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Paint The Doors Dark

Paint Or Stain Your Doors Dark To Add Some Dramatic Punctuation In Your Home

August 12, 2020 in Color, Remodeling, Designing

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.

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.

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 #blackdoors #ebonizedwood #darkdoors

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

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.

dark stained wood barn door

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.

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

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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Paint the doors dark for distinction in your home. Click through to see more examples!

 

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