8 Blue Paints For The Front Door

Part of what I loved about the new house was the charm of its exterior. A colonial-style, white brick house with a bold blue front door. As you may have guessed, I’m sticking with blue for the front door color, but will give it a fresh coat of paint with a new blue paint.

I shared the other week how I picked the paint colors for the inside of the house, but the exterior is a whole new ball game. I started with some blue door inspiration from a home in Charleston to get an idea of the hue I wanted. I decided on deep blue hues and choose a range of options with different undertones ranging from gray to purple to green.

Here are the eight paints I narrowed it down to try as samples on the door itself.

My painting supplies

I love this primer for projects! Feels like it works on everything. For the paint try, I like to use this metal tray with a plastic tray insert. You put the plastic tray in the metal one and switch it out for different colors, so you don’t have to buy a lot of the sturdier more expensive trays for each color.

The process

I painted the first five on the door starting with white primer underneath the colors to make sure the previous door's color wasn't altering the hues. Out of the below, America's Cup Navy and Inked were my favorites.

Next, I tried Gentleman's Gray, Commodore Blue and Symphony Blue. Here’s an up close look and a light check—swinging the door inside. So different. America's Cup Navy was a little too gray and actually looked green in the inside light, ruling it out for me.

Looking at the colors from the street, Gentleman's Gray was too dark and Commodore Blue and Symphony Blue were a bit too cobalt.

I chose Inked for it's deep blue color that still read blue and kept its rich tone from the street, inside the house and up close. Now, onto painting!

Here is a look at the final door. More work to door on the white frame!

Go-to paint supplies