How to Transform a Builder Grad Door With Molding and Paint
So let’s chat about builder grade finishes. They are usually sufficient to do the job, but they are also sufficiently BORING. Take every door in our house for example. They are white, flat, and hollow doors. Very blah. We transformed the doors in our kitchen and master bathroom previously, but there are still MANY to go. But to finish off the downstairs, I decided to partner with Fusion Mineral Paint and give our powder room door a makeover!
Here is a little sneak peak of the door - Keep reading to see how it transformed during the process!
You can see the little drawing I did above – all of the pieces are actually oriented the same (but drawing it as if I’m going to put it on the door helps my brain for some reason!)
All attached!
Caulking makes such a difference!
Truly!
Now our door looks much less builder grade blah, and much more custom and pretty! I hope this encorages you to try to transform your doors, rather than replace them - I promise it's WAY more cost effective!
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Suggested materials:
- Molding of your choice (it took us about 40′ total to mold both sides (Lowes)
- 3″-4″ synthetic bristle brush (buy a decent one, not a cheapie!) (Lowes)
- Nail gun with 1.25″ brad nails (Home Depot)
- Miter saw (Lowes)
- Sanding block (Lowes)
- Level (preferably with measurements on it – otherwise you’ll need a ta (Home Depot)
- Pencil (Target or Office Supply Store)
- Paintable caulk (Lowes)
- Paint of your choice (Fusion Mineral Paint)
- Primer (optional depending on your paint) (Lowes)
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[re]FɄB19 on Mar 25, 2019
Very nice... I am planning to do something similar soon. Since you painted the door, you could have used MDF moulding and save a lot of money ! :)
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