Paint double doors or leave them as they are?
Our double doors that can separate our living room from the dining/kitchen area have had their mahogany colour from when we moved in, a long long time ago.
I've been wanting to paint them but other family members like to keep them as they are, including my daughter who is moving back in with us after having finished her Uni, hence the extra mess, including bits of furniture, apologies :)
I'm still hopeful I can convince them otherwise, with a bit of your help! :)
I have three colour options: Farrow and Ball's Off Black, Skimmed Stone, or the same Dulux white gloss that (most of) the other woodwork is painted in.
The walls are painted Skimmed Stone, the ceilings white. Some wooden details, like stairs handrail, radiator shelves are painted Off Black.
What do you think?
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5 years agoTo give you an idea of the opposite side (North facing) of the room. Note the anthracite ('off black') vertical radiator.
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5 years agoThank you all so much for all your comments and kind words so far!
I still feel painting is probably best and a (small) majority seems to agree. White gloss is the front runner for me. This would match the woodwork, the bay window panelling and the panelled cupboard doors (as can be seen in my photos).
I had also considered removing them completely, since we virtually never use them, but I feel that would be a waste. Another option would be to fit them with parliament hinges, which makes them able to fold flat against the wall.
However to be able to use them (which would be handy) turning them into sliding doors would be a practical yet aesthetic option, I think. What do you guys think (see photo example).
All the doors in our home used to be stained in that mahogany colour of the double doors.The bedroom doors downstairs (we live 'upside down') are still like that, they are flush fire doors which makes them pricey to replace and not that great looking repainted I think. Another dilemma... :)
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