New Red Front Door at the Flip House
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Living Rich on Less - Susan
(IC: blogger)
My absolute favorite transformation at the so far? The red front door. It came out even better than I imagined in my head and I am absutely thrilled with the result.
Here's a peek at the finished door.
Here's the before. I picked up a white-primed, Craftsman-style steel door off the shelf at Lowe’s for about $220 to replace the inefficient and not-very-safe old door. I chose a door and jam combination to keep the installation as simple as possible. Buying a door off the shelf is typically about half the price of special ordering one.
Because of the cold outdoor temps around here, it was important for me to paint the door inside prior to installation.
When painting doors, I always start with the recessed area of the panels, then work my way out from there. Here's what one coat of Sophisticated looks like.
I ended up applying three coats total to get the uniform, rich color I was going for.
Here's what the door looks like now.
What do you think of the transformation?
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Published February 9th, 2016 9:28 PM
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Hi Dana,
You did a beautiful job. How much paint did you buy and did you do the interior as well. Thank you.