Colonial House Front Door Colors

Shutters and doors were dark green or black.

Colonial house front door colors.

House fronts were sometimes painted in fashionable lighter and more expensive colors while the back and or the sides were in the more traditional and cheaper reds. It s the first thing people see and the last one on many homeowners to choose list. If you have a blue house of any shade from slate blue to baby blue to navy blue to royal blue to turquoise blue and so on here are my picks for the best front door colors. A super safe choice white.

For larger homes such as this newly constructed colonial a light or medium range earth tone will complement the natural surroundings without overwhelming it. A white front door on a blue house can look nice but it is a very safe choice. White or sometimes the same color as the body. Classic exterior home colors such as tan and beige are getting an upgrade.

Rural houses were often unpainted until the middle of the 19th century. Here the addition of a blue green accent hue on the front door and shutters further links the home with the landscape. And whether your home is a traditional victorian colonial or a craftsman bungalow gray beige or a warm tan will look nice. Try as colonial revival stone sw 2827 from sherwin williams.

Behr has paint colors to help you create your dream colonial exteriors. But if classic green red and black have long been the defaults that s beginning to change.