Hole in the bottom of the door and two at the top then turn 4 in.
Painting interior doors black both sides.
August 26 2013 at 1 51 pm.
Looking at your images you might consider painting the interior of the front door black while the other side remains red.
And you can still paint both sides in a day if you rest the door on lag screws.
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.
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.
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.
Lag screws 1 1 2 in.
I had never thought about painting my doors black before.
A high gloss finish will bring out architectural details but will also show more knicks and blemishes on a door.
They look great.
Door friendly exterior paints are available in a variety of finishes including matte semigloss and glossy.
And in this case it is easier to paint again.
A few months ago i saw a quote from a designer espousing the beauty of black doors.
Painting the interior doors black would create quite a statement but was it a statement i was ready to make.
The exterior of the front door and sidelights will likely both be painted the same colour loving the bm hale navy.
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.
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.
There s absolutely no need to paint the door the same color on both sides.
If you follow me on pinterest and you really should be.
When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.
For a more forgiving front door paint finish that will hide flaws opt for a semi gloss paint.
Do s and don ts for painting your doors black.
But then up until a few months ago i had never considered painting my ceilings black either.
Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
I did not paint both sides only the side that faces the common areas.
The insides of the doors are all white.
If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
Black doors don t seem quite as radical to me.