Curb Appeal: Front Door Color Ideas

One of the easiest and simplest ways to update the look of your home while increasing its value is to change up the front door. Updating the doorway’s look can equate to a huge return on investment (ROI). Enhance your curb appeal and get inspired by a selection of these 2024 front door ideas to stand out on the block.   

Front Door Ideas

Wondering what the front door styles are likely to be in 2024? Here are some front door trends that will freshen up the look of your house.

1. Brown: The New Neutral

After years in the spotlight, gray is falling out of style. Instead, brown is back as the “in” neutral. It is common for trendy colors to flip one side of the spectrum to the other, so cool gray being replaced by warm brown follows well-established patterns. From caramel to espresso, brown can complement both traditional and modern styles. 

2. Natural Wood Stains

Another way to incorporate brown? Using the beauty of natural wood stains. You can use natural wood stains for the entire door or just as an accent on a few different elements. However, depending on what your current door is made of, incorporating natural wood elements could involve entirely replacing an exterior door. This could become expensive, especially if you begin trying to create custom natural wood elements.

If you already have a wood door, 2024 could be the year to try letting its natural beauty shine. And if you’re looking to add a beautiful wood element to an existing door, know you’ll be right on trend, but be ready for a bigger (and perhaps pricier) project.

3. Moody Colors

Doors with bright pops of color in teals, orange, or red have been around for a while now. But in 2024, we forecast people looking for front door ideas that embrace bold, dark, and moody colors. All it takes is a simple do-it-yourself application of paint to achieve this look, which keeps the cost of this update low. Colors we have seen trending are midnight blues, charcoal, and deep purples that help complement a neutral exterior. The best part? There’s no need to replace the whole door with this trend, and it is the most cost-effective method of giving a quick facelift to the exterior. 

4. Fiberglass and Steel

Front doors are trending to low maintenance fiberglass and steel. Fiberglass is cheaper than wood, more durable, can be painted over, or can be made to mimic a wood-like appearance.

Steel is a stronger and lighter material. A smart option for housing in colder climates in 2024 are doors with a steel sheathing with a polycarbonate foam insulation core that requires no extra weather stripping.

 5. Added Glass Elements

Oversized exterior glass elements have seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the last couple years. This trend creates a bright and open feel with tons of natural light. While full glass views help modernize the entrance, glass can be a poor energy option as it loses much of its heat and comes with security risks of its own. You may instead opt for a front door with glass elements in it instead of a fully-glass door.

6. Custom Hardware

There is no need to spend a fortune to update the look of your existing doorway. Refresh the look of your home with custom hardware, which can easily be swapped out to make a large impact with minimal cost and effort. The hot front door trend in 2024 is upscale metal accents in brushed metal and champagne bronze for door knockers, knobs, and levers. These could pair well with a simple, updated paint job.

7. Smart Home Features

Making sure your home is securely protected is of heightened concern for most homeowners. At the same time, the cost of smart homes has decreased — making smart home technology a 2024 trend that will not only continue growing over the year but will likely eventually become ubiquitous.

There are many smart gadgets that will boost the security of your house on the market. If you want to get started, try a smart lock for your front door. You can access and unlock or change the pin code from anywhere in the world. Get added functionality and peace of mind with smart video cameras and alarm devices that are relatively cheap and can be placed near your front door to monitor your entryway at all hours. 

Front Door Impact on Home Value

Because so many features go into determining whether a home is appealing to prospective sellers, it’s hard to say how exactly your new front door will impact your home’s value. This is particularly true if you favor unique designs that are not common to other buyers. However, it is possible to look at national averages to get an understanding of the return on investment associated with front door replacement.