How to Make Your Boring Door Better

Homepolish
by Homepolish
As part of our office design collaboration with the amazing, funny, smart and talented HelloGiggles, Homepolish's West Coast Creative Director Orlando Soria took on and photographed a few very cool DIY projects with step-by-step instructions.
Do you have a boring door you’d like to make less boring? Do you stare at it every day and wonder why it’s so boring? Do you give it dirty looks sometimes because you wish it was more fun? If you answered yes to any of these, you're in luck because I have a DIY to share with you. All it requires is some paint, some tape, and a little brain power.
PLANNING: Start by picking out your design. I based this one on a graphic black and white door I found on Pinterest. There are tons of design and color way options! Don’t be afraid to try out your own design because it’s just paint (you can just paint over it).
MEASURING: My stripes are 2.5″ and the space between them 3" because the door at Hello Giggles is 28″ wide. This is the most annoying/boring part of the whole project because math. Map everything out with blue tape before painting anything. Make sure you buy a substantial amount of blue tape!
PRO TIP: The trick with painting is to paint in the direction of the wood. Painting against the grain will cause paint to go under the blue tape which will cause your head to explode. Or maybe that’s just me.
PAINTING: Paint 2-3 thin layers to make sure the paint isn’t globby and gross and let the layers fully dry before painting another layer.
RIPPING OFF THE TAPE: I have to be honest with you, ripping off blue tape after painting a hard edge with it is maybe the best thing about life as a human being. That being said, DON’T GET CRAZY. Remove the tape slowly and methodically, making sure to pull it at a sharp angle against the door (not straight out).
Now that your door is new and glamorous, make sure to have people over to look at it. You can be like “Welcome to my dinner party LOOK AT MY DOOR!” or “Welcome to my best friend’s birthday party WHAT DID YOU BUY FOR MY NEW DOOR?” Anything like that will get people’s attention.
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  • Hannah V Hannah V on Sep 19, 2014
    Love this! I want to try it on my closet door but with a mustard yellow to go with my curtains :)
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