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Sophie Warren-Smith

13 front door colours mistakes you might be making – these common errors affect both the look and durability of your entranceway

A house with an electric blue front door and a potted tree on either side.

Choosing a new colour for your front door can be a lot of fun as you get to express your style and taste on the exterior of your home – not just in its interiors, as most of us are used to. And while most of the shades on the colour wheel are fair game to apply to your entryway, there are some front door colour mistakes that are best to familiarise yourself with first so that you can steer clear of them.

From the front door colour ideas that are best avoided to the best ways to treat certain types of front doors, these expert-approved tips cover almost every possible error you could make when picking out your next colourful front door idea to make over your entrance.

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