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85 Beautiful Front Door Ideas to Welcome You Home

Front Door Ideas – It’s probably the last thing we touch when we leave the house, and it’s probably the first thing we encounter on our way in. No matter where we live, we all have and frequently use a front door.

Don’t let your home blend into the background — even if you’re not in the market for changing your exterior color scheme, a new coat of paint on your front door could be just the makeover your home needs.

Use our color guides to each color to learn which hue, from unexpected purple to bright yellow to elegant black, will work well on your exterior door.

Yellow.

Yellow Front Door Color
LDa Architecture & Interiors

Welcome visitors with a cheerful yellow front door. Often identified with happiness, high energy, and warmth, a lively yellow can brighten otherwise gloomy exteriors.

Bright red.

Bright red Front Door Color
Alan Mascord Design Associates Inc

One of the most moving colors, red is known as a color that brings life, power, passion, and strength to its surroundings. Bring its vitality to your home by painting your front door a statement-making red.

Deep red.

Deep Red Front Door Color
Canton Custom Homes

If bright red feels too audacious for your home, deepen the hue for a more crimson tone. More refined and sophisticated than brighter reds, certain shades of this deep red can work almost like neutrals.

Orange.

Orange Front Door Color
Jesse Im/bugonmyleaf

Orange is one of those colors that can go wrong really quickly. But don’t let that stop you — with the right complementing tones, small doses of orange can look quite modern and welcoming.

Green.

Green Front Door Color
Steve Zagorski, Architect

Playoff your surrounding landscape or introduce a new, refreshing color by painting your front door green. Whether olive, mint, or lime, there’s bound to be a shade of green that can fit into your exterior palette.

Blue.

Blue Front Door Color
Conte & Conte, LLC

Although it’s often seen indoors, more vibrant shades of blue rarely make an appearance on exteriors. Shake things up by pairing a bright blue with a natural or neutral exterior for an unexpected welcome to your home.

Purple.

Purple Front Door Color
Custom Design/Build, Inc.

As with orange, using too much purple can veer toward gaudy very quickly. Stick to a small dose and try purple on your home’s front door. Whether you like warm or cool tones, purple can — surprisingly — complement almost any exterior palette.

Black.

Black Front Door Color
Carla Aston | Interior Designer

Always classic, glossy black doors make an elegant statement. Use other exterior accents to help tie a black door into the rest of your home’s design.

77 Beautiful Front Door Ideas

This collection of front doors and entryways shows us 77 different ways to celebrate those daily run-ins; some are bursting with color, and others showcase subtle but intricate details.

Click the first photo to get started, and tell us which door you’d like to walk through every day.

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Dulux Paint

1. Colorful containers match the charming pink front door of this home in Australia. Neutral trim and siding balance out the look, making for an entry that isn’t too fussy or over-the-top.

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Koch Architects – Joanne Koch

2. Rough-sawn Douglas fir continues from the front-door overhang into this midcentury home in California, creating a smooth transition from the outdoors in.

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Denai Kulcsar Interiors

3. These double metal doors are coated in an Axolotl finish called Graphite Viper Torn, made of a liquefied semiprecious metal.

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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home

4. The white front door in this Cape Cod-style home doesn’t try to steal the show. The bold copper trim and rain gutters stand out instead.

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JS Interiors LLC

5. The metal details and rich wood tones of this salvaged door create an entry that’s just as vivid as one in a bright color. Moravian star pendants line the walkway.

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Linda L. Floyd, Inc., Interior Design

6. Paris meets Denver in this elegant entryway. Designer Linda L. Floyd had the two planters and antique awning shipped from France. She custom-designed the door for this project.

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Gatling Design

7. Red bromeliads, a walkway of aged brick, and a warm red door add to this clean and classic front entry in San Diego.

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Jackson Design & Remodeling

8. This restored historic home in San Diego features details and accents that reflect its age and heritage. Tiled walls and a heavy wood door welcome homeowners today, as they have over the decades.

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Dulux Paint

9. High-gloss turquoise picks up hues from the stained glass on this door, creating a balanced mix of tradition and modernity.

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Marvin

10. The projection of this front door’s overhang and concrete stoop instills a feeling of movement, even though everything is standing still. The glass door blends with the expansive glass of the entry windows.

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Preston Lane

11. You can decorate the front door even if it isn’t a holiday. This sweetheart garland paired with the yellow front door creates quite a warm invitation.

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Troy Rhone Garden Design

12. Lady ferns (Athyrium filix-femina, USDA zones 4 to 8; find your zone) frame the walk up to this distressed green door, which is awash in a sea of green.

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Beth Dana

13. Designer Beth Dana created this custom turquoise color as a contrast to the otherwise earthy, neutral exterior, giving visitors a taste of what they’ll find inside. The sconce is by Barn Light Electric Co., and the metal crate and planter are from Industry Home, a store in Santa Barbara, California.

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CÚRE & PENABAD

14. Built-in benches and ornate stucco work surround the dark wood front door of this restored 1920s home in Coral Gables, Florida.

