Matching your front door to your garage door is a surefire way to boost curb appeal without spending a fortune. With a few simple choices of color, material, and style, you'll create a cohesive exterior look that will be the talk of the neighbourhood.
We do not recommend matching both doors to the primary color of your exterior. Unless you're going for a monochromatic look, doing so will blend the elements of your home into one.
You can use any color to brighten up your front entrance, but we especially love vibrant shades of yellow and green to really amp up the friendly welcome.
While you can take some liberty since they are not attached, it usually looks best when the design blends well with the home's look, color, style, and aesthetic details. Let's explore 4 essential style elements our experts at J.D. Griffiths recommend to match your new garage to the house.
Garage doors should always be the same color as your house, so you will be painting it regardless.
White – A classic. By far the most popular color for garage doors, white tends to complement most any other colors. Since there are so many design choices available today, consider staying with a nice white and letting the design of the door do the talking.
Do Match Your House Color If You Like. If you have a small house, this trick is for you. Painting the entire exterior, including siding, trim, window frames, and the front door the same color can actually make your house look larger.
Gray garage doors and black garage doors are also great options for white houses.
A garage can add between 5% to 20% to a home's value, depending on factors such as location, design and the existing housing market. This increase can be especially significant in suburban areas where parking space is a premium.
Your garage door should not have any gaps — not at the bottom, top, sides, or even between the panels. If you can see light streaming through the spaces around your door or feel a draft, there's clearly too much space between the door, floor, ceiling, and walls.
Potential Value Increase: Studies have shown that certain front door colours can lead to a higher resale value. For example, homes with navy blue or black front doors often sell for higher prices compared to other colours.
It's hard to go wrong with a neutral entry door color like gray, brown or black. These colors are classic hues that will stand the test of time. Even navy blues and deep shades of red are classic front door colors. If you want to go extremely minimalistic, you can stain your front door instead of painting it.
While front door and garage door matching makes sense from the perspective of cohesiveness, matching your front door and back door is less important. This is because they're typically on different sides of the house, meaning they're not viewed simultaneously and don't necessarily need to be alike.
Shutters, garage doors and front doors are also opportunities to provide colorful visual flair that complements other design facets. Shutter colors and door colors don't have to match, but they should augment a home's architecture, exterior materials and color palette.
A new garage door does increase home value. The ROI of a new garage door can vary depending on many factors, including the style, material, color, features and more. One 2024 report highlights that people across the nation recoup nearly 194% of costs on average from a garage door replacement.
That being said, not every buyer will consider a home without a garage as a deal-breaker. On the other hand, it's not likely a buyer will object to a house that has a garage and meets their needs. Having a garage will nearly always help you sell more quickly and likely at a higher value than a home without one.
If you're looking to maximize your home's value, consider converting your garage into a livable space. Adding a bedroom, home office, or even a rental unit can significantly boost your home's market value. While this is a more substantial investment, the payoff can be substantial.
As long as the overall look is cohesive, your entry and garage doors need not match exactly. But consider them both as you make decisions.
White. White is by far the most popular color for garage doors. If you were to drive around and look at garage doors you would find that they are both crisp and bright.
What do we recommend? Our rule of thumb is to take a color already on your house and match the door to that color. For example, if you have white trim on your windows, doors, and gutters, you could paint it white.
Perhaps you think the color of your entry door has more to do with your home's curb appeal than your individual personality, but a colorful front door is much more than a fashion statement. The color you choose for your main entryway says a lot about your personality, and it can have a strong impression on guests, too.
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