4 spring color combinations to wake up your front porch.

By emily.bailey

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Springtime. You’re ready to break free from the drab winter, so it’s the perfect time for a color explosion.

Springtime. You’re ready to break free from the drab winter, so it’s the perfect time for a color explosion. Whether you’re itching to douse your home with as many colors as possible or you’re hesitant to go too bold when decorating for the new season, never fear. We have a range of suggestions for front porch spring color palettes perfect for any taste.

Unlike fall color palettes for your porch, which generally rely on rusty reds, browns, oranges and yellows, spring palettes give you a wider range of options. You’ll typically see more primary colors – blue, yellow, red – but even these can run the gamut from a tropical splash to a subdued beachy pastel.

Bright blue front door on cape cod home surrounded by beautiful blooms.

Yellow + Blue + Green

This combination often balances hues found in nature – think green – with unexpected punches of contrast – hello, yellow! Ann from On Sutton Place kept her spring front porch decor simple, but that hardly makes it dull. A blue lantern, greenery in the planters and yellow sprinkled throughout pillows, the door mat and flowers, give this a cohesive and classy look. It’s also a perfect example of how to use neutral-colored furniture as a backdrop for more vibrant hues as well as complementing your home’s color palette – the blue door and brick – with your spring décor.

StoneGable focused on blues and greens for this patio makeover. What makes it extra special, besides just the pops of color, is the way the décor complements the blue and gray undertones of the home’s stonework.

Blues and greens are also great for waterside. They’re perfect for front porches or even pool patios, as you can see in Shabbyfufu’s update and the tropically inspired porch from Artisan of Seagrove.

There’s no need to relegate yellow to a mere accent. Satori Design for Living picked the sunny shade as her focal point. A yellow bench dominates the color scheme on this porch with less obvious blues and greens thanks to potted plants.

Coral + Blue + White

You can use pinks and blues together without it looking like an Easter egg hunt or a baby shower. Both Lolly Jane and City Farmhouse brought in coral drink trays and blue or turquoise accents to liven up their porches. They also relied on white furniture to balance the overall look. Pillows with those colors, as well as a few others, in the pattern help to tie everything together.

And a Grandin Road made a gorgeous pairing out of this coral chair, a minty-colored door, and black and white accents.

Red + Black + White

It might not be a color combination that causes spring to immediately … well, spring … to mind, but it’s the kind of contrast that makes a bright color like red really jump. Midwest Living used red, offset by white furniture, in pillows, flowers and other decorative pieces.

A red accent wall or front door can also help pull off this warm-weather color palette, especially with additional black elements. We think a red door looks great with a Schlage handleset or smart lock in Satin Nickel or Matte Black finish.

And here’s another example of what red paired with a neutral can do for your curb appeal.

Orange + Pink

This combo is not for the faint of heart. To avoid it feeling like Halloween, think less rust and more sunset. This seaside porch did just that, capturing sunny rays in pillows and rugs.

Go all in with orange, pink and purple, like DIY Network did with these orange curtains and other fabrics. No matter what color you choose, when dealing with textiles for your porch, make sure they’re outdoor quality to avoid mildewing and fading.

There is no truly right or wrong way to decorate your front porch for spring. The important thing is that you find the color palette that best fits your personal style. Find more inspiration or share your own ideas with us on Instagram and Pinterest.