I get a lot of ideas for things I want to do to the house.
Big ideas.
Big ideas my husband promptly shoots down because it’s scary to make changes to a house that’s only a year old. If it’s so new, why make changes?
So when I proposed painting our front and back interior doors black I was a little surprised when he shrugged his shoulders and said “Give it a shot.”
I went with Valspar Exterior Paint + Primer. To prep the doors I simply cleaned them to remove any dust or grime and taped off the windows, locks and knobs with painter’s tape. I was planning on using a small roller to paint the door but ended up doing the entire door with a small angled brush. Each door got two coats about an hour apart.
(Is it possible for me to get those pictures on the wall straight by the back door ever?)
I did learn one big lesson in the process-the front door had faux frost on the window and I thought I could tape right over it and, nope. Didn’t work. I got paint on the window film and ended up pulling it off and ruining it in the process of trying to get the paint and tape off. So, don’t do that if you have any kind of film on your windows! Other than that the process was fast and easy and I think it made a pretty big impact. I feel like it makes the white trim pop and gives a custom feel.
So what do you think-do you like the difference? Have you painted any of your interior doors different colors?
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Jen Ferrari says
Looks great!! I’m definitely going to paint my doors black after I add paneling to each one for some updating. Yours look awesome!
Melissa says
Thanks Jen!
Erika says
I do love doors that are painted black and yours look fantastic! I am responding to your comment about keeping the picture frames straight. I imagine that they move every time the door is shut. I have taken small straight pins and hammered them into the wall as close to the picture frame as possible. The pins keep the frame from moving and are mostly invisible. You could paint the pins the colour of the wall to completely camouflage but I have never bothered. Let me know if you decide to try this.
Cheers, Erika
Mayra says
love this! I pinned this a yr ago wen we moved to our first home with our son. Finally i have the time and courage to do this! Wish me luck!! Cant wait!
Melissa Riker says
Good luck Mayra! We just moved to a rental and I wish I could do it in this house-I loved the way it looked in our last house!
Tara says
Did you just paint it while the door was hanging or did you take it off the hinge? Soo want to do this to our dingy back door but have worried about having to leave the door open for so long while it dries. Would love to hear your input.
Melissa Riker says
I painted it while it was hanging and just left it slightly cracked until it was dry enough to shut-I didn’t paint the edges of the door…so the outside is red, the edges are white and in the inside is black (but it looks fine that way!)