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74 Best Front Door Paint Colors

Ray Booth

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The Front Door Inspo: Dark Steel Blue

Ray Booth reverses the typical black and white look with white trim and dark siding, giving this home a modern edge. The extra-wide blue door (e013-60 from Fine Paints of Europe) adds a splash of interest and contrast without being too bold of a statement.

Studio 33

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The Front Door Color: Dark Steel Gray

Make It Yours: Sherwin Williams Refuge.

Eric Piasecki

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Front Door Inspo: Umbria Red

For their Millbrook, New York, country house, Peter Pennoyer and Katie Ridder used a punchy shade of red that pops against bright white.

Lara Robby/Studio D

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Paint Color: Umbria Red

Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Umbria Red 1316

Annie Schlechter

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The Front Door Inspo: Sage

Philip Thomas chose a pale sage green color to adorn all the exterior trims of this cedar home. The specific shade perfectly reflects the foundation plantings. and landscape design.

NC

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The Paint Color: Pastel Sage

Make it yours: Valspar Sparkling Sage.

Eric Piasecki

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Front Door Inspo: Light Gray-Green

A creamy neutral changes with the light for an always flattering facade at this home designed by Gil Schafer. Here, it appears to have pale sage undertones, perfect for a space with green accents and a historic feel.

House Beautiful

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Paint Color: Old White

Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Old White No. 4

Stephen Kent Johnson

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Front Door Inspo: Yellow Gold

A gray monochromatic color scheme, shown here on this charming seaside cottage designed by Juan Carretero, offers a soothing welcome to family and friends. The color contrasts beautifully with the lawn and hydrangeas. But a fun surprise greets you at the front door: Sunny yellow paint! Sherwin Williams Quilt Gold covers both the interior and exterior of the front door.

Lara Robby

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The Front Door Color: Golden Wheat

Make It Yours: Benjamin Moore St. Elmo's Fire

Read McKendree

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Front Door Inspo: Turquoise

Bella Mancini enlivened this front door as well as the screen door frame with a bold shade of turquoise, Benjamin Moore's Santa Clara. This color feels right at home with the cedar shake and hydrangeas, but also sets the tone for what's ahead inside, design-wise.

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Paint Color: Santa Clara

Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Santa Clara 753

Emily Followill

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Front Door Inspo: Light Blue

Instead of painting the front doors, designer Meredith McBrearty colored the dramatic shutters flanking them. The soft shade of blue, Winter Lake by Benjamin Moore, is used throughout the inside of the home, too.

Benjamin Moore

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The Color: Winter Lake

Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Winter Lake 2129-50

KARYN R. MILLET

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Front Door: Cheerful Orange

Designer John Wooden and landscape architect Molly Wood gave this entrance a dutch door covered in a cheerful orange paint to create a seamless flow from the outdoors to the indoors.

House Beautiful

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Paint Color: Charlotte's Locks

For a similar shade, try Farrow & Ball's Charlotte's Locks. "It's a little different—not quite orange, and not quite red. More of a persimmon. It feels warm and inviting when you come in from the cold," says designer John Barman.

Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Charlotte's Locks

Brigette Romanek Studio

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Front Door: Off-White

Use a soft off-white with a touch of gray for a cozy shabby bungalow like Romanek Design Studio did for this Southern California home.

Lara Robby/Studio D

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Paint Color: Dove Wing

Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Dove Wing OC-18

ANNIE SCHLECHTER

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Front Door Inspo: Bright Blue

Gary McBournie turned to nature to inspire the color of his front door in Nantucket: "When I did this house thirty miles out at sea, it seemed only natural to include a blue or two in the palette. And, when used against drifts of blooming hydrangea, the effect is magical!”

Lara Robby/Studio D

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Paint Color: New York State of Mind

Make it yours: Benjamin Moore New York State of Mind 805

Amy Neunsinger

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Front Door: Devonshire Green

Designer Lindsay Reid's Mediterranean-inspired Los Angeles bungalow welcomes visitors with a muted green door.

Lara Robby/Studio D

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Paint Color: Devonshire Green

Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Devonshire Green 1489

TONY SOLURI

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Front Door: Yellowcake

"This chartreuse color provides a contemporary counterpoint to this 1940s natural cedar shake cottage in Michiana Shores," says designer Steve Kadlec.

