irondoors4u It is really a tricky color. Loving purple very much. But use a purple door need a lot of bravery.

mcd53 I have seen a few doors painted purple. They just stand out as ugly front doors.

ninzerbean Amazing, I thought to myself that's my friend's front door - and it was! Her husband is the architect.

megaelarsen That's an easy one. No.

jcsonnen Wanting my traditional Victorian with white clapboard siding and black shutters to have a bit of "pop," I painted the front door a raspberry purple. I love it, as of now, but it will be easy to change when I don't. It's only paint!

Lanie Brown Love the examples with an olive or green-gray exterior. It just has to suit the neighborhood, so it's not going to work everywhere. Houzz would be boring if all the idea books were traditional.

mom929 I love my purple door. In a sea of houses with neutral siding (ours is driftwood gray) my deep blue purple front door lets my personality show through in a way that's easy to change if I ever want. Front landscaping that relies heavily on blooms in shades of purple and yellow with hits of chartreuse green foliage brings the color scheme together. I used a rich blue purple from Behr called Merlin

pimms1967 I've been debating a purple front door for my house, it's a Tudor cottage style with arched front door currently painted dark brown, house is brick painted a cream color with dark brown trim. I read somewhere that purple is supposed to be a welcoming and hospitable color for a front door, bringing good energy into the home.

Here's some further comments I pulled from various websites:

"Some people believe that if you want to have a good career or a healthy life then painting your front door with a purple color will do wonders. Some beliefs even say that purple color represents a prosperous and healthy home. Purple color front door symbolize wisdom, royalty, wealth and power."

"Surprisingly, purple is a pretty popular color for front doors. It’s symbolizes energy and is thought to invite many opportunities into your home. Whether you’re hoping for a better career or better health, some say purple will help."

"Among other things, the purple door symbolozes energy & is thought to invite opportunities into your home; represents honor."

figfactory All of my exterior doors have been purple for years!!!! Cape Cod Gray siding, black shutters, white trim and purple doors -- our kitchen door is next to a window that does not have siding and we painted the outer most edge of the window trim in purple to finish it off!!!

embracegrace I love this! I am researching purples for our front door. Our siding is Granite Gray. So far, my favorite is Sherwin Williams Plum Brown.

Dawn W purple is such a happy color; we used to pass a purple house on the way to pre-school and everyday we'd all shout "Purple House!" couldn't be in a bad mood on that block ;)

brushenas to embracegrace,

I like the purple color as below. if you go with a darker color I think you better have the door frame with a lighter color to create some contrast between the door color and the walls since they are both with dark colors.

embracegrace brushenas, thanks!

Lisa Kraft We painted our front door a dark purple and we LOVE it! I knew I wanted a purple door before I knew what to paint the house. We ended up with a driftwood (gray/beige) with darker tan trim and a very dark brown on our guttering and parapet (?). It is very similar to your last color scheme above except we used a color more like your Kelly-Moore Evening Magic.

embracegrace Lisa, do you know what color you used? I love it!

Robyn Warburton I am just about to paint my red brick 1950's home, in New Zealand, with a deep plum front door. I really wanted to be a different than the norm, and when I looked around the neighbourhood every door was either red, green, grey or blue! So purple it was, and teamed with a large pot the same colour, cream lights and a coat of paint on the steps in a sage green, with cream balistrades, I think it will look fantastic.

Lisa Kraft We mixed two different purples together to get what we wanted -- so sorry. I am glad you like it however :D

lawrencevh I just finished building my house and painted the front door purple. Love Love Love it! Hope the picture does it justice!

Lisa Kraft Beautiful, laurencevh!! That's a nice shade.

embracegrace Sigh :-) do you know the two colors you mixed?

janetrandall I have a palette with a dark purple door (Benjamin Moore, Galaxy 2117-20), that gets continuous compliments from passers-by. The trim is Providence Olive HC-98 and the house color is Copley Grey HC-104. Door jambs are one shade darker than the door, Carbon Copy, 2117-10, almost black.

picabelle We painted our front door Dark Basalt by Benjamin Moore; if you're looking for a very deep, rich purple then this is your color. All of our paned windows are dark brown and from afar you might think that the door is the same. But as you approach you can see that it's a very deep purple. Always get tons of compliments on it because it's so unexpected. Spent a lot of time choosing plants that bring the entire house together; the house is two tones of green (lighter on the batten board upper and darker on the horizontal siding). I will say that when the first coat went on I just about freaked...it was very bright. Amazing what a second coat can do!

Lisa Kraft We bought little sample cans of Dunn Edwards purples but none were dark enough so I had them add black to one of them and it still wasn't right so we mixed in another one of the samples until we got it right.....you might try some of the ones a few of the others have mentioned. i tried to keep it a bluer shade vs. a pinker one.

pimms1967 For the front door, and if there's a storm door being painted same color, is it best to do this in a high gloss finish? Or what is best finish no matter what color for front door?

tmloving1 I live in the desert Southwest where purple would not be a strange choice...think sunset skies, mountains, etc. Plus, with the Mexican cultural influences, purple is a good choice. Although I chose a a bright teal for my front door and wrought iron fencing, I've always wanted a purple front door. My only concern would be fading due to the long summer sunlight.

ssnthomas Found a great old purple door that dictated the color scheme for the exterior and interior of our cabin!
#hobbitat

Lisa Kraft I love your old door!! What a find!!

zombieknit Our door is very similar in color to the first one. I had to argue with the building company as their policy was to have exterior wooden doors painted only in light or pastel colors, with a light reflective value of 40% or above, as they had had problems with warping. But our door faces south (southern hemisphere, so not going to get the sun) and is under a big porch. The house itself is off-white, and the door can look black to some people.

More purple in the world, please!

mmd120 What color does an eggplant door mix well with?

larry21 I love my purple door! My home is contemporary, with warm taupe siding and brown trim. I chose a plummy purple with some red tones. It's so much more of a statement than a red door! I accent with lime green r chartreuse - and it's amazing!

silverscreenstar Absolutely! I intended to paint the exterior doors, shutters, and trim last summer but was too busy with other outdoor projects. I chose purple, with red undertones, for the doors and shutters to play up the pink in the brick. Contrasted with cream and white. I have already purchased the paint and hope to get to it in early May.
The shade is very similar to the photograph of the front door submitted by ssnthomas.
Unfortunately, I can't recall the name of the color, but the brand of the paint is Valspar.

theesweetpea1 I have white rock front with brown trim and brown under the windows with a brown entrance and front door. What color should I paint my front door?

kathreen56 Our house has dark green shutters and the trim around the storm doors is also dark green. Previous owners have painted doors in the same dark green color, but I don't like it..the color or how the doors get lost. I've thought about a light purple....what might work with the dark green trim? Door itself is the single pane of glass kind of storm door.

elnie We love color! Our glass front door doesn't afford a lot of room for paint, so we can be as bold as we like. For years our siding was grey. The front door was bright turquoise for a while and then red. When we stained the siding to the dark teal color we painted our front door purple. We love it!