Painting of a Front Door: Transform your Curb Appeal

original front door without paint.
BEFORE: Unpainted Front Door

Read on to see photos of the door painting steps and find out the color I picked…

Front door with prime paint.
Step #1: Brent sanded the door. I cleaned it with a damp cloth and let it dry. Then Brent primed it.
Exterior brick and shutter of home.
Exterior brick on home.
exterior brick on home with paint sample held up.

Step #2: Choose the color.

I wanted a color that would go well with the original brick color and with the current shutter color. I tried shades of green and purple. I ended up with Deep Maroon (SW 0072) because it felt subtle yet brought color to the house. It matched well with the brick and complemented the brown in the shutters.

We used Sherwin Williams Resilience paint, exterior acrylic latex paint in a satin sheen.

The smallest amount you can buy of this type of paint is a quart. Since we only painted one side of the door we used about a third of a quart and that’s with two coats of paint on the front. Be prepared to have extra paint or better yet, paint more doors. Be sure to keep some available for touch-ups.

Step #3: Painting the door! More door painting tips here.
Color on newly painted front door.
Decorated newly painted front door.
Step #4: Stare at your newly painted door and smile with accomplishment. Also, give your husband a kiss because of his hard work.

What color do you want to paint your front door?

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