When It Comes to Selling Your Home, What Does Your Front Door Say About You?

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What does Amy Vanderoef's bright red front door say about her Kessler Park home?

We fell in love with Amy Vanderoef’s adorable Kessler Park home on Windomere last week, especially with the cute bright red front door.

It made a big impression on us, so it stands to reason that the front door, with it’s cherry red sheen and cute arched top, will stand out to potential buyers.

According to this story from Business Insider, your front door can either attract or repel buyers based on color alone.

Take Vanderoef’s door, for instance. A bright red front door indicates a home full of energy and life. After reading Candy’s post about the Vanderoef family, and seeing the inside of their perfect little home, that’s definitely the case!

Blue, on the other hand, indicates a calm and tranquil interior. North Dallas Realtor Lydia Player painted her front door a lovely shade of bright blue.

Green and brown both attract those who love nature. A black front door exudes “strength, sophistication, power, and authority,” says Debbi Zimmer, editor at PaintQuality.com.

Thinking of painting your front door something brighter? Approach with caution, as too much personality can be offputting to a potential buyer.

Personally, I love brighter shades on front doors, especially in neighborhoods like mine where a lot of the homes tend to look a bit too much alike.

What’s your favorite shade for a front door?

Joanna England is the Executive Editor at CandysDirt.com and covers the North Texas housing market.

10 Comments

  1. Cheryl on May 31, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    It's a tie between red and black. We have double doors with the top half beveled glass and they are painted black on the inside and outside. We have black faux shutters flanking our two front windows. These are the only contrasting colors on the our house where the brick is red-toned and the rest of the paint is a beige/neutral color (to hide the dirt that the winds kick up here). I do though love the idea of a red front door, but with a white or gray/cool colored brick.

  2. Cheryl on May 31, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    It's a tie between red and black. We have double doors with the top half beveled glass and they are painted black on the inside and outside. We have black faux shutters flanking our two front windows. These are the only contrasting colors on the our house where the brick is red-toned and the rest of the paint is a beige/neutral color (to hide the dirt that the winds kick up here). I do though love the idea of a red front door, but with a white or gray/cool colored brick.

  3. Candy Evans on May 31, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    I love natural wood or red, but wonder what they say about clear glass. Exhibitionists?

  4. Candy Evans on May 31, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    I love natural wood or red, but wonder what they say about clear glass. Exhibitionists?

  5. Cheryl on May 31, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    LOL!!!! Glass doors do make me think something is a bit peculiar there. Good one Candy. I needed the laugh today.

  6. Cheryl on May 31, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    LOL!!!! Glass doors do make me think something is a bit peculiar there. Good one Candy. I needed the laugh today.

  7. Cheryl on May 31, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    http://www.ebby.com/property/15500353/4336-Taos-Road-Dallas-TX-75209-2826

    Here's your glass front door. LOL!!! Sorry but frosting is needed on it. (Although the kitchen is fabo)

  8. Cheryl on May 31, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    http://www.ebby.com/property/15500353/4336-Taos-Road-Dallas-TX-75209-2826

    Here's your glass front door. LOL!!! Sorry but frosting is needed on it. (Although the kitchen is fabo)

  9. […] Really, a lot of these ideas are no-brainers that we’ve talked about before, such as giving your front door a distinctive coat of fresh paint. Of course, be mindful of what that color says about you. […]

  10. […] Really, a lot of these ideas are no-brainers that we’ve talked about before, such as giving your front door a distinctive coat of fresh paint. Of course, be mindful of what that color says about you. […]

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