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

[RainbowLlamas]

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! 😱

@RainbowLlamas It’s just too vivid. It’s almost luminous. I’d go for toned down softer yellow.

Looks great

What’s the door made of? Is it wood or PVC

Loads of yellow doors around me and many of them in the brighter tones.

🤣🤣I could see all the photos & wondered WTAF you were on about! 🤣🤣

@RainbowLlamas I really don't like yellow (doors/walls/much of anything!) but I was planning on keeping neutral regarding the actual colour. But actually I think it looks good.

im glad it's growing on you! I think you'll love it once you (🤬) do another coat or two to completely stop the blue showing through!

(and fix the wreath 😉 )

Also I would add a really bright pink flower into the wreath

I like it, OP! It needs another coat but I think it will look lovely when it's finished. Perhaps you could get a couple of nice yellow plants to go either side of the door? Or a hanging basket with yellow flowers.

Next time you paint a lighter colour over dark, use a really good primer to get rid of the darker colour first, which would the. Reduce the number of coats needed.

You can see the blue because you didn't prime the door. The paint looks chunky in some areas too. In future it takes about 5 mins to google proper paint prep to get the best looking results. It can be tided up and fixed really easily though it's not a lost cause !! I like the shade x

Someone got there before me!

Actually I think it’s grey thats the best inbetween colour to create a barrier when changing from one to another.

I like it, it looks cheery, love the floral arrangement too.

It’s pretty.

I love it. Can I ask what paint you used @RainbowLlamas? I want to do. I want to do my patio doors at the back in that colour and the door arch in the house to help it flow inwards.

It's fab @RainbowLlamas and so is yours @OnyourbarksGSG and you are both spreading colour and joy in the world. 💛💜

That is a lovely shade, RainbowLlamas. Your door looks great - I'm sure it is just the dark paint showing through that is making you doubt your decision.

The white cottage is the only one I rather dislike... Funny how tastes and preferences differ.

I like OP's door. It does have a bit of a lemon-ish tint to it. Probably due to the blue underneath. This will look nice once it's done! (IMO)

This, when going from dark to light.
OP it's a bit late for you, yellow can be one of those colours that doesn't cover very well, but an extra coat (or two) will improve it no end.
I love it and it's made me feel nostalgic. I painted the door of my previous house yellow. It cheered me up every time I saw it, and made it easy to give directions to first time visitors!

I love it! My front door is pillar box red as I wanted it to be more cheerful than all the boring front doors that look like they've been painted with undercoat 🥱

@Lafufu It’s a great door but I’m not sure it would not look better in another colour. It’s also more muted than the OPs door which is far too much “in your face” bright. This is why people like F&B. Colours are just classier. Very few awful colours.

That’s a bit judgemental @TizerorFizz
Farrow and Ball have a lot of awfully dull colours. Easy to not offend with dull.
OP’s yellow is lovely and cheery and not ‘ in your face’ at all.

From your original post I was expecting it to look awful, especially as I’m not fond of yellow - but I think this looks great, especially with the wreath garland. I think it’s a happy colour and gives the sense of a warm, welcoming home.

I’d persevere with another coat if you need to but you can always sand it down and repaint in a few months if it doesn’t grow on you.

You need to put an opaque white or a primer to cover the blue, then the yellow on top of that.

How do you all feel about this locally famous cottage, with or without yellow door? A bit of colour is fab. This shows commitment to the cause.

It's super pretty 😍😍😍