--- title: Paint Your Front Door This Color and Your Home Could Be Worth $6,000 More description: A new report from Zillow shows that painting your front door a certain color and shade will increase a home value upwards of $6,000. authors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2018-06-20T16:19:06.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T10:37:28.000Z' section: Housing tags: - home improvement word_count: 389 canonical: https://money.com/front-door-paint-color-house-worth/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![paint cans and brushes front door](https://img.money.com/2018/06/180620-front-door-color.jpg) You don't need a touchscreen refrigerator, a WiFi-enabled thermostat or color-changing lightbulbs to pump up the sale price of your home. In fact, all you need is a black door. That's according to online real estate database [Zillow](https://www.zillow.com/), which released [an analysis](http://zillow.mediaroom.com/2018-06-20-Homes-with-Tuxedo-Kitchen-Cabinets-and-Black-Front-Doors-Can-Sell-Up-to-6-000-More-than-Expected) Wednesday after examining some 135,000 photos from listings across the U.S. since 2010. Zillow found that on average, houses with black or charcoal gray front doors sold for as much as $6,271 more than expected. "For a seller, painting a front door is one the least expensive home prep projects, but also one that can have a powerful impact on a home's sale price," Zillow design expert Kerrie Kelly said in a news release. "While cool, neutral wall colors like tan and light blue are still popular, we're seeing a notable shift in home design where pops of color — particularly in darker hues of blue and gray to even black — are becoming increasingly popular." It may sound [emo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRKJiM9Njr8), but painting your front door black is actually a tried-and-true way of increasing home value. [According to Realtor.com](https://www.realtor.com/advice/home-improvement/the-surprising-things-your-front-door-reveals-about-your-soul/), a black door gives buyers the impression that your house is a serious, stately and safe choice. It's so popular that two of Sherwin-Williams' [top 50 paint colors](https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-collection/top-50-colors) fit the bill: Peppercorn and Tricorn Black. Plus, fixing up your house before putting it on the market is just a good move in general: [HGTV says](https://www.hgtv.com/design/decorating/clean-and-organize/top-15-home-updates) exterior improvements, when done right, have a return on investment of more than 95%. “A fresh coat of paint in on-trend colors for a house is always going to look better than a dated color scheme with paint that is peeling, faded and worn,” professional home stager Jennie Norris [told Opendoor earlier this year](https://www.opendoor.com/blog/paint-colors-that-boost-home-value). A black door isn't the only upgrade you should consider if you're selling a home. Zillow also discovered that light taupe living rooms sell at a nearly $2,800 premium over their white-walled counterparts. The same was true for light blue bathrooms. But take a second to think before you go crazy with the rollers — there are some paint colors that can actually end up hurting your wallet. Zillow found that homes featuring red kitchens, for example, sell for about $2,300 less than expected. DIY with caution, and then check out Money's other ideas for affordable renovations [here](https://money.com/affordable-renovations-boost-home-value/). ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/front-door-paint-color-house-worth/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Housing", "item": "https://money.com/housing/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Home Improvement", "item": "https://money.com/home-improvement/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Paint Your Front Door This Color and Your Home Could Be Worth $6,000 More" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/front-door-paint-color-house-worth/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/front-door-paint-color-house-worth/", "name": "Paint Your Front Door This Color and Your Home Could Be Worth $6,000 More", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2018-06-20T16:19:06.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/front-door-paint-color-house-worth/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/front-door-paint-color-house-worth/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-17T10:37:28.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Paint Your Front Door This Color and Your Home Could Be Worth $6,000 More", "articleSection": "Housing", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2018/06/180620-front-door-color.jpg", "width": 2800, "height": 1866, "caption": "180620-front-door-color" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Glum", "url": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/#author", "description": "Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. 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