Best Colours and Finishes for UK Garage Doors

Garage doors form one of the largest parts to your home’s front aspect, changing that colour and finish can have a huge impact on how smart (or disjointed) the entire property appears. The best choice is one that blends perfectly with your home, able to hide all dirt and last for years.

UK’s Home Safe Shades

Anthracite grey: contemporary, good with white render or cladding and black window frames.

Black: (looks sleek and modern, but gets dirty)

White: crisp and classic, particularly nice on new construction – however can display dirt near roadways. For Garage Doors Bristol, visit www.upandoverdoorsltd.co.uk

Chartwell Green: a more heritage colour looking at home on cottages and period style properties.

Oak/woodgrain effects: warm and traditional feel without the hassle of maintaining real timber.

Select a Finish Appropriate To Your Environment

Satin/matt finish: sleek appearance, fewer fingerprints on show than gloss.

Woodgrain texture: adds starkness and can lend itself to both traditional and modern styled homes.

Powder-coated steel/aluminium: robust, colourfast and easy to care for.

GRP (fibreglass) in wood effect: produces a timber grain look with much less maintenance.

Pair Right Elements 

A quick tip: where possible, when selecting a garage door, it looks better modern and less costly if you match the doors closer to window frames rather than try your hardest at matching the brick exactly. This is especially the case if your home has more than one tone, in which it makes a lot of sense to select one “anchor” colour and keep the garage door within that family.

Pro-tip: on a traffic-heavy street or near foliage, mid-tones like grey, green and woodgrain usually show up cleaner than pure white or black.