Lara Robby/Studio D

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Paint Color: Yellowcake

Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Yellowcake No. 279

WERNER STRAUBE

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Front Door: Pitch Black

Accentuate the graphic aesthetic of steel frame windows by painting shutters and the front door a deep pitch black. As you can see in this home designed by Corey Damen Jenkins, black details, like on the front door, will sharpen and ground a bright white home.

Lara Robby

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Paint Color: Pitch Black

Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Pitch Black No.256

CONROY TANZER

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Front Door: Eggplant

A purple front door adds curb appeal to this house by Fergus Garber Young Architects.

Lara Robby/Studio D

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Paint Color: Eggplant

Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Eggplant 1379

Victoria Pearson

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Front Door: Off Black

A black door helps modernize the whitewashed brick exterior of this California Cape Cod designed by Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucas.

Lara Robby/Studio D

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Paint Color: Off Black

Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Off Black No. 57

10 best front door paint ideas |

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Contemplating front door color ideas to ensure your home makes the right impression? From timeless favorites to more contemporary shades, there’s a wealth of hues to consider.

Complementing the facade of the house is important, but so, too, is the note the color will strike, be it cheerful and welcoming or more formal and classic. The principles of Feng Shui might also influence color selection of your front door ideas and the maintenance needs of a particular choice will likely come into play, too.

Here, we’ve gathered a host of beautiful front door colors both classic and contemporary in their effect for inspiration and asked the experts to share their advice as well.

Front door color ideas

The best front door color ideas can refresh the exterior of a home, catching the eye from the street for all the right reasons, and might even increase a home’s value.

Bear in mind that your front door design will affect which front door paint ideas suit, as well as the period of your home and the color of paintwork visible from the street and your front porch ideas. It's also worth noting the front door colors to avoid (and why) before deciding on a hue that gives off the wrong first impression.  

1. Go for natural tones with blues and greens

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Allow nature to be a guide and put front door color ideas in shades of blue or green at the top of your list of preferences. Either will blend beautifully with foliage alongside the front door or in nearby borders for a harmonious look.

Muted shades like this blue or nature-inspired greens are a perfect partner to traditional homes, too, ensuring the front door is attention-grabbing but sympathetic to the architecture.

2. Refresh in a day with white

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Painting the front door is one of the speediest ways to boost a home’s curb appeal. ‘It’s a one day project that can make a world of difference to the appearance of your home,’ says Matthew Brown, Sadolin and Sandtex technical consultant.

‘As the first thing people see when visiting your home, the color and look of your front door really should be a considered choice. Taking note of the style of the door, along with the trim and siding that frames it can change the whole look of the exterior. ’

For a smart but subtle entrance, follow this home’s lead with the door painted to match the façade. Bear in mind that cleaning a front door is a more regular task the lighter the front door paint color.

3. Follow color principles

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The traditional practice of Feng Shui could assist in selecting a front door color. ‘For Feng Shui front door colors, the front door plays a major role in welcoming positive energy into the house,’ says practitioner Eddie Tee of Fengshuied!  

‘When we are going for more striking colors, there is a concept of colors that can be applied to choosing one based on the sector where the front door is located within the property or the direction it is facing. This can be generally broken down to the guide below:

‘This concept is centered around avoiding an energy clash with the nature of energy entering via a specific direction. However, it should be noted that in modern times where the shape of houses are getting more creative, this concept is no longer as widely practised as decades ago.

A more straightforward way of choosing? ‘It can also be said that in Chinese culture, red front doors are generally considered as auspicious,’ says Eddie. ‘They bring good luck and abundance.’

4. Let color bloom with floral-inspired shades

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For a truly cohesive front yard or for cottage front door ideas, choose a front door color that picks up one of the hues from among the planting’s palette. For this home, it’s a delicate lavender shade that will echo the wisteria that grows around it once it’s in bloom. 

Likewise, flowers in hot shades can be combined with a front door color ideas in red or orange, and borders of sunny blooms with a yellow door.

5. Highlight a door’s detail with front door paint colors

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There’s no rule that says you have to paint a paneled front door in a single color, and if you want to emphasize its detail, there’s nothing better than choosing a selection of hues for the task.

The keys to success? Pick harmonious colors to use on the different elements of the design, and repeat shades from windows and siding, too, to pull the look together and make a striking impression from the street.

