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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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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

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 😁

LaurieFairyCake · 02/07/2025 19:15

It’s lovely 🥰

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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justasking111 · 02/07/2025 19:32

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

PickledMuffin · 02/07/2025 19:33

I love it OP!

Dandelionsand4leafclover · 02/07/2025 20:40

OP it looks fabulous 👌

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!

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 😭
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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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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