Why do people paint their front doors red? Does it symbolize something?
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In exterior design of a home, your front door should be the "bulls eye" of your home. Red attracts the eye immediately, so the front door is the first thing you see.
I've had a red door for over 10 years, just put in a new door and painted it red again. I love red doors, and it definitely is the first thing you see from the road which adds to curb appeal.
It's purty.
We painted our front door red b/c it stands out against the neutral colors of our house.
It does not symbolize anything, but right now there are a ton of designers that are picking red tones for Front doors to accent exterior color choices. It tends to enhance the Body color, and make the entry more appealing.
It doesn't symbolize anything. It is an agressive color and tends to stand out more than other colors and will usually be seen on a neutral colored house.
If you want to sell a home however, the best color to paint your door is yellow... try it when selling. It works!
In the Bible, there is a story about King Herod. He gave the order to kill all the male children under the age of 2 in Bethlehem and the surrounding area.
The children were spared in the households that put fresh blood on their doors.
I think that red doors are a throw back to that incident. Evil will pass by a home with a red (blood stained) door.
It's a chinese thing - meaning welcome.
It goes way back to coloial times.a red door on a home meant that there was a fire burning within, signifying warmth and welcome to weary travelers to stop for a rest.
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