6. Smarten up with black

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For classic good looks, black is a winning choice for a front door color. ‘A glossy black front door is always in style,’ says certified color expert and certified interior decorator Pattie Kelly of Inspired Home Interiors . Black can be a natural partner to more traditional style homes, and it’s a shade that will pop, making the front door a focal point. 

But if a bolder hue is your instinct, don’t be afraid. ‘A colorful front door is a fantastic way to make a statement and add some punch to your front porch,’ Pattie continues. ‘The most important thing is to choose a color that you love so you smile every time you come home.’

7. Finish a double door

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Double front doors are an imposing feature in their own right, so a quieter finish can be the perfect choice for a home with one of these. A white like this is a timeless choice, and although the paint finish will need to be renewed over time due to the effects of sun and weather, it won’t go out of style. 

When selecting any color for a front door, be aware that if you live in a community with a homeowners’ association (HOA), there may be rules on front door finishes. ‘Double check with your HOA in case some colors aren’t permitted,’ says Pattie Kelly.

8. Go for gray for a contemporary front door color

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For a front door color that stands out from an exterior in white, beige, or cream, consider gray. It’s a more contemporary choice than black or navy, but is equally handsome, and eminently suitable for a classic paneled door design.

A gray door can also prove easier to keep clean than black and navy as mid to lighter tones won’t make any dust or dirt that adheres to the door’s surface as obvious.

9. Choose a front door color with staying power

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Whichever hue is selected from among the range of front door color ideas, it’s important to bear maintenance in mind. ‘You do want to think about how much sun the door gets, so west and south facing doors can fade quickly due to the amount of direct sunlight,’ says interior designer and color expert Jennifer Guerin, owner of JG Color Studios .

‘Stay within naturally pigmented hues that won’t fade as fast as the more synthetic bold tones that will need constant touch up. Using a high quality paint, such as Fine Paints of Europe gloss, which has longer staying power, or Benjamin Moore’s Grand Entrance, also known for its protective quality that lasts for years even with high sun volume.’

10. Select a different color for the front door's interior

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Don’t forget that the color you pick for the exterior of your front door doesn’t have to be repeated on the interior side. You may want to pick a more light-reflective shade for inside, especially if the door is solid, features stained glass, or has minimal glazing, as this will help brighten up an entranceway short on daylight.

A different color for the interior can also link the door to the rest of the hall decor or a shade from the palette picked throughout the home. 

What are popular front door colors 2022?

It’s black that’s set to be the most popular front door color of 2022 with blue and green also favored. Some 56 per cent of experts surveyed for the Fixr paint and color trends 2022 report agreed that black will be the most popular front door color choice in 2022. 

‘A black front door will pair well with almost all home exterior color shades and add extra contrast especially against white or light colored siding,’ says Stefania Filizola, Fixr’s design editor. ‘You can also add depth to your home by matching your black door with a variety of siding shades such as tan, red, blue and green.

‘Other popular front door colors for 2022 include royal blue and two green hues, hunter green and sage green,’ she continues.

What color door increases home value?

Keep it classic to maximize home value. ‘Finishes that are neutral in color can increase home value simply by the way they attract a larger audience,’ says Yoselin Castro, senior interior designer at Mackenzie Collier Interiors . ‘Homes painted in colors like black or white make it easier for people to see themselves in the space and personalize it with their own style, as it’s almost like working with a blank canvas. This is true with front door colors too – while it may only cost you a few hundred dollars to change the color of your door if you’re trying to sell a home, it’s better to keep it safe and opt for neutral exterior paint colors.’

Sarah is a freelance journalist and editor. Previously executive editor of Ideal Home, she’s specialized in interiors, property and gardens for over 20 years, and covers interior design, house design, gardens, and cleaning and organizing a home for H&G. She’s written for websites, including Houzz, Channel 4’s flagship website, 4Homes, and Future’s T3; national newspapers, including The Guardian; and magazines including Future’s Country Homes & Interiors, Homebuilding & Renovating, Period Living, and Style at Home, as well as House Beautiful, Good Homes, Grand Designs, Homes & Antiques, LandLove and The English Home among others. It’s no big surprise that she likes to put what she writes about into practice, and is a serial house renovator. 

15 colors for main doors according to Vastu

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Upgrade the level of positive in your home with the help of the correct design of the main door in accordance with Vastu. It promotes prosperity and peace. Read on to discover 15 main door decorating ideas.

