Internal door colour ?
Hi,
Our downstairs doors needed a bit of TLC as when we first moved in we quickly painted them white gloss (over existing white gloss - although tobacco gold is what I would have called it lol). Anyway, as it was a quick job over time some of the paint has been scratched off, and they're generally looking a little grubby. Not to mention hating the old fashioned brass door-handles.
Old:
new:
So, I fitted the handles, filled up the old handle holes. As the existing paint was painted over the top of an already glossed door (and we did rubbish prep) I am now in the middle of the awful job of stripping the doors back as best as I can, then I'll undercoat them and the a final silk top layer.
This is what one of the doors look like as of last night:
I could strip it down more I know, but I seriously don't have the time or energy. I'll get a wire brush over it tonight just to make sure that there are no flakes left, and to also break up the gloss underneath to give the undercoat something better to grip onto.
What is the general opinion out there of internal door colour. I know that it's generally considered to be either bare wood, or white, but what about something else ?
I was thinking of something like F&B Purbeck Stone:
or lamp room grey
Has anyone done this, or been in houses where the internal door are something a little different than the norm ? Is this a good idea ?
Basically, what are you general thoughts - and please feel free to throw some other colours at me if you have any great ideas. The door-frames and skirts will stay white, and from memory the walls are F&B Elephants Breath.
Many thanks
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8 years agoI think it would look really nice - there's quite a few photos here on Houzz that show different coloured doors. I'd probably go for a colour that's darker than the walls. Some people paint the frames & skirtings the same colour, as it can make it blend in more and not appear so starkly a different colour, but some have left them white, (you could always start by doing the doors and then decide if the skirts and frames need doing too). I've popped some pics below:
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Kiawah Island · More InfoAlternatively, you could paint the doors the same colour as the walls?
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Farrow & Ball Paint · More InfoTim Summers thanked honeypoppet- 8 years ago
A quick update after this weekends DIY :)
I got a couple of doors completely sanded back and undercoated - used zinsser b.i.n (been recommended that by a painter - expensive, but holy schmoley, if you're looking for a good undercoat this is the baby).
Picked up a tin of F&B 'worsted' and popped a couple of coats on. I just grabbed a small tin from HomeBase and if I'm being honest I didn't check the paint finish - ended up with 'Estate Eggshell' - I love the colour but I'm not keen on the finish, it's a bit to Matt for my liking I think. As the doors will be a 'statement' then I'm looking at something a lot more glossy - I may go modern eggshell.
I assume that the general consensus is gloss for door yeah ?
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I finally got around to putting a second coat on the double doors into the dining room last night, I must admit that I wasn't totally taken at first (mainly because I'm never had anything other than white), but after a short while I started to love them, and this morning now the second coat is dry then I personally think that they look great. Oh, I also stuck with Estate Eggshell. Tonight I'll do the backs these doors, and hopefully the hallway/kitchen door. The will only leave me with 3 mode downstairs (we have another 2 door that are UPVC (into the garage, and back door) but I'm going to leave these white rather than try some UPVC paint.
I think that when the handles are on then they will really look great.
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