Your front door forms a very important part of the kerb appeal of your home. Visible to every visitor and passerby, it could even be the most visually important door in your home. This can put even more pressure on finding the right new door.
Of course, visual appeal is a lot more subjective than the practical concerns around front door materials. Once you’ve picked a material, you’re likely to find a range of door styles and designs to choose from whether you’re looking at solid timber front doors or a composite door.
When it comes to colour, your choice of door material may restrict your colour choice. uPVC front doors in particular tend to have a very limited colour range.
However, composite front doors are available in a wide variety of colours giving you plenty of options to match your front door with your style.
Finally, if you like to experiment and change up the look of your front door frequently, timber doors can be repainted and updated to great effect. For more information on maintaining and updating wooden doors, take a look at our guide.
What Colour Door is in 2022?
When it comes to front door colours black and grey are eternally popular, although grey seems to have the edge in 2022.
These colours are elegant, subtle, and flexible. They contrast beautifully against red brick or white render and will suit a wide range of properties. A black front door is a particularly great choice for a period property or a town house, particularly for Georgian and Victorian-era homes. Black was a popular door choice during these periods, making it the perfect colour when you’re trying to achieve an authentic look for your home.
Should a Front Door be Lighter or Darker Than the House?
There are no set rules about what front doors should be like or how they should compare to the rest of your house. However, there is no denying that a bold contrast between the colour of your front door and your brickwork can be striking.
This means that if the frontage of your home is generally lighter, a dark dramatic door can really make a stylish visual statement. For the more adventurous, a splash of bold bright colour can be even more eye-catching.
Similarly, if you have a darker render or stone look to your home, then having a lighter pastel or white door can make a clean, bright contrast.
Should Your Front Door Match Your Windows?
If you want to create a cohesive look across the front of your property, then matching your new front door to your windows is an essential step. This can be particularly effective if you go for an unusual or eye-catching colour scheme across them.
However, many people will also find appeal in a light contrast between windows and doors, particularly if you have a versatile set of grey or white window frames. In this situation, your front door can be a great place to splash some extra colour without it being overwhelming.
What is the Most Popular Front Door Style?
Front doors with glazed panels are one of the most popular styles of front door, though this does include a very wide collection of designs.
For modern houses, many people prefer sleek smooth doors with small stacked or tall-but-narrow panes are very popular. They echo the understated architecture often seen in minimalist and modern houses. Glazing tends to be key with these homes as it helps increase the flow of light and the sense of size and space that these homes usually embrace.
With period or cottage style homes there is more flexibility towards solid designs, though glazed ones are still more common. This could be one small pane of glass in a cottage-style door or a half-glazed door with a multi-panel design for townhouses and terraces.