Another way to paint your interior doors

Hello friends! Happy President's Day! Michael and I are taking advantage of the three-day weekend to wrap up some half-finished projects together.

As I was working on a DIY yesterday, I had a flash of inspiration when I remembered this shot from Martha Stewart living. I love how they painted the inside rim of the door that punchy red color! Such a fun surprise in an otherwise pretty neutral room.

image via the lovely Abbey Nova

Hoping to finish up the project this afternoon to share with you tomorrow!

20 comments:

Anna Williams said...

This is a really fun idea but there are so many other painting projects on my to-do list I think I will have to try and remember this for another few years! Cant wait to see what you've done though :)

Allison Egan said...

Brilliant idea and so simple to do - amazing! and I love the bright red. Teal or yellow would be lovely too!

xo Allison
www.spicerandbank.blogspot.com

Janna McCalley said...

I just posted this a couple of weeks ago because I SO want to do this to our newly installed doors! Trying to convince the hubby....
Can't wait to see what you're up to next!

Jillian {Her Split Ends} said...

Such a great idea {just love that Martha!} Its the little details that make a space.

~ Jillian
www.hersplitends.com

Emma @ Sweetmabel said...

Great idea! Nice to see something a bit different. x

Nancy said...

Love this! It's all in the details, right?

Nancy
http://www.powellbrower.com/2012/02/my-first-sofa-reupholster.html

Dana Frieling@ Make Them Wonder said...

This is the perfect sol'n for my kid's closet doors that never seem to get closed!

Bethany said...

I LOVE WHEN YOU SAY PROJECT!

Bethany
http://www.powellbrower.com/2012/02/my-first-sofa-reupholster.html

laxsupermom said...

What a fun idea! I love the way that little pop of color wakes everything up. Looking forward to seeing your reveal.

design elements said...

lovely idea! i agree with Nancy. It s all in the details. Happy Monday

Lisa @ Cozy Condo Living said...

Such a great idea! I would love to paint the inside of my doors teal. Can't wait to see what you're up to.

Emily @ Go Haus Go said...

Love this! I have an all white room that needs some punch. I JUST painted the interior door a mint green (plus some DIY to make it look not so 90's) but I'm loving the idea of doing the side! Hmmm.

Here's my new mint green interior door: http://www.gohausgo.com/2012/02/front-door-diy-beforeafter/

Shannon Darrough said...

Off to do this with some kelly green paint right now!

lauren bradshaw said...

I totally loved this when I saw it too!!! So glad you posted. I wasn't sure if it would be a good idea but of course now that I see it here, it's confirmed!

Jacci said...

I could be wrong, but I'm thinking this is not just orange/red on the side of the door. It seems to me that it's likely the entire opposite face of that door is the same color. We have several of our interior doors painted white on one side and black on the other. You paint the hinge side the same color as the face of the door you see from that side when it's open, and you paint the opposite face the same color as the lock side. Do you see what I mean? So, I think this door is white on one side but orange/red on the other, and the edge was painted so don't see little bits of white when it's closed. Regardless, it's a nice shot - very inspirational :)

thanks for sharing it!

~Jacci in Ohio

Andrea @ Decorating Cents said...

Wow, I love that!

Lemanie said...

Oooo I could totally do that to my closet door! Awesome!! Thanks for the inspiration! Good luck on your DIY! =)

Lemanie’s Randomness Blog

Sarah C. said...

Too funny! My husband and I did that for all the bedrooms in our house. Just make sure to tape a little to the inside or else, you'll spend extra time taping and repainting the outside of your doors. I wrote a brief blog post about it...

http://fauxmadebysarah.blogspot.com/2011/09/do-over.html

Jenna at Homeslice said...

That is AMAZING. So simple, not a lot of commitment, or work... and so much impact! I love it!

Mandy said...

I agree with Allison that teal would be amazing! I love this blog, very happy I cam across it, I am an avid DIY and interior painting fan. Thanks for the good ideas and advice.

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