To my fellow bloggers and those who read a lot of home design and DIY blogs, my apologies right off the bat. This is yet another post about painting interior doors. And yes, painting interior doors black.
You see, in the blogging world it seems like everyone is painting their doors these days but to my family, this is a new and intriguing idea and painting them black is darn near controversial! Yes, the black interior door debate has raged on within the family lately and I’m still not sure I have everyone on board… yes I’m talking about you Lorraine and Rachel!
But there’s no turning back now! Check out this boring door. All sad blending into the trim and walls in our upstairs hallway. Ho hum…
A little painting prep…
And…
Pause for dramatic effect…
Bam!
Yes, that’s a water bottle in the door knob. I shoved it in there so I was able to move the door where I wanted it without touching the wet door. Hey, you gotta think on your feet during a DIY project! But speaking of door knobs, we went with a lovely brushed nickel knob with a sturdy plate and privacy locks for the bedrooms and bathrooms. If you’re an avid reader of another DIY couple over at Young House Love, you’ll recognize these.
They are from a company called Weslock that has a lot of great options. These seemed to have just enough heft but still simple and sleek enough for interior doors. Plus they look great on black and white. We kept the bedroom side of the doors the same white as the trim. You can see here.
We love the white with our bright breezy bedroom but the black is so stunning in the hall. It gives the doors a real richness and weight to them. Here’s the view from inside the second bedroom looking out into the hall. You can see both the bedroom door and the hall closet.
My photos lately just aren’t doing this renovation justice. It’s all coming together and yet there’s still so much that’s very much under construction. I can’t wait to show you actual before and afters when all of our furniture is in and everything is accessorized and stylized and fab-u-fized. OK, I made that last one up. But it will be fabulous! And for the time being I just have to celebrate these small victories like our gorgeous black interior doors!
