Ever consider colored interior doors?

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I've seen the pin floating around of the tan walls and the black doors and sort of dig it.  My walls are a similar shade (SW Sands of Time), my floors are walnut, and trim is white.  I'm considering doing the doors a dark shade of brown, like on the same strip at SoT, but a few shades darker.  Google images I find are a little more bold than I would usually do in my home, but I really like them.

[kaylie]

I've considered it, probably after seeing the same photo (your description is similar). I'm not sure my ceilings are high enough to get that look and we have ORB door hardware that I'm not keen to replace. It sounds like it might work well in your space.

[simpsongal]

I'm in the middle of painting all of our interior doors. I'd want to be pretty certain that I love the dark doors b/c painting doors by hand is about as tedious and time consuming as painting cabinets. O.M.G.

If you've got plenty of light and a more modern vibe, go for it. I'm a little uncertain about brown b/c it seems like it would be trying to mimic the look of dark wood.

[Ramz-ee]

I just painted the doors in our basement a deep gray. There are built-ins around the fireplace and I painted the insides the same color gray. I think it looks amazing. The room is still a disaster area, but I plan to have it finished tomorrow and will post some pics then.

And I agree about the process of painting doors by hand. It was not fun, but the outcome is great.

[TBM]

Dec 31, 2013 8:37:36 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

If you've got plenty of light and a more modern vibe, go for it. I'm a little uncertain about brown b/c it seems like it would be trying to mimic the look of dark wood.

I don't think it has to be a modern vibe...black doors/trim is actually a very classic, more formal style that has been around for centuries.

I do agree with the brown maybe not being the way to go though.  Brown paint really never looks quite right.  It doesn't really mimic wood and just doesn't have depth unless it not straight brown but is a mix of color with brown, like a black/brown or something else deep.   There are so many shades of black paint with different undertones, that there is something for any color palete.

Our trim is painted BM Plum Martini.  It seemed really purple when it was wet, but it really doesn't look purple when it is dry....it really has more of a brown/black look to it.  It works with our rough hewn cedar trim, various colors of wood in our flooring and cabinetry, and the modern style in our home because of the depth of color that you just don't see in a straight up brown. 

[Susie]

I don't tend to like wood painted brown. It's too close, but not quite, dark stained wood. Black or another bold/dark color I could get on board with if your house has plenty of light. Mine absolutely does not!

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Dec 31, 2013 10:04:57 GMT -5 Susie said:

I don't tend to like wood painted brown. It's too close, but not quite, dark stained wood. Black or another bold/dark color I could get on board with if your house has plenty of light. Mine absolutely does not!

This. Brown paint on doors/cabinets always looks like a temporary fix/you're doing the best you can with what you got/covering something up. Which is fine if that's what you're doing but I wouldn't choose it for something intentionally long term. It never looks quite right to me.

I used to be really anti-colored interior doors but then I had the backs of exterior doors (so the side in the house) painted black like the outside and I love the depth and dimension it adds. It's only 2 doors though so it's more of a statement. I don't have a house style in which having my actual interior doors dark would look good.

[pitterwoo]

The doors in my upstairs are navy blue on the hallway side. In the rooms they are white. I love the look even though I don't have a ton of light in the space. It adds a lot to a small and boring hallway.

[peach]

Our doors are going a deep charcoal color as soon as I have time. It's one of my winter projects!

[Deleted]

I was thinking something like this door. Our house is pretty basic builder grade cookie cutter suburban so there will be no thinking that I'm actually trying to make it look wood unfortunately.

[finally]

I would love to do that but think it would look out of place in our home. But if I could, I would!

[Marmee]

I think it could be good or bad depending on the colors & doors. A few of my doors are natural & a few are white. I prefer the natural color & id like to strip the white ones.  So matching doors & trim isn't a necessity in my view.  It definitely adds some interest/character.  Here is one of my doors:

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[mrs.jacinthe]

Some of ours are walnut/redwood (we're not 100% on the wood etiology of our doors) and some are cheaper pine which has been faux-bois'ed by someone to look like the original doors.

ETA - I posted too soon: The faux-bois is the ONLY situation I would be ok with a brown painted interior door.  If it's a solid paint, brown looks like CRAP.  Literally and figuratively.

[pitterwoo]

Jan 2, 2014 15:07:10 GMT -5 Marmee said:

I think it could be good or bad depending on the colors & doors. A few of my doors are natural & a few are white. I prefer the natural color & id like to strip the white ones.  So matching doors & trim isn't a necessity in my view.  It definitely adds some interest/character.  Here is one of my doors:

That's very pretty and a nice contrast as well.  

[kellikans]

I painted our interior doors black and I love the look.

[buppy]

We are doing medium to dark stained doors (not sure which, yet) and white trim in our new house. There's pics all over Houzz. I think it's gorgeous! I think if it's done right even painted doors with white trim would look fantastic. Do it!

[karinothing]

I grew up with brown interior doors. My mom painted them white when we were older. I don't think they were brown to be fashionable. It was just a cheap thing to do in the 70s