Some psychologists think that the colour of your front door represents the homeowners personality. With the wide range of colours we have some of the colours & their attributed personality traits. Can you find yourself here?

• Red signals an assertive, active homeowner, one who is not afraid of attracting attention.
• Blue indicates you are easygoing and reliable.
• Black suggests a conservative homeowner, one who appreciates timeless values and tends to be private.
• Green  people are somewhat traditional, friendly neighbors who are active members of their communities.
• Purple signals a risk-taker who values the unique.
• White denotes an organized, logical individual.
• Yellow implies this homeowner likes to stand out in the crowd and is a natural leader.
• Orange is the sign of an extroverted, fun-loving person.

Would you have thought there was so much to be gathered from the colour of the front door? Remember, the Front Door is something of a focal point and can often be the first thing visitors will focus as they enter your home.

The colour of your Front Door can say a lot about you –  Ronseal conducted some research about the colours of front doors and what they mean to you and your guests. Check out what their survey says about the colour of Front Doors.

You can paint your Front Door any colour so that it stands out as your own personal statement, and sets your home apart from your neighbors. But beware, you may be saying something about yourself in the process. To see our range of services to make your home as stylish as you want click here!

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The first door, was represented in drawing from ancient Egyptian tombs. In Egypt, where the climate is exceedingly dry, there would be no fear of the doors warping, but in other countries it would be necessary to frame them. The most ancient doors were in timber, those made for King Solomon’s temple being in olive wood (I Kings vi. 31-35), which were carved and overlaid with gold. Besides olive wood, elm, cedar, oak and cypress woods would have been used.

All ancient front doors were hung by pivots at the top and bottom of the hanging stile which worked in sockets in the lintel and sill, the latter being always in some hard stone such as basalt or granite. The ancient Greek and Roman doors were either single doors, double doors, sliding doors or folding doors, in the last case the leaves were hinged and folded back

The first foot-sensor-activated automatic door was made in China during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui (604–618), who had one installed for his royal library. In the Renaissance period the Italian doors are quite simple, their architects trusting more to the doorways for effect; but in France and Germany the contrary is the case, the doors being elaborately carved, especially in the Louis XIV and Louis XV periods, and sometimes with architectural features such as columns and entablatures with pediment and niches, the doorway being in plain masonry. One of the oldest doors has been found by archaeologists in Switzerland, dating back  5,000-years.

In British History people have used their front doors to exhibit their wealth, style and personal tastes for passers-by and visitors to see. Colour finishes, glass panelling and door furniture such as knockers and numbers all give an indication of the owners’ sense of fashion and many people decide to have personalised home names displayed on their front door.

In the Georgian period of Front Doors typically would have been a simple six panelled design without glass. The two smaller top panels may of been changed to glass in the later Georgian or Victorian period.

Within all the different styles and types of Front doors, Architectural World will work with you to determine what you want your front door to say about your home. See here for examples of our work with Front Doors.

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