss paint is the best.

Either red with brass fittings

OR

Navy blue with silver coloured fittings.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

It depends. What colour are your windows? Is your house brick, whitewashed etc.? Do you have any flowers or shrubs round the door that you have to match? What colours are the neighbours' doors?

Go to the DIY and have a look round. If possible, get a colour chart so you can check out the colour at home before committing yourself with a paint brush.

I am not an expert on paints, but obviously you will want an outdoor rain resistant paint. There are only a few, large, manufacturers of paint and whatever brand you go for it should be OK. It says on the tin what jobs the paint is designed for. it also says what surface area the tin will cover - you need to get enough paint as if you go back paint from another batch might not match exactly (this applies particularly if you are doing the windows too).

If you can manage it, I would get rid of the black paint, not paint over it, as such a dark paint would act as an undercoat to make your door duller. But don't start messing about with a blow torch unless you are quite sure what you are doing!

You are right, one reason black is a lousy colour is that it shows the dirt. Personally, other things being equal I prefer red or blue, in part depending on how "hot" a colour I want - different colours have different emotional effects. The shade matters as well as the basic colour - that's why you can only get limited views over the internet.

Answer 3

Maybe try Butanox, it is Black but very mat paint, it's a specific trade-name. I think you may have to strip the door right back to bare wood though. If it's a nice door then it is worthwhile to pay dip n' strip to do it as doing it yourself will be very long, hard and messy. They will come and dip it in acid to strip it. Butanox will not show up the dirt as bad. If you want to simply change colour with gloss then you will simply have to sand it a bit and change colour with a good quality undercoat and gloss to ensure no black shows through as some-one above said.

Answer 4

Dark Brown

Answer 5

I like dark blue (same colour as mine) and use exterior wood paint you can get gloss or matt but gloss is good for wiping crud off of easily.

Answer 6

Well you need to strip the old paint off 1st then under coat primer and I think you should paint it Royal blue

Answer 7

well I'm not shore what paint to use but i love the colour blue Ive always said if i owned a house id paint it blue its such a peaceful colour

Answer 8

why not get paint remover sand it down to it's natural wood colour and apply a coat of varnish

Answer 9

Gloss - black. All colours will show dirt.

Answer 10

i painted mine a lovely deep violet/purple looks great and dosent show the dirt too much