Not the same old doors

<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Comparisons are easy when you are an interior decorator.  You get to visit different homes build at different times, with different styles.  One feature in home decor that rarely has much variety (at least where I live)  is interior doors; most are white with raised panels and round knobs.  Pretty understated, pretty boring, but it doesn't have to be like that.  Let's look at some options.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Paint them dark</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paint is one of the cheapest solutions for making your doors standout and invite.  If you like drama go for dark.  Stick to painting the doors only and keep the trim colour neutral unless you have a very high contrast look going on. Dark trim colour outlines a room. <b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI0uZHVJFxuH-zTo_cIak17MS8QRM0zYomTzHFBvgFxCBcoc9ewIn3A0EasC-ORiDh0jcxcaCG49mINlehafVVAdI2yMyXCGLaHNR284OZd9WTPzVNli4vrO4XHuFYZiw47bhAC2U8HFM/s1600/1-darkdoors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI0uZHVJFxuH-zTo_cIak17MS8QRM0zYomTzHFBvgFxCBcoc9ewIn3A0EasC-ORiDh0jcxcaCG49mINlehafVVAdI2yMyXCGLaHNR284OZd9WTPzVNli4vrO4XHuFYZiw47bhAC2U8HFM/s400/1-darkdoors.jpg" width="265" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://houseandhome.com/blogs/house-home-daily/inspiration-board/dark-doors"> House and Home</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I love this door painted Benjamin Moore Overcoat CC 544 in Cameron MacNeil's home because it is a destination for the eye.You have no choice but pay attention to it.  The four pieces of art work hung vertically add to the overall look of the space.   It's easy to get away with a dark door if you have glass in it and if it is a front or back door.   I prefer dark charcoal doors to black and my favourite colour is  Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain (2134-30). </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qhn6AWAwhO6Gp1AmpI0t-4k6K5fYZbz6SzKwVPYjx3qUAIdrslfLcnfXnjUDVFe5btuqab4Qlocp3XC_Vx5Ru_KtNanifP8iV24h9YVfMtPrg21U8JBd1cG2g9nJoM3-nJFhvxWsSY0x/s1600/4-darkdoors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qhn6AWAwhO6Gp1AmpI0t-4k6K5fYZbz6SzKwVPYjx3qUAIdrslfLcnfXnjUDVFe5btuqab4Qlocp3XC_Vx5Ru_KtNanifP8iV24h9YVfMtPrg21U8JBd1cG2g9nJoM3-nJFhvxWsSY0x/s400/4-darkdoors.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">House and Home</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Solid black doors are more imposing and double doors painted a dark colour beg to be noticed. In this room the floor colour  supports the black scheme. The rectangular hardware adds interest too.  There's nothing as boring as a stainless round knob.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>And stencil it </b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqDmk_jlRirVgRE6tVd7s4Rky7ngZggPXzJapigG22ppVcijZkH0dm_GnyUKAvWdjccvhQzOh7Ve4nR2F2GhvgzLBbxjBksy170bwJgwgIDIpwOjp26w_rQvWsy6nOhskK4fD3Hx_Zpzb/s1600/creative-interior-doors-design-on-25-creative-ideas-for-using-black-interior-door.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqDmk_jlRirVgRE6tVd7s4Rky7ngZggPXzJapigG22ppVcijZkH0dm_GnyUKAvWdjccvhQzOh7Ve4nR2F2GhvgzLBbxjBksy170bwJgwgIDIpwOjp26w_rQvWsy6nOhskK4fD3Hx_Zpzb/s400/creative-interior-doors-design-on-25-creative-ideas-for-using-black-interior-door.jpg" width="325" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://homedesigndecorator.com/25-creative-ideas-for-using-black-interior-door">  homedesign decorator </a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Check out the other 24 ideas on this blog for black doors.  </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> Paint them bright</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/56060/Sarah-s-House-s-Photos---Sarah-s-House--Season-3---Facebook--entry-other-metros"><img alt="Sarahs Houses Photos - Sarahs House: Season 3 | Facebook entry" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/56060_0_8-1635--entry.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/entry" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Houzz Sarah Richardson</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I found a large number of red exterior doors, but red works equally well on interior doors as Sarah Richardson proved in one of her many makeovers. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/300330/Marin-County-House-contemporary-entry-san-francisco"><img alt="Marin County House contemporary entry" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/300330_0_8-9094-contemporary-entry.jpg" width="293" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">  <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/27915/Cathy-Schwabe" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Cathy Schwabe</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">We don't often think of purple when we are trying to come up with a hue that goes well with most wood tones, but it does.I love the splash of colour with this basically wood toned room. Can you have too much wood?  Yes, in my opinion, no happens to be my husband's take on this much debated question in our home. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Paint a stripe</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/57043/Loft-Living-modern-powder-room-boston"><img alt="Loft Living modern powder room" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/57043_0_8-7005-modern-powder-room.jpg" width="236" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/7223/Emily-Elizabeth-Interior-Design" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Emily Elizabeth Interior Design</a></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I like the way the stripe on the wall is extended across the door and the door trim. You have to really love stripes for this application.  