Behind the Red Door

I recently read an article about the color you choose for your front door and how it may send a message about your personality and the atmosphere inside your home. Here are some of the comments from the article below:

What does your front door say about you?

According to the Paint Quality Institute, your front-door color is a key to your personality as well as to the atmosphere inside your home.

"Like a necktie, which is the focal point of an outfit, the front door is the focal point of the home," writes Debbie Zimmer, the editor of the institute's newsletter. "The color there sends a strong message – in the case of the front door, providing insight into how we view our home."

And just what do those color choices say?

Paint Quality Institute doesn't comment on white, a color that may communicate "This is how the door came, and I didn't care enough about my home's exterior to change it." I am sending this message with my back doors. My front door sends a similar message: "I came with the house, and my owner is too busy writing to paint me another color."

Maybe your front door is speaking more eloquently. If you have a bright-colored front door, here is the message you may be sending, according to the paint people:

Red: You've chosen the color of passion. Your door says the home inside is vibrant and "full of life, energy and excitement."

Green: Your home is a place of health, safety, tranquility and harmony. This is a popular color.

Blue: This color, which may be the most popular, connotes home as sanctuary. A blue front door signifies that the home is calm, serene and relaxing.

Black: This color doesn't signify depression or mourning but power. The owner of a black front door is sending a message of strength, sophistication and authority. His home is a serious place "inhabited by a person of substance."

Brown: Uh-oh. This color carries a mixed message. A brown front door, either painted or stained, may convey warmth, stability and reliability. Or maybe not. A dark-brown front door suggests a desire for privacy and isolation. Changing your front-door color is a quick way to add curb appeal.

Okay so many of you have seen our designs and the way we often use some unusual colors for various accents.  What does all the other colors have to say? Some of our favorite colors are:

LIME GREEN: Is it the same as regular green? I don't think so.  Lime says inspirational, sustainable, but yet bold and lacking fear.

PURPLE: We use purple a lot in our work.  Purple is a sign of Royalty and richness.

CRANBERRY: Not the same as purple nor red.  It is it's own color family in my opinion.  I recently said in a previous post that Cranberry was the new color for 2012.  Cranberry I even painted my front door this color.  Used it to accent our house during last Christmas.  Cranberry has a bit of royalty in it along with sophistication and warmth.

ORANGE: Wow...would you really paint your front door orange? Maybe....you never can tell.  Orange says that you are playful, cheerful and just plain happy all the time.  It could also mean that you went to a school like Oklahoma State and it is your school colors!

YELLOW: There are so many different shades of Yellow/Gold that can be used for everything. The brighter the yellow the more playful and sun-worship like you may feel. The darker the yellow the warmer you feel and richer it comes across to others. Yellow certainly inspires happiness and open feelings. I think many of the shades of Yellow can be used together as well.  I have several different color stripes on my living room wall doing that very thing.  It works!

Those are just the colors of your front door.  I would love to try out other ideas that relate to materials.  What about GLASS doors? How about a silver metallic door like STAINLESS STEEL or ALUMINUM? What about CORE TEN STEEL.....with a bit of RUST? I think we could have some fun......what would these materials say about you?

Have some fun my friends and experiment with color in your latest projects.  Enjoy the color pallets!