THE COLOR YOU CHOOSE for your primary portal is no throwaway decision. It “sets the tone for the entire experience of the home; just like the first impressions of a person do,” said Anne Tollett, an interior designer with Hanover Avenue, in Richmond, Va.
If you want to play it safe, a glossy black remains a favorite among designers (who consider black a color, by the way) and the indecisive. But if black seems like a bore, take into account the following advice before you hit the paint store.
