Hey friends. I’m sharing one of my favorite house projects yet. This one has been on the to-do list since we moved in 2 years ago now. I was a little hesitant to start because I knew this one would take some time. After lots of prep work and time I’m happy to say we completed our door makeovers and I LOVE THEM!
It’s crazy to believe how much a house can change with just some paint, trim and patience. I can not believe how updated our house now looks. It was 100% worth the time and I would do it over again. Plus this was such an affordable makeover!
Here are the supplies we used (trim and hardware):
- Pro Block Oil Primer by Sherwin Williams
- ProMar 200 Waterbased Alkyd (Semi gloss finish, Extra White) by Sherwin Williams
- Alex Plus Latex Caulk
- Rust-Oleum Universal Satin Black Spray Paint
- Pine Screen Moulding
- Nail Gun
- Miter Saw
Steps:
- Remove the doors from hinges and remove hardware.
- Sand doors completely.
- Cut trim measurements. Our doors are extremely old and our measurements will most likely be different than yours. In general, we used a size guide of 5 inches from the top and all sides for our trim with 6 inches from the bottom of the door and a 6 inch gap between the 2 trims.
- With the nail gun, nail your trim according to your measurements.
- Paint Primer. Wait overnight.
- During this time you can also spray paint your hardware. Tip: use boxes to help hold your hardware up to fully cover with spray paint.
- Caulk door around trim once completely dry.
- Sand door again.
- Paint First coat. Wait overnight. We used our Sawhorses to hold our doors. With this we had to paint one side at a time and then once fully dry, flip and wait overnight again.
- Paint second coat, if needed. We did 2 coats on all our doors to ensure coverage.
- Hang doors, put hardware back on.
- ENJOY and ADMIRE!
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Tah Dah, finished and in LOVE. The work was worth it and I’m happy with the results. Stay turned to see how things are holding up in a few months. If you are wondering about doing a project like this yourself, DO IT. You will not regret it, jump on in. If you have any questions, please reach out. I’ll help in any way I can but remember, I’m a beginner and learning along the way too!
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