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! 😱

can you afford to change letterbox ans handle to gold? i think this will make all the difference.

Lovely yellow :)

If you are finding it a bit bright , you could tone the yellow down by adding a bit of its complimentary colour, purple. But go slowly , add small quantities and it will need a few new coats. This would definitely hide the blue coming through.

I love it. You just need to get rid of any remaining blue and then get used to it. What could be more cheerful than a yellow front door?
However, I'd lose the wreath. The door is enough of a statement on its own and the colours don't go.

i guess it’s too late, but maybe a primer would have helped

I love it ....was gutted during lockdown when i couldn't get the yellow paint i wanted and ended painting ny door blue.. which although nicer than before is nowhere nearly as cheerful as yellow

Then needed a new door and went for red as dh didn't like the shade of yellow on offer...
Still smile every time i see a yellow door

sorry i didn’t read everything first—it’s beautiful and so so cheery. you just need time to get used to it!

Its you.

You can see all the flaws that no one else can see. And certainly can't see from the street.

It looks nice.

Yep white coat first and replace the silver fittings with gold and it will bring out the sunshine.

It’s really lovely.

But next time, always use an appropriate undercoat.

I love it. It would cheer me up walking past 😍

Adding to my I love it.
I think with the pale brick you need a dark surround. So its the white frame surround that is jarring. Would look great in a dark blue.

I love that! Such a happy sunshine yellow. Beautiful!

I love it! Keep going!

It does look nice - I love a yellow door! The only thing that maybe is being slightly off in person is that it may be too cool a yellow to complement the warm bricks?

You could easily find a slightly warmer complementary shade though and wouldn’t take loads of coats.

I think it looks fine. I'd perhaps have picked a lighter yellow/bit more pastel but as others said in the winter it'll look very nice and cheerful.

Don't second guess yourself OP, your door looks great !

I think dark grey (anthracite) outer frame, window frame, handle and letter box would look really smart

Well too late now but should have sanded down, used a primer and maybe a small roller rather than a brush.

It's a lovely sunny colour though.

I really like it.

I love a yellow front door! My front door is yellow, it looks really cheerful 😀. Like everyone else has said, I just think you need to persevere with more coats. If push comes to shove you could always change to a warmer shade of yellow and use the coats you have done so far as a base coat. Mine is in Babouche by Farrow and Ball.

I love this, is it Little Greene Mister David? I've just gone with LG Yellow pink for mine (I'm doing up the whole house) and it's made such a difference to the outside already. Maybe try some brass hardware to warm it all up if you've budget!

Can you paint it a few coats of white and then yellow?

I love it!
So easy to go with the crowd and drab F&B colours.
I've been thinking of painting my front door and you have inspired me.
Mine is dark mahogany brown so will take some covering. I had thought about pink but I'm now leaning towards yellow.

I love it. I wouldn't be bold enough to go for yellow, but it looks sunny & welcoming. Maybe needs a few more coats.

Zinsser Allcoat.

I have yet to find a surface that stuff won’t bond to. I’m sure it’s made by aliens or something.