Have you ever heard of the quote: First impressions make a lasting impression? If yes, then you know what that means and how important it is to make a good first impression in every aspect of your life. And this applies even to the front door of your house. In order for the entrance to your home to reflect your personality and architectural aesthetic sense, you should really focus on the color and design options of the door according to Vastu.

The most important thing is the choice of color that corresponds to the principles of Vastu. By making conscious choices about color, you eliminate the possibility of negative influences and at the same time allow only positive energy to enter your home.

15 Vastu color and design ideas for main doors

Choosing a Vastu door color will make your home truly beautiful and prosperous. In this article, we give you different colors and door designs according to Vastu.

White color of the main door according to Vastu

Pure white color can go well with any type of house. This color can make your every day happy. The entrance to your home can look very inviting with wooden vases and pretty lamps.

White creates beauty

Wood color for the Vastu front door

A dark wood entry door can give your home a sense of perfection. It is a very good choice for main door color according to Vastu. The glass ceiling, coupled with the light color of the building, will be attractive to everyone.

Simple main entrance with wood trim

Main door color - Vastu wood pattern

A wooden door as the main entrance can add a special touch to your home. This idea can give a special atmosphere to the design and decor of your home. Beautiful plants are perfectly combined with such a door and give your home an atmosphere of life.

Decorated wooden door

Vastu colored wooden entrance door with glass panel

A large wooden main door in your home can bring a liveliness to your daily life. Large white windows along with this wooden door can look very beautiful. According to Vastu, such a door is considered auspicious and will definitely be a very good choice for your home.

Wood and glass together

Wooden door with glass panel inside

A wooden Vastu front door with a glass center can be an attraction for many homebuyers. It can look very beautiful and elegant when combined with the light yellow walls of the house. White windows and a staircase at the entrance can create the perfect look for any type of home, large or small.

Glass and wood – a classic combination

Vastu blue wooden door with grille

Since blue can reflect calmness and elegance, here this color can be an ideal choice among other main door colors according to Vastu. These blue doors will best emphasize the white walls of the house. The entrance can be easily decorated with green plants.

Bliss blue

Faded green main door according to Vastu

A pale green main door with two glass niches and two large glass windows can give your home a very attractive look. Brick-red walls of the house, surrounded by green trees, can easily give a special look to the whole building.

Minimal Color Attractiveness

Pure White Glass Panel for Main Door

Pure white main door color according to Vastu can be a very good choice for any office space. Your office can radiate the perfect atmosphere of cleanliness and tranquility with pure white doors and walls. You can decorate the area with beautiful paintings.

White and glass panel combination

Main door color with dark wood trim

A large wooden gate at the main entrance to the house might be a good idea according to Vastu. The light color of the walls goes well with these wooden main gates. The entrance can be easily decorated with beautiful flower plants.

Rivet Wood Door

Light Wood Door

Light wood front doors can be very attractive to your home. The clear glass in the top half of the door can reflect the beautiful view of your interior. The entrance can be decorated with two lamps and a beautiful flower vase.

Light Wood Finish

Light Yellow Main Door Color According to Vastu

Light Yellow Main Door Color is Vastu approved for a home or office building and can be a very unique choice. The trees and flowers that surround the entire building match perfectly with the white glass window and yellow main gate.

Brightness Yellow Door

Light Orange Front Door According to Vastu

The soft light pink look of the main door of your house is a very good choice according to Vastu. This color exudes a sense of satisfaction, making every day beautiful and full of happiness. Light walls can go well with such a door.

Soft pastel colors for your main entrance

Solid white main door according to Vastu

White is a good choice for the main door of your house or office building according to Vastu. White color is very special and unique in its own way. The white ceiling and gray walls of the entire building match perfectly with the white door.

White is always attractive

Polished dark wood door

A dark brown wood door can be a good choice, especially when paired with light yellow building walls. On both sides, the door can be decorated with glass windows. And finally, the hallway can be decorated with beautiful flower plants and a chair.

Wood polished elegant

Vastu white main door with arched glass panels

White is a symbol of purity and innocence. Thus, you can easily decorate your white house with large white gates as an entrance. The white staircase at the entrance can be ideally combined with the green trees in the yard or in the surrounding garden.

White and designer glass panels - the perfect look!

