Front door ideas for brick homes

Brick is one of the most versatile and enduring building materials in architectural design, used across everything from period cottages and traditional family homes to striking contemporary new builds. Its rich texture, natural warmth and wide variety of colours make it an ideal choice for almost any style of property, but that flexibility can make selecting the right front door more nuanced than simply matching materials. Whether you're enhancing a heritage facade or complementing a modern architectural statement, the key is choosing a door that works harmoniously with the brickwork, windows and overall character of the home.

This barn conversion features red brick, grey frames and a reclaimed Barn door

A traditional style home given a contemporary twist with large windows and an Urban Front door.

While this more modern build features our simple Raw door in light European oak

This more traditionally styled brick house has been given a contemporary update with our Quattro front door

Textures and shapes a plenty in this contemporary home with an inviting door in versatile iroko.

Types of brick houses from modern to traditional

It can be hard to choose a front door that works for your home. There are lots of different styles of property in the UK. Many houses were built in the sixties and seventies, and have something of a modern vibe but not enough for a door that's too contemporary. Other traditional homes are being updated and might need something to bridge from old to new, or perhaps now feature a modern extension. Today's new builds range from mock Georgian to the ultra contemporary. Whatever the style of your home, choosing a door can be a tricky but here are some considerations to take into account.

Pale bricks teamed with a bronze door make a style statement.

This Neo design in oak stands out beautifully from the brick building.

Finished in a special oil, the tactile Reed in oak blends with the warm brick.

The warmth of the iroko front door works beautifully with the red brick and white windows of this house

A fumed oak door works perfectly with the dark bricks of this modern home.

An all-rounder, iroko also works very well with the lighter beige/grey brick of this new build

This new build in a Greenbelt location pairs pale brick with a bronze front door.

Pale red brick, symmetrical trees and a curve help the dark grey door with silver detailing stand out.

1. The colour and tone of the bricks

Brick is one of the trickiest finishes to match to because of the varied tone and colours each brick has. If you are considering hardwoods like oak, iroko and fumed oak, bricks with a beige and brown tone work well but bricks with a redder tone work better with iroko.

Consider the flecks of colour in the brick too, as these could be the best way for choosing hardwood. Rule of thumb though is to either go lighter or darker to get the right match.

The oak door provides a point of difference for this traditional style home with the window frame colour echoed in the brickwork.

The reclaimed Barn door is perfectly framed by warm brick and cool grey tones.

The black windows on this traditional house work perfectly with the lighter European oak front door and red brick of the facade

The fumed oak door stands out against the pale bricks and olive window frames.

The fumed oak door brings warmth to property standing out from the brown bricks and grey cladding.

Soft green window frames, yellow bricks and a warm oak door in a contemporary new build home.

The light beige brick of this house is beautifully offset by matching front and garage doors in a warming european oak

Full of drama, this double height entrance blends dark window frame, fumed oak, and brown bricks.

2. The colour of the window frames

The window frame colour can really determine the choice of hardwood for a front door or, at the very least, needs to work with it. Red brick suits lighter and/or warmer woods, especially iroko, European oak and walnut paired with white, brown or black window frames are often a natural choice. If the house is brown brick, white, brown or black window frames can also suit but the front door will tend to work better with the more yellow/brown tones of European oak or fumed oak.

In general, European oak probably offers the most versatility when it comes to making the different colours of the front door, window frames and entire facade work, so when you're feeling unsure, using this as a base is a good place to start. The easiest way to progress your ideas is to have samples of all the finishes placed in a mood board style so you can really see how they work together.

A contemporary renovation project features a black door that matches the window frames and chimes with the bricks.

Pale bricks and olive window frames create the perfect backdrop for fumed oak front and garage doors.

Keeping it simple - but unique - this mixed style modern house offsets the more traditional red brick with a wealth of glass and our Form door in purple for a contemporary upgrade

Herringbone brickwork, grey cladding and an iroko door work wonderfully together on this modern home.

The careful design of this house uses red brick in a thoroughly modern way

3. The style of the house

The versatility of brick means many different styles of property are constructed with it. Brick doesn't mean traditional or boring! Considering the colour of the brick, the window frames, and the style of the house is essential. The design of the door, not just its finish, can create the best end result. Avoid a very contemporary design on a traditional house because it can look very out of place. There's no hard and fast rule though because sometimes a simple contemporary design can work.

Brick homes offer a wealth of choice when it comes to the front door. The best advice is to visualise your ideas in the early stages of decision making. This might mean physical samples or copying and pasting image inspiration into a document on your computer. Ultimately, when you’re considering a new front door for a brick home, it’s okay to be bold and to think outside the box. Different can certainly work to your advantage.