I love going dark with doors in a home to bring some drama. Especially if your home is all white or all one basic color, going with contrasting doors can create some interest and deliver some punctuation in a home.
Dark Painted builder grade Doors
I have done it in my own home. I used Sherwin Williams Black Fox for my interior doors. It’s a nice warm black. It made my builder grade, hollow core doors look a lot more impressive and expensive.
These dark doors are painted Sherwin Williams Black Fox. Carla Aston, Designer | Tori Aston, Photographer #blackdoors #foyer #darkdoors
They really worked well in my kitchen area, with the dark limestone tile floors.
Dark painted doors add contrast and work so well with the limestone tile floor in my kitchen. These are painted SW Black Fox.
The SW Black Fox paint color on these doors add contrast and punch in an all white space.
Craftsman Style ebonized doors
We went with a dark, ebonized stain in this home’s remodel with a craftsman style real wood door.
These craftsman style doors bring some style with their dark, ebonized wood finish. Carla Aston, Designer | Tori Aston, Photographer
Craftsman style doors bring some style with their dark, ebonized wood finish in this kitchen remodel. Carla Aston, Designer | Tori Aston, Photographer
Modern Look, Black Painted Doors
These contemporary look doors in The New American Home, during KBIS 2022, added a very sleek look to the interior of this home.
Modern look, black painted doors in The New American Home, KBIS 2022
Modern Shaker Style dark painted Doors
The doors were all painted black in this home I toured several years ago in Vegas, when attending the National Kitchen and Bath Show there.
This showhome, designed by Bobby Berk, was a more modern look, designed for younger, millennial buyers. I think the black doors look sharp.
Love the black painted doors in this showhome designed by Bobby Berk.
Traditional Style Dark Painted Doors
This past fall, I visited the Aspire Showhouse when attending High Point Market.
Kristen McCory had these dark doors in her beautiful bedroom upstairs. I think it added some richness.
Black closet doors seen in the Aspire Showhouse at High Point Market - Kristen McCory, Designer
Dark painted glossy doors in the Pasadena Showcase House of Design add elegance. Rozita Nazarian, Designer
Contemporary style stained wood barn door
In this showhome tour I did at KBIS 2019, The New American Remodel, this dark stained barn door made a dramatic impact.
UPdating A Tired, Old Paneled Door
In this remodel of a young bachelor’s first home, all we did was paint this front door to achieve a dramatic, upgraded effect. Check out the before and after, below.
BEFORE - The old, dated front door looks rather tired and bland.
AFTER - The front door gets a facelift with dark paint. Carla Aston, Designer | Miro Dvorscak, Photographer | #darkdoors
While this isn’t for every home or style, I think it works especially well for homes with all white or light paint colors and trim. It can work for a more modern look or even in traditional homes. It looks great in a modern farmhouse type style too.
What say you? Would you do a dark door?
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