Front Door Painted Black – Sherwin Williams Iron Ore

Hey friends! Last week it dawned on me that I needed to paint the front before I could take photos for the One Room Challenge reveal tomorrow.

So I asked you guys for your opinion on paint my front door black.

You answered with a resounding YES!

Our front door was red on both sides. And while the exterior side looked great with the colors going on outside.

Red on the interior side though… Not so much.

My decor has lots of blues and whites with other pops of color thrown into the mix. A red door just doesn’t work.

So with the encouragement of my awesome readers, I took the plunge and painted the inside of my front door black.

Sherwin Williams Iron Ore to be exact.  And I love it!!!

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, it never cease to amaze me what a difference paint can make!

Before:

After:

I also took down the peel and stick “stained glass”.  The little bit of privacy it provided wasn’t worth living with it.

This was a very simple weekend project, even for me who never painted a door before.

Here is a photo of the tools I used.

If I was painting a door again, I would go with a 4″ foam roller instead of the 6″ roller because it was a little long.

After hubby taped the door. We slid a piece of cardboard under the door, that way we can paint the bottom part of the door without worrying about paint getting on the floor.

Sorry for the crappy iPhone photos y’all, but the information is still good :).

I used the 2″ inch angled brush to paint the panel insets and any spot too tight for the roller brush, like around the doorknobs.

Then I used the 6″ foam roller brush to paint the rest of the door. Using the foam roller will help give you a smooth finish.

I did 2 coat of Sherwin Williams Iron Ore in a semi-gloss finish and waited about 2 hours in between coats. To help speed up the drying time I used a fan.

The next day I took the painters tape down and used the razor scraper to clean off any paint that got on the glass.

I can’t even explain how much I love the black painted door!

The color I used, Sherwin Williams Iron Ore is perfect. It reads as a very soft black.  However, it’s actually dark gray.

Even the kids were impressed with the new color  😄 

I still have more work to do in the entryway {rug, bench, art, etc…}, but for now, I will enjoy my new black front door and be grateful the red is gone!

A big thank you to everyone who chimed in, it really gave me the courage to paint the front door black, and I’m so glad I did!