Want to boost your curb appeal? Here are nine examples of striking front doors from homes around the world that are guaranteed to make a great first impression.
CLT House, UK, by Unknown Works
Banana yellow plaster covers the oversized entrance of the CLT House, which features a pivoting front door and is visible from the entire street.
It features gently rounded edges and Japanese-style rain chains that Unknown Works uses to “eliminate any visual clutter caused by downspouts.”
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19 Waterloo Street, Australia, by SJB
The facade of 19 Waterloo Street in Sydney was designed by local studio SJB to “feel vibrant and have personality”.
Its playful features include an entrance door with a semicircular cast bronze gate crafted by artist Mika Utzon-Popov. It is equipped with rotating rails and slides seamlessly into a recess in the brick wall.
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Hokuriku Residence No. 3, Japan, by Chidori Studio
Thanks to the front door, which also serves as a full-length mirror, before entering and leaving Hokuriku Residence No. 3 a quick passport check is possible.
Protected by an overhanging roof, the door matches the conscious industrial aesthetic of the house and is mounted on a track that allows people to open it.
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Brockley House, UK, by Office S&M
Office S&M offered a modern take on a traditional British front door and storm porch set up in this candy-colored London residence.
A wall of glass bricks serves as a sidelight for the mint green door, which is sheltered by an arched, baby pink roof that rests on slender yellow columns.
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Lil Shingle, USA, from Best Practice Architecture
A baby blue front door adds a pop of color to the exterior of Lil Shingle, a Seattle home named for its wood-clad exterior.
The door is pierced by a round window and protected by a horizontal metal sheet of the same color. A matching plant pot next to it helps to define the entrance area.
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Yamaguchicho House, Japan, by Slow
The windowless facade of the Yamaguchicho House is covered in blackened wood, which may make the front door difficult to find.
To combat this, architecture firm Slow placed it in a weathered steel box, clearly marking it for visitors without disrupting its strikingly minimalist aesthetic.
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Living Lab, Taiwan, by JC Architecture
JC Architecture used a bright red sliding door to mark the entrance to the Living Lab, a home built in a 90-year-old dormitory building in Taipei.
The studio said this was deliberately designed to contrast with the older parts of the building.
“There are things that should be preserved and things that should be changed. Instead of just dwelling on the past, our goal is to carry history into the future,” it said.
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Peckham House, UK, by Surman Weston
At Peckham House in London, a gate playfully inverts the arched skylight above the front door, creating a visually appealing entrance sequence.
Crafted by carpenter Tim Gaudin, it is one of several cheerful details designed by Surman Weston to ensure it feels like “a characterful family home – full of life and not themed or stylised”.
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MMS House, Brazil, by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos
A pair of green steel doors set back from the street illuminate the otherwise unremarkable facade of MMS House in São Paulo.
The main door, suspended slightly above the sidewalk, is distinguished by the house number placed on the top of the frame.
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