Painting Interior Doors Black Before And After

Then i wrote a piece for houzz called 11 reasons to paint your ceilings black and i was an instant convert.

Painting interior doors black before and after.

I must admit that i am obsessed with black interior doors. Paint a raised panel door with a brush and paint with the natural grain of the wood. Black doors don t seem quite as radical to me. Interior black doors look good in any style home and with most paint and floor colors.

I decided to be adventurous and paint my door black queue in the rolling stones paint it black. After painting the door itself paint the doorjamb and casing beginning at the doorstop and working out. Here is a before and after of the front door. This is especially true during humid conditions when it takes longer for paint to cure properly.

For the past few years designers have been upping the trim and molding game with coats of bold black paint. Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. Anyhow let me tell you how i did it. I was not crazy about the view of the garage through the window nor was i crazy about the bland white paint on the door.

Black is back and considered to be the new neutral. But then up until a few months ago i had never considered painting my ceilings black either. The door leads out to the garage and has a window. I noticed your hallway with the two doors close together.

Painting around the panels is time consuming making it difficult to keep a wet edge. From bathrooms to kitchens black has been showing up in all kinds of unconventional spaces lately and we are definitely here for it most recently we re particularly taken with the black interior door trend we re seeing give life to spaces far and wide. A few months ago i saw a quote from a designer espousing the beauty of black doors. I had never thought about painting my doors black before.

Did it make you feel that way. Some interior doors are heavy and challenging to remove but you can use this method to paint a panel door that remains on its hinges. Opting to paint one or several of your interior doors black is a no fail way to completely transform your look without a huge expense. The deep saturation of the color enhances portals that range from basic builder grade to architectural beauties so this is a trend we re fully embracing.

To be safe wait at least two days before closing an interior door. With an exterior door either remove the weather stripping or cover it with painter s tape so the paint won t stick. I ve been playing with the idea of painting my interior doors with three little ones these white doors are a definite issue to my decorating aesthetic and hadn t thought about the front or back doors until i saw this but my front door s exterior color is painted a different color. Now black interior doors are having a moment.

I love the black doors and your before and afters they re so helpful and painted my garage entry door black as well as my front and back doors. I know many of you have seen black trending as of late and black doors are no exception.