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The Look of a Front Door Painted Blue

Our home is very brown and monochromatic. We decided to change up the front door color to give our home a little personality. This pop of color is just what our house needed!  I love a painted front door so much. This door will change over the course of our life here, but for now we are happy with it. Here’s the look of a front door painted blue.

2021 Update: We replaced this door a few years ago with a glass panel door. Click here to see it!


Here is a short journey of the front door. Our home is very neutral with stone one the front. The door was originally the darkest accent color on the house, a dark mushroom color. It just kind of went away and felt a little dark under the covered porch.

original door

Choosing a Paint Color

I only tried two samples and immediately decided on Valspar Woodlawn Juniper (the top color).  It is bold and bright, but still saturated and rich enough to not look teal or baby blue-ish. I chose semi-gloss sheen for durability.

You all know I love blue, so this seemed like a natural first door color choice for me!  I love the way the black hardware and new house numbers now pop off the door.

The Process of Painting a Door

First, I cleaned the door with mild soap and water. Next, I applied three coats of paint, letting each coat dry thoroughly before applying the next. I used a small foam roller for the door and a small brush to work around the hardware. Painting a door is so easy and so inexpensive. I only used a quart of paint and still have some leftover. The power of paint!

What do you have to lose with painting your front door?  We have recently updated the house numbers too. Hope you enjoyed seeing our front door painted blue! What is your door color? XO

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  3. MommaChelle says

    wow! seriously, this looks awesome!! i am pinning this so i can refer back to the paint color for when im feeling up to painting our door again! soooo cute!

  5. Holly says

    Visiting from Southern Savvy Style. Love that blue! I painted our doors last year and it's not quite the shade I was going for, so I'm painting them again the next few weeks… I may have to give this color a try. You're right – it's an easy change with a big impact.

  6. amlarson3 says

    Thank you ladies and thanks for stopping by! It was one of those National Historic Restoration colors, so I knew it had to be good for an exterior color! 🙂

  9. Annie says

    What a beautiful home–the blue door adds so much character to it! What a great idea! Love the blog, I'm your newest follower 🙂

  12. Helen's Decor says

    Hi Andrea, Isn't it nice to put your own touch to your home? Not long after we bought our first used home, we had it painted to make it ours. Yep, went from a light green to taupe on the part that was siding, and the shutters went from gray to a colonial red. The locals loved it and we still do years later. I'm visiting you from The Dedicated House's Make It Pretty Monday party. Your linked just ahead of me. Helen

  17. Mariel says

    Love the color…totally different than the standard red or brown. It's perfect! I would love to have you stop by 'Or so she says…' and share your great ideas at the Saturday link party (runs until Tuesday night…tonight!)

  18. Carrie says

    I bought a new door color (Valspar too) last weekend and I'm excited to get rid of the ugly burgundy door. Love your color.

  21. Ricki says

    Your door looks amazing! I have been searching all over for the perfect color for my front door and now I think I've found it!

    A quick question…did you also paint the interior side of the door?

  25. Unknown says

    Thanks for the post! I really like the color. It makes the whole house pop! I was just talking to my sister yesterday about accent front doors (She has a purple front door, which actually looks really good!). She said that for some doors, with large cutouts, or just smaller doors, you can use the sample paint cans that are only around $3! Even if you have to use two of those cans, it will only come to $6!

  30. Linda says

    I fell in love with this paint color for your front door. I purchased it and painted my green house door. I so wanted to put it on my front door. So yesterday I was coloring pots with the color for a luncheon decorating using pots and my neighbor really liked it! So she had me put a pot against the front door ! Yes! So today is my second color and my hubby even likes it! thanks for sharing

  31. Unknown says

    Hi, I love your door color!! We are building our home right now and I want to paint our door that color, but I'm having trouble deciding on siding color….we will also have brick and stone but I was wondering if you have any suggestions….or if you have siding on your house and what color it is…thank you!!

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