Saturday, July 24, 2010

I See a Brown Door and I want to Paint it White

Hopefully most of you got that Rolling Stones reference in the title... If you didn't, look up "Paint it Black" by them. You won't be sorry!
Anyhow, what do the Rolling Stones have to do with home decor? Not much, but if you recall I showed you my "master" bedroom last week. I was pretty darn happy with how it had evolved, but those darn ugly hollow brown doors were just nagging at me, especially after seeing the pictures....


everything was soft, white, gray, squishy, and comfy, and then there were those dark spots- the ugly doors. I got to work Friday priming them, and then painted them. It took several coats- all in all 3 coats of primer, and 2 of paint, but they are DONE. I didn't worry about the door knobs so much because I plan to use some of that bronze spray paint and hit them all with that at some point. Anyhow, here is the room with its newly painted doors! Much better, huh? Now I just have to paint the rest of the doors in the house.... ugh! Oh, and before I get inundated.... the duvet cover is from West Elm- the organic cotton pintuck duvet cover.


26 comments:

Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. said...

Love it! Painting the doors made a huge difference. Your room has a very calm, serene feel. Just lovely!

marty (A Stroll Thru Life) said...

The white doors are just gorgeous. They really do look so much better. I had a bunch of those hollow core doors in a house a few years back and to dress them up we added some molding squares. We just glued them on and tacked with small nails to help hold until the glue dried, and amazingly they looked like really expensive up to date doors. Just a thought if you get the urge. Hugs, Marty

gail@myrepurposedlife.net said...

yay! so glad you got around to it! Don't you love them? :) I do!
love the duvet cover too!

gail

Allison said...

Looks really nice, Cassie. Really updated and a nice fresh look! Your room looks lovely!

Jeralee said...

What an improvement Cassie! It ties the room together even more.

I have those SAME brown hollow doors, with white trim around them. LOL! I need to do most of them in my house as well. I have done a few, but have many left to do.

The Thriftress said...

NICE! How do you find the time with two little ones? I am so impressed!
Sarah

Caroline @ The Feminist Housewife said...

It's amazing the difference between a brown door and a white one!

& I love the Rolling Stones..haha!

Caroline @ The Feminist Housewife said...

P.S. I also LOVE your duvet!!

Renze said...

Oh yes! They look awesome...now you will think to yourself, "why didn't I do this earlier?" Love it!

Nikki said...

Makes such a difference!

Sixty-Fifth Avenue said...

Love the stones, I got that right away. Painting those doors makes all the difference in the world! You have to be so happy you got them done.

Restyled Vintage said...

Well done! I too have those same doors, and I painted them all cream about 6 months ago and what an improvement it made.
xx Karen

canngil said...

looks really nice! what was the shade white you used? I like the grey that shows at least in the photos!

raggygirlvintage said...

Oh yes, it was so worth the effort! Looks fab
Tracey

Nicole said...

You got a whole lot of bang for your effort with this painting project! Your room looks wonderful!

Lee Laurie said...

Your room looks very relaxing and painting the doors made a huge difference. Great job!

Jill@Barnes Yard said...

So much better! I've been wanting to do this, but once I start, I'm going to have to do them all plus all the trim! Looks great!

Katie @ On the Banks of Squaw Creek said...

Hundred million times better!

Linda (Nina's Nest) said...

Love those painted doors - crisp and clean! Linda

Kacey said...

Love love love! Your room is lovely and the white doors just make it look so fresh.

Sandy said...

I'm with you.. the old brown doors are just 'drab'... good job!
I was lucky.. all the doors and woodwork in my townhouse were white when I moved in!
Sandy
thewondersofdoing@blogspot.com

Tales From My Empty Nest said...

That made all the difference in the world. The room looks so "finished" now. Aren't you glad you painted them? Looks great!!! Love & blessings from NC!

Lori @ Projects Plenty said...

BIG difference changing the door color! You did a beautiful job in your master bedroom... really lovely.

oops! said...

Casi, I am passing an award - The Sunshine award along to you! I think your inspirational and I love your blog!
Melanie

Cozy.Cottage.Cute. said...

Wow, what a difference! Looks great.

P.S. Love that duvet cover. :)

Erin said...

SO much better! :)

Painting my 80's trim and doors white was one of the first things I did when I bought my house! It made the biggest impact!