Painting Interior Doors Black Both Sides

And you can still paint both sides in a day if you rest the door on lag screws.

Painting interior doors black both sides.

Black doors don t seem quite as radical to me. There s absolutely no need to paint the door the same color on both sides. Painting interior doors black. For a more forgiving front door paint finish that will hide flaws opt for a semi gloss paint.

A few months ago i saw a quote from a designer espousing the beauty of black doors. Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting. Hole in the bottom of the door and two at the top then turn 4 in. They look great.

Generally the outside of your home has a different color scheme than the inside and the front door should be able to relate to what s. I had never thought about painting my doors black before. Then i wrote a piece for houzz called 11 reasons to paint your ceilings black and i was an instant convert. However elements of black as an accent really work in this look so perhaps just paint the inside of the front door as a feature depending on the outside scheme you could do both sides so that in summer if the door is open you still get the black accent.

We have a sidelight on either side of our front door would you paint those on the interior as well or only the interior of the front door to make it stand out. If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint. When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion. Looking at your images you might consider painting the interior of the front door black while the other side remains red.

Also i have received many requests to post my opinion on painting doors black. Door friendly exterior paints are available in a variety of finishes including matte semigloss and glossy. The insides of the doors are all white. If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.

Painting the interior doors black would create quite a statement but was it a statement i was ready to make. Do s and don ts for painting your doors black. I did not paint both sides only the side that faces the common areas. August 26 2013 at 1 51 pm.

But then up until a few months ago i had never considered painting my ceilings black either. Southern hospitality jun 05 2012 a trend started about 10 years ago that i took note of then but didn t do and that trend was painting interior doors black yes both sides. A high gloss finish will bring out architectural details but will also show more knicks and blemishes on a door. Since the planet is moving from grey to black here is the scoop on when it s a good idea and when it s a bad idea to paint your doors black.

The exterior of the front door and sidelights will likely both be painted the same colour loving the bm hale navy. If you follow me on pinterest and you really should be.