Gray/Black/Charcoal Painted Interior Doors?
We're building right now and have 10 foot ceilings down and 9 up. Downstairs will have 8 foot doors, up will have 6'8". I'm trying to decide if I want to be brave and go with dark doors or have them painted the same shade as my trim (some shade of white). My front door is stained. The windows are white. So I'm thinking the backdoor set of french doors will be white. Our trim will be similar to this. Our front door will be single but similar in style to this with a larger bottom section:
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Some things to consider with the dark: If we do go this route, do ALL doors get painted dark? Even INSIDE the bedrooms (i.e. closet doors in kids' bedrooms etc, bedrooms with bathrooms in them, etc.)? I'm also thinking about the fact that downstairs is very open. You do see a set of double eight foot doors to the right when you walk in. But then there are two "vestibule" type areas off the main space. One has a pocket door that houses three other doors to other spaces. The other is a cased opening with doors in that area. So these clusters of doors, dark? White?
Part of our downstairs plan so you can see the little vestibule areas I'm referring to:
What do you think? The walls in the main space will more than likely be some shade of greige like Revere Pewter.
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Comments (18)we were on the fence as well(not black just other color) what made us stay on the white side of the fence-we were so burnt out by the time of doors decision( two years gut remodel) I just couldn't think anymore, and I need things to be highly considered. If my brain in the stage when it can't consider I push the decision for later..(well if I can lol) Right now I'm thinking of painting one small awkward window the wall color. Our handyman said "it will look like a hole in the wall" well maybe it's my intention since that awkward white really bothers me. I think though your hallway as other posters said(and as our hallway is too) might be too narrow to pull out that black maybe softer lighter color? oh sorry you just wrote it as I was typing you have many doors..black might be too heavy a look (BTW wanted to paint a trim too and our GC looked at me like I'm crazy..which he often did..then he was mostly pleasantly surprized at the results lol..but as I said that was a wrong stage of remodel lol. I just gave up) no, I woudn't do only French doors..not in your space..too many doors to pull that off or so I think...See MorePaint interior of pine patio door black?
Comments (3)Yes, and I love it. mask off the glass before you sand. Remove hardware. Have a very good light source, especially for the 2nd coat. Take out the sliding portion to get the fixed piece that you only see when the door is open....See MorePainting doors black/charcoal and adding trim before and after
Comments (8)Looks great., I've been waffling over painting one or more of my doors. Good to see the pics!...See MorePaint interior trim and doors white or learn to love grey?
Comments (16)Take one interior door off its hinges at a time and remove the door knobs and any locks as you paint each one so you can paint all the edges without painting the hardware. Consider stainless steel hinges and door knobs if they are to be replaced (especially for the bathroom and laundry where there will be moisture).. If you are painting the exterior doors and/or storm door frames, Rust O'leum 2x spray dries quickly and you can apply a couple of coats in one long sunny day but you will need really good ventilation for spray paint. As long as you are healthy, no vertigo or dizziness, you might want to pick up a sturdy ladder and try painting the house yourself, one room at a time. If you're painting the ceiling, you could use a roll brush on a long handle. Make sure the walls and kitchen cabinets are really clean if/when you paint them so the paint can go on smoothly. Paint (other than ceiling paint) will NOT hide any imperfections so fix any wall damage issues before beginning painting that wall. ... and wear comfortable clothes you don't mind tossing, including a headscarf. If you're going to try to remove paint from anything you didn't intend for it to be on, do so while the paint is still wet....See Morejerseygirl_1
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12 years agoI think so much depends upon your personal style. We live in a development with big houses built in the mid-late 90s -- we've redone literally every surface of the house and part of that was me painting the main floor doors high-gloss black. I love it. Our style is mostly traditional, I guess, and when we first had the house painted (after having the knock-down walls plastered in a smooth finish) I had the doors (all of them, up and down) painted in the same color as the trim (BM's Calming Cream). Our front door, inside and out, we'd had painted in high-gloss black in the first place, however.
I lived with it for a while and my eye told me it was time for the main floor doors to be black. I did also paint the double doors to the master bedroom (upstairs) because you can see them from the main floor and I wanted that continuity. I'd thought about painting all the upstairs doors, just the side which faces the hallway, but then decided against it. Maybe one day?
Of course you can paint just one side of the door one color and the other side a different color -- don't worry about that.
Are the pics you posted your overall inspiration pictures, or are they merely illustrating the darker doors?
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12 years agoHard to believe, but I don't have any pictures of our doors! This is the closest I have -- with the pocket doors slid open and decorated for Christmas...
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