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Just painted my front door bright yellow and I hate it 😭

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RainbowLlamas · 02/07/2025 13:04

Help! I had a moment of madness and decided to paint my front door bright yellow. It was a steely blue/grey before which was fine but I wanted something cheerful. It looks bloody awful and 3 coats in and I can still see the blue through it.

Recently separated so wanted something cheerful and happy in my new house. I hate it! 😱

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SapporoBaby · 02/07/2025 23:35

Sadly yellow doors are ruined for me because a student rental company paints all their doors that colour.

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RainbowLlamas · 02/07/2025 22:41

longtompot · 02/07/2025 22:31

I painted mine yellow too but I love it! The first paint I used was from Rustoelum and was much more acid than I wanted, and it didn't stick properly. I bought some Frenchic yellow paint which is much more mellow, chalky yellow and it's given a much better finish which hasn't chipped or scratched at all. The door was a faded red before and has had about 4 coats of paint in total I think.

That’s beautiful 😍 I love that colour!

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longtompot · 02/07/2025 22:31

I painted mine yellow too but I love it! The first paint I used was from Rustoelum and was much more acid than I wanted, and it didn't stick properly. I bought some Frenchic yellow paint which is much more mellow, chalky yellow and it's given a much better finish which hasn't chipped or scratched at all. The door was a faded red before and has had about 4 coats of paint in total I think.

Just painted my front door bright yellow and I hate it 😭
IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 02/07/2025 22:20

That looks lovely with the red brick!

I've actually just bought a tin of bright yellow spray paint to liven a few things up.

DH's elderly aunt has a red brick house and always paints her front door a bright and cheerful colour. It has been marigold yellow and fushia pink in the past, currently lime green!

Dandelionsand4leafclover · 02/07/2025 20:40

OP it looks fabulous 👌

PickledMuffin · 02/07/2025 19:33

I love it OP!

justasking111 · 02/07/2025 19:32

I love the pink tearooms in Conwy. Such a gorgeous colour.

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RainbowLlamas · 02/07/2025 19:17

afaloren · 02/07/2025 19:10

I like it! My front door is bright pink and I often get compliments from delivery men. And the Jehovah’s Witnesses Grin

Pink was my other choice!

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LaurieFairyCake · 02/07/2025 19:15

It’s lovely 🥰

ThreePointOneFourOneFiveNine · 02/07/2025 19:13

It’s gorgeous. Yellow is the best colour. I’d probably paint every room in the house yellow if DH agreed to it. It’s hard to feel down with sunshine on the walls 😁

afaloren · 02/07/2025 19:10

I like it! My front door is bright pink and I often get compliments from delivery men. And the Jehovah’s Witnesses Grin

beadystar · 02/07/2025 19:01

I think it looks great! If this happens again, you just need to neutralise the original colour before painting over. So a primer or something opposite on the colour wheel.

AngelinaFibres · 02/07/2025 18:55

RainbowLlamas · 02/07/2025 13:50

I’ve just done another coat and it’s improving a bit. I think with the blue underneath the yellow was turning a dirty colour which looked awful. Needs sooo many coats of paint to fully cover it!

Too late now but a white primer/ colour blocking coat before you added the yellow would have prevented the blue showing through.

abracadabra1980 · 02/07/2025 18:28

Sorry OP, I’m not keen - it’s just too bright for me.

NortieTortie · 02/07/2025 18:17

Looks great op 🙂

catsrus · 02/07/2025 18:16

RainbowLlamas · 02/07/2025 13:55

Not finished but this is what it looks like so far!

I think it's a fabulous colour - looks very like the colour of my stand alone kitchen cabinet (off white kitchen with wooden surfaces) and it's a fabulous pop of colour, it makes me very happy every time I look at it.

I would love it as a front door!

Well done you.

cannynotsay · 02/07/2025 18:10

Love it

southerngirl10 · 02/07/2025 18:05

Wait for it to dry and paint over it?

NeedyOpalSquid · 02/07/2025 17:55

Yellow is very hard. Paint white first.

MaloryJones · 02/07/2025 17:54

Awww it's lovely OP , especially with the Summer wreath (I assume) on the door as well

ClaireEclair · 02/07/2025 17:46

I love a yellow front door. They always make me smile when I walk past. Yours looks beautiful too! Good job. I would have made a right mess! 😍

neverbeenskiing · 02/07/2025 17:44

I agree with pp that swapping your silver door handle and letterbox for gold would make it look a lot nicer.

dontforgetme · 02/07/2025 17:39

I bloody love it!!

Bringbackspring · 02/07/2025 17:38

It looks nice, very cheerful.

I do see what you mean about the blue coming through. Did you prime it first?

If you still hate it in a few weeks you can always sand it off and start again. Good thing about paint is it can always be changed.

TickingKey46 · 02/07/2025 17:37

I love it!. Wait till it's dry do a couple layers of white then apply the yellow. When it's not patchy, you're like it so much more.

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