13 Ways to Paint an Interior Door

Tricia Rose says:

All my doors are orange - I have four doors and four additional openings in my main room, so I wanted them to say something!

DecoDesignCenter.com says:

Awesome ideals for interior doors. Love the creativity!

dreemer says:

Right on time! Thanks for this ideabook, Shoshana. I was just thinking of painting the interior of my front door, and I was talking myself out of it. This ideabook has given me that little extra push I needed to pull the trigger!

Erin Lang Norris says:

This is great! I painted my interior door on Tuesday. I used paint that I had on hand, but hope to go over it in the same color, but glossier finish, sometime before summer. Below is the before & after

franki7 says:

Great minds...and all that...I am "this close" to painting all the doors black in my tudor...the last photo is pure inspiration. franki

Pangaea Interior Design, Portland, OR says:

A lot of great options here. I especially like the chalkboard painted door and think it would be a great one for a child's room door or their closet doors. I also liked the taupe trim around the doors in the 4th photo. Although white trim does look beautiful, I get a little bored with it and like to see great options like this.

turkeyegg1 says:

Brilliant and useful ideabook!

CAROLE MEYER says:

Great ideas...especially the idea of "painting out" an door that is just in the wrong place. It does not go away, but it sure helps to have it blend in with the walls so that it does not stand out. Carole

smtp says:

i have always painted my doors and trim work the same colour of the walls unless there is some architectural detail or great trim that should be emphasized.

susieqdesignstudio says:

I wanted to add a hint to getting a great finish when painting doors and trim. If you are painting trim the same color at your walls, buying all the extra cans of the proper paint finish can add up. I tend to want to paint my walls in an flat or eggshell finish. Flat paint is very forgiving. I will use my wall paint to paint my primed trim and then top coat the trim with a water based poly in the sheen that I desire. It works great and saves a great deal of money. I'm a pretty decent painter, I've had a lot of experience, and I still think painting with a brush and high gloss paint can be pretty tricky. So, again, even if you are painting your trim a contrasting color you can use the same method.

herzleinmild says:

Hmmm.... You've made me rethink about painting the inside of my front door. I might just go for a lovely orange...

Thanks, I really enjoyed this idea book.