Painting Brown Closet Doors

The last of the dark stained doors were painted white a couple weeks ago.

Painting brown closet doors.

The right paint should protect against dirt and human oils as well as the force from opening and closing which can cause dry paint to crack. Lag screws 1 1 2 in. Painting around the panels is time consuming making it difficult to keep a wet edge. When your space is dominated by brown shades or wooden colors the combination of wooden color doors and white interior trim is the one to consider.

Peak pro painting here to tell you how to paint a stained door. Hole in the bottom of the door and two at the top then turn 4 in. For intricate doors following a painting pattern can produce high quality results. But some doors particularly those in walk in closets have multiple panels that require a special painting technique.

An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. As i mentioned my previous house was painted deep chocolate brown on the doors and with my creamy white walls it was a good mix and i loved that color there. Do you have old dark stained doors from the 1970 s. And you can still paint both sides in a day if you rest the door on lag screws.

Most closet doors are flat and therefore relatively easy to paint. After painting the door itself paint the doorjamb and casing beginning at the doorstop and working out. For interior doors we recommend the diamond brite paint 31000 which is specifically designed to protect high traffic surfaces. So many people stay with white doors.

Our house was built in the early 1970 s and slowly but surely we have been updating the entire house. But i just like to shake things up a little and paint my interior doors a different color than just white. 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. Paint your closet door.

But interior doors are often paneled and should be painted in the following order. Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. Paint a raised panel door with a brush and paint with the natural grain of the wood. It is so obvious that the wooden color of the doors in this choice is chosen because it has compatibility with both brown shades and wooden colors.

First paint the edges around the door top sides and bottom. Today i am sharing how to paint over dark stained doors with latex paint. 16 pro tips for painting interior doors.