Imagine Design » Makeover Monday: Paint the Front Door!

Date: 28 Feb 2011

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There is nothing more welcoming than a colorfully painted front door. Here are the steps to creating your own beautiful front door and some colors you can try!

Step 1: Prepare the Door

Remove the door before painting. Use a slot screwdriver to remove the hinge pins and then remove the other half of the hinge from the door, so that paint won’t get on the hinges. Remember the front door will be heavy once the hinges are no longer holding it in place, so get help to lift it onto some sawhorses.
Take any other hardware off the door, including the door knocker and the peephole, which is usually two snap-together pieces. Also make sure to remove the doorknob. Usually, this involves taking out four screws, two that hold in the latch and two that hold the doorknob itself.

Step 2: Prime and Sand the Door

Prime all six sides of the door, including the inside, the outside, the left and right edges and the top and bottom. Any surfaces not primed will absorb moisture.
Visually inspect the door for surface cracks and repair with a caulk gun and a putty knife. Let the caulk dry and re-prime the spot.
Use a fine-grit sandpaper, such as 180 grit, to sand the surface smooth of paint drips and the like, particularly in the crevices of the panels. Then use an old paintbrush or a tack rag to brush off the dust from sanding.

Step 3: Paint the Door

Start painting over the primer with an angled sash brush, painting the corners of the raised panels first. Work from the top panels down to the lowest. Don’t use too much paint or let the paint puddle.
Use a 4-inch roller to apply the paint to the raised panels, rolling with the grain of the wood. Remember the door will need several coats.
The rails are the door boards that come across and the stiles go up and down. They meet with a diagonal seam at the corners of the door. Don’t paint across that seam. Instead, paint the stiles with their grain, which will be up and down, and the rails on their grain, which will be side to side, and stop the brush stroke (and the roller) at the seam.
Paint the door with several coats, continuing to use the angle brush first and then the roller. The darker the color, the more coats that will be needed.

These colors are sure to please:

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Born and raised in rural Minnesota, now living in sunny southern California. I have loved design and decorating since I was building homes with blocks, setting up dollhouses and rearranging my parent’s furniture. I'm now the Owner and Interior Designer of Imagine, a company I created in 2009 based in La Verne, California. I started Imagine based on a few basic principles. First and foremost, combining my love of working with people and my eye for design, I create beautiful spaces that exude my client’s personality as well as style and functionality. I work with all styles, from traditional to contemporary. Whether it’s a full home renovation, new construction or furniture placement, the goal is to create a functional and beautiful space that suits my client’s taste, budget and lifestyle.