I want to close it and see the full effect. Interesting and fresh. </span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Paint the detailing</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/31979/Centsational-girl-traditional-living-room-other-metros"><img alt="Centsational girl traditional living room" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/31979_0_8-7537-traditional-living-room.jpg" width="268" /></a><b> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b><a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/10907/Centsational-Girl" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Centsational Girl</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes painting details can create a fussy and cluttered look.  That is not the case in this room because of it's very neutral palette. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Add trim  </b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/119219/Interior-Design-modern-bathroom-other-metros"><img alt="Interior Design modern bathroom" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/119219_0_8-2794-modern-bathroom.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/15791/Gauhar" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Gauhar</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This more traditional look can be created by gluing (construction adhesive) ready made trim to plain doors. All you need is a miter box and saw.  You won't get the lovely curved corners, but everything else is possible.A stencil can produce the  design  in the middle panel.   </span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Use wallpaper </b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you have a door with a recessed panel or a plain slab (hollow core) door you have many options to use wallpaper to embellish  it. The trick is to integrate the door into your decor in a seamless way.  This is an idea that could go very wrong and look absolutely cheap.  Keep your wallpaper colour the same as the wall colour for best effect. <b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2I1wT2SlXHmdqj8XER-2k-sQLlExYzHiZdrkDB4bXkzDRiWUSve4XXHKKZGuOYA13CesSmIDT7iH68vGO9uFDYseZhq71SzOkcx96_T8KvckeLDezYn8lqjJAIlPzSYB-U4ArvQasPRoW/s1600/wallpapers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2I1wT2SlXHmdqj8XER-2k-sQLlExYzHiZdrkDB4bXkzDRiWUSve4XXHKKZGuOYA13CesSmIDT7iH68vGO9uFDYseZhq71SzOkcx96_T8KvckeLDezYn8lqjJAIlPzSYB-U4ArvQasPRoW/s400/wallpapers.jpg" width="297" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://roomenvy.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/shut-that-door/">via Room Envy</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_763580235" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFHqE3aPVlivKvCi9LpiZvoC4ubUaLxadUrrWwtIVjYO5HhH_dPhS05jfkNlha5KAqi-hFJtmHPMRMMKXDB2CfjfGF5JDHjBtuvEoNTsJ0g1_0pkwrVopiO28Xn4mhTAtQhuqUkndLR9j/s400/mpa103071_0707_doors_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/275199/fresh-start-wallpaper-projects#/210009"> Martha Stewart</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXuQeb63WOr05p2lP4ifLuvQNoEhIRQ3pviaK3WULJKn8hSvHSVG59GIV1SI1tWG2i34Dozs_FjZ5J5_f1nslNfpfbuCmo_2ifFaVLUvMbwZVETlDkM1IH3vvuZ0uV6hN4SeuCiyV_x3W/s1600/mla103388_0108_officeshlev_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXuQeb63WOr05p2lP4ifLuvQNoEhIRQ3pviaK3WULJKn8hSvHSVG59GIV1SI1tWG2i34Dozs_FjZ5J5_f1nslNfpfbuCmo_2ifFaVLUvMbwZVETlDkM1IH3vvuZ0uV6hN4SeuCiyV_x3W/s400/mla103388_0108_officeshlev_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/275199/fresh-start-wallpaper-projects#/178305">Martha Stewart</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Add  3 D detailing</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Using upholstery tacks can create very interesting door detailing. If you like to cross stitch this is the door idea for you!  I can't imagine being this repetitive but to some it's a pure form of meditation. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbgEjW_WSDXDsGheNpxombHwm4Mn9vdoWZE6aQ0FoGkB-N0RiGQXI74h_FKbydCbo8OzRmQNx0TdkKK5FwSHQmYMbeAA8C5f0caampazCPZ_SxD91o8cxGr73_JUmGBmdxjOAYrPJj3zb/s1600/doors-04-0911mld107600_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbgEjW_WSDXDsGheNpxombHwm4Mn9vdoWZE6aQ0FoGkB-N0RiGQXI74h_FKbydCbo8OzRmQNx0TdkKK5FwSHQmYMbeAA8C5f0caampazCPZ_SxD91o8cxGr73_JUmGBmdxjOAYrPJj3zb/s400/doors-04-0911mld107600_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT161OIygLrRel5zp96uGSFALYDX49eZx018zhTTdqbEHkVfoQf3X8cYdUY30AyW6YR3Cs6as7lB6XakM5ZsLMYz9x4Y4DHIu7TF_0zYPUAUs1TSuaFUgoaQspzjy4rxEe3bOhfXbxr7uQ/s1600/doors-05-0911mld107547_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT161OIygLrRel5zp96uGSFALYDX49eZx018zhTTdqbEHkVfoQf3X8cYdUY30AyW6YR3Cs6as7lB6XakM5ZsLMYz9x4Y4DHIu7TF_0zYPUAUs1TSuaFUgoaQspzjy4rxEe3bOhfXbxr7uQ/s400/doors-05-0911mld107547_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/857730/door-projects#/397113">Martha Stewart</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nail head trim can be  a great solution for decorating a plain door.  You can make  the door colour  colourful or dark.  Depending on the colour you choose to paint the door, this look works well in a den/ study or boy's room. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's a quick roundup of great DIY door solutions.  Hope you found one you liked.  </span></div>

Not the same old doors

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