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15. This Alabama cabin’s front door and window frames painted in a custom red pop against a palette of rich woods and dark trim.

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Trewin Design Architects

16. A custom pivot door and handle stand out against this modern gable home in Cornwall, England.

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LDa Architecture & Interiors

17. This cheery farmhouse entrance features mahogany steps and a bright yellow door that strikingly contrasts the crisp white siding.

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Sue Eller of RSIR

18. Flagstone and gravel lead to a warm and inviting entry in this Spanish Revival home in Los Angeles. The golden yellow exterior mixes well with the green front door, which picks up the hues in the pathway’s foliage.

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Frog Rock Design, LLP – Residential Architecture

19. An overall neutral but textural exterior points visitors to this bold front door. The custom color, by Glidden, was mixed to match the red in the Italian pot next to the front door.

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BiLDEN

20. Concrete stepping stones, pebbles, and papyrus create a Zen-like entry experience for this Los Angeles home. The bright orange door interrupts but also complements the overall neutral color scheme.

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Door paint: Tangerine Melt, Benjamin Moore

21. A vintage door from Central America marks the entrance to this Mediterranean home in San Diego. Matching lanterns, sculpture and potted plants enhance the elegant entry.

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Capomastro Group

22. Though often used as a back door, a Dutch door makes for an inviting and versatile front door. This one was custom-made by Curtis & Sons Door, and the lantern is by Phoenix Day.

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Colizza Bruni Architecture Inc.

23. Cut limestone steps lead to a simple industrial entryway. Corrugated metal siding creates a humble yet modern enclosure.

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Lawrence Lake Interiors

24. A gabion column leads to this glass and metal front door in Arizona; the metal cage filled with stones surrounds an interior support column.

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Bailey London Interior Design & Build

25. Black can be an intimidating color to commit to, but few colors create a more elegant and dramatic look. Here black, white, and brick keep the entrance simple, uncluttered, and classic.

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Jolson

26. This industrial entry in Melbourne, Australia, resembles a portal more than a front door, but it just goes to show there are countless ways to enter a house.

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Mast & Co. Builders

27. Twenty-eight-gauge steel painted a stock color contrasts the sunny yellow of the front door. Builder Christopher Chitty appreciates how warm and inviting yellow is, especially in low light, when everything else fades to darkness. “It begs to be an entry,” he says.

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Dulux Paint

28. High-gloss red and dark gray create a high-impact entrance in this traditional Melbourne, Australia, home.

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Alison Damonte Design

29. This owl umbrella stand came from a flea market and was repurposed as a planter for a staghorn fern. The lime front door invites visitors into a colorful Eichler home, which is in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Studio 511

30. Scalloped shingles and leaded glass lend a storybook feeling to this entry on Long Island, New York. The wood-framed screen door allows the summer breeze to blow through while keeping unwanted bugs out.

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René Zieg

31. This cool blue door picks up colors from the lush foliage surrounding the entry as well as the flagstone entry step — it’s equally classic and fresh.

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J. F. Roesemann Builders, Inc.

32. Updated lanterns flank an otherwise traditional brick townhouse in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.

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Cummings Architects

33. This restored 17th-century home in Massachusetts features authentic Williamsburg colors, including sage green on the front door.

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post architecture inc

34. Dark gray and pink make a killer combination on this Toronto front porch. Adirondack chairs match the front door, and pink flowers and a pink watering can round out the color grouping.

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Feldman Architecture, Inc.

35. The fresh green door frame wakes up an otherwise neutral Victorian home exterior in San Francisco. The frosted glass front door lets in light while maintaining privacy.

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JPR Architects

36. Rows of pavers and gravel complement the geometry of this industrial front door in Sydney.

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Historical Concepts

37. The salvaged antique double doors on this Atlanta-area farmhouse got a fresh coat of turquoise paint. With potted topiaries, striped drapes in complementary colors, and a painted blue ceiling, this entry is the picture of inviting.

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Alison Kandler Interior Design

38. Decorating doesn’t stop at the front door — this door in Los Angeles matches the art and decor inside.

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Hoi Ning Wong

39. Johnston Millwork, in Redwood City, California, crafted this custom front door using cherrywood and art-glass panels from Kersey’s Glass Works. River rock inlays fill the front path.

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40. This traditional white painted brick exterior shows its eclectic side with a brightly painted front door.

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Peninsula Custom Homes

41. Climbing hydrangea is all the decor this front entry needs. With a solid wood structure, the flowering vine frames the front door of this Mediterranean-style home in the San Francisco Bay Area, inviting visitors through the garden and into the home.

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Soucie Horner, Ltd.

42. This grand entry in London features ornate carvings and a decorative address number and kick plate.

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Michael Fullen Design Group

43. Michael Fullen Design Group custom-designed this wood and glass front door in Los Angeles.

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DeForest Architects

44. Both sides of this custom-made Dutch door can be opened, much like French doors, opening up more of the entrance to the view of the Seattle skyline.

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Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

45. This home, just north of Portland, Oregon, features simple white siding and a black front door. The color interest for this entrance instead comes from her planted green roof and folding Fermob cafe chair.

