10 Ravishing Red Front Doors
From fire engine to cherry or geranium, there are as many reds to choose from as there are styles of door. Let these ideas inspire you
Who doesn’t linger just a little longer when they pass a home with a fire engine red door – just to catch a glimpse of the type of person that dwells within? A bold red door speaks volumes about the inhabitants on the other side – a confident individual or perhaps one with an upbeat disposition? Here are 10 beautiful red doors to help you decide which style and hue might fit your daring side…
Contrast your colours
A stylish way to make the front of a property sing with colour is to pair a dark exterior or, as here, door frame with a brightly coloured door.
A stylish way to make the front of a property sing with colour is to pair a dark exterior or, as here, door frame with a brightly coloured door.
Make maximum impact
Think big when you want to make a statement with colour. This enormous pivot door greets visitors with a cheery wall of fire engine red.
Think big when you want to make a statement with colour. This enormous pivot door greets visitors with a cheery wall of fire engine red.
Colour your glass to match
You can add tons of historical character to a glass-panelled door in just a weekend of fun DIY. This homeowner has updated her tired glass panels by painting the existing panes in a fresh trio of colours using glass paint – including a similar red to the one she chose to paint the door.
You could equally copy this look on a solid panelled door by picking out the top two panels in white, and then working with a cardboard template to paint on your own faux stained-glass effect.
You can add tons of historical character to a glass-panelled door in just a weekend of fun DIY. This homeowner has updated her tired glass panels by painting the existing panes in a fresh trio of colours using glass paint – including a similar red to the one she chose to paint the door.
You could equally copy this look on a solid panelled door by picking out the top two panels in white, and then working with a cardboard template to paint on your own faux stained-glass effect.
Perfect a paper effect
This beautifully ornate blush-coloured door mirrors the interior of the home with its wallpaper-like paint treatment. You could equally choose to cover your door with real wallpaper, as long as it’s under cover of a porch – non-yellowing varnish will further help to protect it – or use outdoor paint to stencil on a design of your choice, as here.
And don’t you just love the detail of the doorstep being painted in a matching hue?
Browse inventive ways with wallpaper
This beautifully ornate blush-coloured door mirrors the interior of the home with its wallpaper-like paint treatment. You could equally choose to cover your door with real wallpaper, as long as it’s under cover of a porch – non-yellowing varnish will further help to protect it – or use outdoor paint to stencil on a design of your choice, as here.
And don’t you just love the detail of the doorstep being painted in a matching hue?
Browse inventive ways with wallpaper
Welcome with whimsical window film
Window decals or interesting window film designs always look so inviting on the front of sweet shops and during festive periods, so why not make use of their welcoming aesthetic on your front door by pairing one with a cheery paint treatment?
Window decals or interesting window film designs always look so inviting on the front of sweet shops and during festive periods, so why not make use of their welcoming aesthetic on your front door by pairing one with a cheery paint treatment?
Highlight heritage – with a twist
The wrong front door in a stunning stone frontage like this one, complete with elegant corbels, would be a jarring mistake. Here, the owners have cleverly chosen a surprisingly contemporary door design, but helped it to fit right in by choosing a heritage-style shade of deep red; in this instance, it’s RAL 3001 or Signal Red.
The wrong front door in a stunning stone frontage like this one, complete with elegant corbels, would be a jarring mistake. Here, the owners have cleverly chosen a surprisingly contemporary door design, but helped it to fit right in by choosing a heritage-style shade of deep red; in this instance, it’s RAL 3001 or Signal Red.
Say it with stripes
Not everyone can have a castle entrance to their home, but this sweet striped, beachside door can easily be replicated anywhere. Use a tin of outdoor paint in a suitably vibrant hue, work with some good-quality masking tape, and you’re good to go!
Not everyone can have a castle entrance to their home, but this sweet striped, beachside door can easily be replicated anywhere. Use a tin of outdoor paint in a suitably vibrant hue, work with some good-quality masking tape, and you’re good to go!
Accessorise with flowers
Sometimes it’s the little details that make all the difference, and this super-bright entrance looks beautiful balanced with window box blooms to match. If a shade as vibrant as this tempts you, why not colour match your paint to geranium red? With its almost unreal, orangey glow, visitors will certainly be able to find you.
Sometimes it’s the little details that make all the difference, and this super-bright entrance looks beautiful balanced with window box blooms to match. If a shade as vibrant as this tempts you, why not colour match your paint to geranium red? With its almost unreal, orangey glow, visitors will certainly be able to find you.
Go for gloss
This industrial-style property really benefits from an unexpected flash of red to elevate its sober aesthetic. Add a lacquered gloss treatment for more punch plus a sleek and minimal finish.
TELL US…
Would you brave a red front door? Or have you done so already? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
This industrial-style property really benefits from an unexpected flash of red to elevate its sober aesthetic. Add a lacquered gloss treatment for more punch plus a sleek and minimal finish.
TELL US…
Would you brave a red front door? Or have you done so already? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
This sweet red cottage door nestled within a wall of rambling foliage looks like something out of a fairy tale. The simplest way to achieve this look is to install trellises at either side and find the most abundant climbers – ideally something like rose or honeysuckle that smells sweet, too – then sit back and watch the magic unfold.
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