A Door of Blue...

Pale blues take on an illuminance,

almost a glow,

which makes them particularly welcoming & inviting

for front doors.

A patina effect works especially well in this colour, 

highlighting the contrast between pale blue & a darker substrate.

(The effect above is achieved through copper paint 

with a patina solution applied.)

And adding a little dark, dark blue 

(like the Magnum)

gives the pale blue a dramatic, sophisticated edge.

It works for very contemporary styles 

as well as heritage ones ~ there's not even a rule as to which 

tone should be used in either case. 

Instead, look to the other colours 

around the front door

as a clue. 

Then you can select either a red, or a green, tone base 

in blue to harmonise with the other materials.

(A red tone base will create a purply periwinkle blue,

while a green tone base is aqua or patina copper.)

A green toned blue on this garden wall door 

compliments the plantings,

which brings out the brown tones of the bricks.

(If the door had been painted a periwinkle blue,

it would have brought out the red in the bricks.) 

With such beautiful variations & endless tones,

it's no wonder that blue

is possibly the most favourite colour 

of the majority of cultures 

around the world.

It's certainly mine.

(And I wouldn't be the tiniest bit bias...!!)

images: by row: detail + door surround

paints by Resene + Porters Paints

copper paint + pale blue door

georgian house

smokey blue doors in white painted exterior + paints as before

cobalt blue pivot door

garden door