Painting Interior Closet Doors

For intricate doors following a painting pattern can produce high quality results.

Painting interior closet doors. Paint the panels first. For most of these smaller projects you only need a gallon of paint. Most closet doors are flat and therefore relatively easy to paint. Finally if you also plan to paint your exterior doors at the same time don t try to use an interior paint.

You can paint closet doors in place or remove them before painting. Consider a color like taupe or black. If you ve never thought about painting the interior doors in your home before you may want to consider it. It s a colorful playful way to bring character to a space with less risk and commitment than going for an accent wall or a fully painted room.

Compared to a panel door a flat door can be painted relatively quickly with a paint roller although you can use a brush if that s your preference. Then roll on a coat of bin or kilz available at home centers for about 8 per quart. You can really make the room pop with the paint color of the trim and it does not have to be a shade of white. But some doors particularly those in walk in closets have multiple panels that require a special painting technique.

We recommend sanding with a heavier grit first to remove any large blemishes or rough spots then smoothing out your surface with a finer grit. Use vertical roller strokes when painting a flat door or long smooth brush strokes. Painting a flat door. Clean and sand in the direction of the grain as needed then use a damp cloth to remove any residual dust.

Look for a 100 percent acrylic latex paint for exterior doors which handles harsh weather conditions well and is much easier to clean. The basic technique for painting a flat door is long smooth brush strokes or vertical roller strokes. No matter how good your paint is it was not designed for exterior use. But interior doors are often paneled and should be painted in the following order.

Have the home center or paint store tint the primer to a grayish color to help cover the underlying varnish. Paint your interior doors a color or stay with a neutral black dark charcoal brown or grayed aqua. Painting in place requires a bit of skill with a brush but removing them can be difficult if they are heavy. Painted interior doors just like painted front doors is a look that s tough to resist and recently this painting trend has been showing up on instagram and pinterest.

Once you re ready to get started begin by prepping your closet doors.