What not to do according to Vastu for the main door

To ensure that no negative energy interferes with the well-being and development of your loved ones, here is a checklist of what you should take care of when designing and creating an idea for your front door or main entrance.

Colors of interior doors - photos, combinations, names, choice

DM-Service LLC provides interior doors with standard and exclusive colors, a large number of different shades, which gives the buyer a wide choice of products to solve any design idea.

Bleached oak

Light walnut

Dark walnut

Milan walnut

Italian walnut

Mahogany

Dark anegri

Dark oak

Silver oak

Gray oak

Light Eben

Gloss White White

Gloss Vintage

Gloss Capuchino

Pearls

Cleaning CLASS

AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND EVERYONE. bone

Ash Cherwood

Avility Kapuchino

Rash Gray

Gloss Graphite

Gloss Mokko

forest nut

Acacia

oak sedan

Tavolato

Light oak

Malaga cherry

Melinga wenge

Melinga oak

White pearl oak

Golden oak

Chocolate oak

Enamel elephant. Bone

EMAL MOKKO

Emal Kapuchino

Emal White

Dubs Smoky

oak tobacco

ivory

oak Patina

Meling

The main functional purpose of interior interior doors is the differentiation of space. In addition, they provide a durable barrier against odors, noise and drafts. Another positive side is their influence on the interior, a properly selected model will make it more holistic, create comfort in the room and have a beneficial effect on mood. According to designers, the color of the doors is as important as the material of manufacture or design. The visual perception of the room and the creation of a comfortable atmosphere directly depend on it.

The name of the shades of the door leaf is determined not by the material from which it is made, but by entering a certain color range. The most common are natural shades for wood species (ash, wenge, oak, beech, walnut, alder or ivory).

Before choosing a color, you need to decide on a few important points:

In fact, there is no single algorithm for selecting a color solution for a door leaf. The decision is made independently, based on personal preferences. If the goal is a harmonious combination of interior elements, it is best to listen to the recommendations of designers on choosing one or another tone.

It is much easier to choose the right model if you follow these guidelines:

There are several options for the ratio of color solutions, thanks to which the doors harmoniously merge into the overall design or, conversely, effectively stand out. Quite popular are doors in color that differ by several tones from the floor. So, such canvases as “pear” or “cherry” are suitable for parquet flooring in the “mahogany” tone. With lighter shades of the floor, ivory or natural wood colors (ash, beech, walnut) are perfectly combined, in the design of which glass or bamboo elements are inserted.

Quite often the question arises: match the color of the skirting board under the floor or under the door? Usually their color is in harmony with both the flooring and the doors. Skirting boards and architraves act as a link to create contrast (light flooring - dark canvas) or harmony.

For cases where the color of the floor is different in different rooms, two-tone doors are suitable, the leaf of which has different shades depending on the installation side. This will allow you to perfectly match the color of the floor and doors in the interior of the rooms separated by them.

Another question that often arises is: what is the relationship between the color of the doors and the tone of the walls in the room? It can also be solved in two ways. Choose the most approximate shades or opt for contrast. According to the designers, when combining the colors of walls and doors, the floor should be highlighted.

Two-tone interiors are very popular. In this case, more contrasting color schemes are suitable, and to create harmony, furnishings with similar shades are selected.

The trend of combining interior elements with interior doors is growing every day. Most often, designers recommend choosing the shade of the canvas a few tones lighter than the furniture. At the same time, in modern interiors, a combination of furniture in different colors is common, which greatly complicates the selection of the shade of the door leaf. A universal solution will be two-color doors, which are made of natural veneer. Their cost may be a little higher than the standard one-color models, but the final result is worth it.

When designing rooms in a house, several style decisions can be involved. In this case, the selection of colors is carried out on an individual basis. Combinations of modern or country style with ash, beech doors are considered the most successful, and for minimalism and hi-tech, the color “dark oak” is suitable.

The role of skirting boards and architraves in interior design

The color of the doors in the interior is unimportant if the integrity of perception is ensured by its combination with the shade of trim and skirting boards. With a harmonious combination of these elements with the tone of the door leaf, the visual perception of the room improves, regardless of the color of the floor, walls and furniture. This solution makes it possible, if desired, to radically change the visual perception of the room by changing the color of this composition. The choice of color in this case allows you to implement any design solution, with a one-color or two-color version of the door leaf.

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