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Painting exterior french doors black.
All stated clearly in bold letters.
Shop black front doors on houzz.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.
Now it s time to actually paint the door.
Never paint new exterior wood black or a dark color.
The best way to paint french doors especially if they have old glossy paint on them is to start with a coat of zinsser bin shellac based primer.
Paint where you can with a wooster brush.
Also i have received many requests to post my opinion on painting doors black.
Since the planet is moving from grey to black here is the scoop on when it s a good idea and when it s a bad idea to paint your doors black.
Skip taping and paint mutins panels with an artist s brush.
Black door with dark neutral exterior if you re considering a black front door on a house that s painted a dark hue you might want to paint the door trim white or another light neutral.
Clean and wipe down doors.
Painting our french doors black was one of them.
Roll on black enamel paint on larger surfaces.
Painting the french door.
Remember to always paint with the grain of the door.
Via shelterness more black doors and wood floors.
This helps the door pop out from the background color of the house making your entry more obvious and welcoming.
A lot of projects and things i do here on the blog all happen spontaneously.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
I do have an editorial calendar and i try to follow it as closely as possible for scheduling but there are some projects that happen on their own and without being scheduled in.
Painting with the artist s brush is a bit monotonous but didn t actually take as long as i thought it would.
We used latex paint in the color wrought iron by benjamin moore in a semi gloss finish.
Add two coats of paint letting each dry completely.
Here is how i painted the doors.
Do s and don ts for painting your doors black.
Paint the door with at least two coats of exterior satin or semi gloss paint following the same process you did for the primer and.
That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
A black front door garage door window trims some details.
The rest of the three stories white.
Then i read the fine print on my new wooden garage door and my 5 new wooden windows.
Home depot was able to color match it for us we started on the other edges of the door and worked our way in.