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Tommy Daspit Photographer

46. Two lush ferns and a hanging banner stand out against this mostly brick entry.

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Middlefork Development LLC

47. Two lanterns by Visual Comfort flank a front door that matches the metal used elsewhere in this entry. Sometimes you don’t need contrast to make a statement.

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Danielle

48. Cheery and chic, this yellow front door sure draws attention as a destination against an otherwise matte gray exterior.

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Jennifer Butler Design

49. The rounded top of the door to this home on Pentwater Lake, in Michigan, mirrors the arch of the covered entry. The matching trim surrounding the door and the entry arch creates a perfectly harmonized entry sequence.

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50. A pink front door complements the matte black siding of this home in Los Angeles. The unusual combination feels fresh, eclectic, and balanced.

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Craft Renovations

51. Despite the fact that it’s now used as a residence, this converted chapel in London still has many of its original features, including this pointed-arch door, a distinct feature of Gothic architecture.

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Mina Brinkey

52. The turquoise front door shines brightly against this otherwise all-white exterior in Florida.

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Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.

53. Hundred-year-old doors from Mexico add authenticity to a historic-looking brand-new house in Dallas. Custom lamps flank the doors.

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Farrow & Ball

54. Two olive trees in terra-cotta pots mark an entrance that nearly blends into its surroundings. In this case, it’s the accessories and small details you notice, like the spade door knocker and the lines in the stone wall.

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Overmyer Architects

55. Louvered double doors match black wood shutters in this classic Washington, D.C., home. Two potted topiaries personalize the small entry stoop.

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Kate Lester Interiors

56. A bench with cushions and throw pillows near the front door always makes guests feel welcome.

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Emily Andrews

57. This charming cottage entrance in France exudes the same effortless style as all things French. Loosely scattered geraniums in terra-cotta pots match the rustic white doors and shutters.

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Denise Posey

58. The vintage Swedish mailbox blends right in with the high-gloss red frame of this 100-year-old front door.

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59. An ornate wrought iron staircase leads to this grand entry with climbing vines and glossy green double doors.

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tuthill architecture

60. The architect of this South Florida home played up its tropical locale with a violet front door surrounded by gold and green color blocks. It’s meant to resemble the center of a flower.

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Hannah Brown

61. Nestled behind a standard potted tree, the mail slot has been painted to match this warm, rich turquoise front door.

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Cape Associates, Inc.

62. Custom hinges by local artist Conrad Malicoat help make this Cape Cod, Massachusetts, entrance feel at home.

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Blue Horse Building & Design

63. A colorful and eclectic entrance in Austin, Texas, follows the homeowners’ artistic and humorous preferences.

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Stephanie Dunning Interior Design

64. This ordered entrance in the U.K. features a series of lines and grids that work together to create a cohesive and balanced space.

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Urban Creatures

65. Horizontal wood siding frames the covered entry of this contemporary house in Scotland. A glass and wood pivot door contributes to an overall lightness, also seen in the stairs’ open risers and glass walls in the background.

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Carl Mattison Design

66. This salvaged door got a fresh coat of robin’s egg blue to match the porch ceiling, creating an inviting front entrance no matter what the time of day.

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Gary J Ahern, AIA – Focal Point Design

67. Potted wisteria plants frame this intricately carved front door in Atherton, California.

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Lisa Whittaker

68. The oversized address numbers on this house in Seattle are a vinyl decal that the interior designer customized for this transom.

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Designerpaint

69. The front door of a brick house can be pretty much any color, but this baby blue looks especially fresh. Cyan and red are complementary colors, making the pairing especially pleasing.

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Larry E. Boerder Architects

70. The iconic lawn jockey makes an appearance at this grand entry in Dallas. Though the entry is formal, this ornament adds some playfulness.

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71. Fragrant confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides, zones 8 to 11) grows around this kitchen door in Los Angeles, enveloping visitors with its sweet scent. Potted plants of succulents and herbs fill the space and cozy up the tile steps.

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72. A stained glass transom above this chartreuse front door includes the home address, adding a unique design element and bringing some extra light into the house.

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Z Master Builders

73. This rough-hewn, rustic front door in Boston features substantial, ornate hinges and decorative winter wreaths to celebrate the season.

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Cambuild

74. A custom-made pivot door boldly welcomes guests into this Australian home. Pompeii paving from UrbanStone meets the front door’s threshold.

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Robert Nehrebecky AIA, Re: New Architecture

75. Arts and Crafts details, from the house numbers to the hanging lantern and wooden front door, give this entrance cohesive style. A standing-seam copper roof matches the copper mailbox on the stoop.

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Su Casa Magazine

76. Worn-looking double doors lead visitors to an entry courtyard in this home in Texas. Wrought-iron lanterns, terra-cotta-colored stucco, and regional art contribute to the overall Southwest feel of this entry.

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Cummings Architects

77. The entrance of this early-18th-century home features substantial wood trim and a stone slab stoop, contributing to its solid feel.

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