Guest Blogger: Two Ellie
I’m Paula from Two Ellie and I am honored to be able to be a guest today. From the Right Bank is one of my all time favorite blogs and have been reading for quite sometime. I am even more excited that Ally has joined me in the South.
The design trend that I keep coming back to again and again is the painted interior door. Yes, this idea may not be completely new but it is one that I can’t get out of my mind. I am a huge fan of a neutral wall color and a painted door just brings the design to a whole other level. Kind of like adding the perfect accessory to a plain jane outfit. I personnaly am drawn most to an inky black door or really anything with a gray shade, but after doing a bit of research I must say I have become smitten with the idea of using a bold color.
(Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 – Domino Image 5 – Domino Image 6 Image 7 Image 8)
I love bold colours and cannot imagine spaces without it. On my first flat I did exactly the oposite: off white doors and bold colours on the wall where the door was.
The selection here is great. Love the 3rd image's blue. Latelly i'm completely invaded by this shade of blue (and gold).
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Wow! That was great…now I want to go paint a door!
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LOVE these painted doors!! beautiful colors …
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I love all these images – especially the one with the light blue front door.
Lovely photos and what a neat idea! I saw the newest episode of Sarah's House last night – and she did just that in her foyer/mudroom – bright red doors. They looked fab and made me want to paint some of my own!
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oh lady…as usual stunning photos! love the ceiling lamp in pic #1 and the shinny navy blue doors in pic# 3 are just so chic paired with the coco rug and beautiful chair!
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lovely roundup, Paula. Painted doors (real doors – not the hollow cheap kind found in every rental of mine) is one of the first things I'd love to indulge in whenever I have a home someday. I've had that Nate Berkus photo saved in my inspiration files, too.
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Paula those are gorgeous choices..I am so in love with the domino pale blue entry – swooning
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I like this look too. I've been leaning towards colored doors, but the black sure are classy and dramatic. Now I don't know!
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Great Post Paula! All these images are lovely!
I share your obsession as well, Paula! These are all inspirational examples. The hardest part would be to choose a color. I love that second to last bedroom in particular. Such a pretty space!
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Love the black ones. "Honey!..I have another project for you."
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This was a great post. Good photos and inspiring. Thanks!
i loove these looks. i'd love to do that to the front interior door of my apartment.
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I love the look as well. Several questions: should the surrounding baseboard be painted as well or can you get away with just painting the door trim? That could be an endless paint job. And, can you paint just one side of the door that faces outward? Thanks!
I especially like the black doors. They look great. And now I want to go paint a door black!
Great post. Thanks.
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Wow – I love these examples. Those green doors from Domino have long been a favorite too! I still have that entire spread.
Struck by how many blues there are in this series – that wouldn't have occurred to me as a popular choice, but it works so well.
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My mother-in-law has a real thing for coloured internal doors. You have picked some fabulous images/examples here Paula.
xx
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Love a painted (or even upholstered! with nailheads!!) door. It's a particularly great way to perk up a really cheap door (like the ones I have…) when you don't want to go through the expense of replacing them.
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the turquoise doors have me swooning!
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Wow, I'm totally inspired. I would love to do this in several rooms in my house. Just need to work on the husband…
Sally, I have painted doors in my home and we painted the doors plus trim but only on one side. Yes, a huge undertaking. I do think painting only the door and not the trim could make quite the statement too.
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Love all these doors – painting them certainly saves on the cost of replacing them! Great post and congratulations on being a guest blogger!
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All of the colored doors really stand out. Great idea for any space. congrats on guest blogging.
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Love the idea of a colorfully painted interior door. Nice post. Food for decor thought!
xo
Coco
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I'm so with you – I love boldly painted doors – it looks so cool! I've been wanting to do that for years – I love the black ones and the light blue one – looks so fab!
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Fabulous examples…I was just thinking of using a painted door in a space earlier today! Perhaps due to seeing the first episode of the new Sarah's House series, a country house. She painted two doors in the mud room a bright red…can't get the space out of my mind!
Thanks for adding to my desire to find a door to paint!
Janell
Great post. I am living in a rental, and I am having a hard time not painting all the wood trim that invades the entire house. Wood can be lovely, but so can color on doors.
Thanks for this post. I have been toying with the idea of painting the interior door to my garage. In my odd layout of a home, you can see it from the front door so I wanted something a little special. Your photos were inspiring… now to decide what color…
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Love a painted interior door. I secretly wish I had gathered all of these great images and id'd this as my fave trend!
Marija
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Paula, what a great & inspiring post! The royal blue doors are fabulous. And I am starting to think I need to give a couple of my own doors a makeover. Happy week to you !
Monika
That green door is great and so, is the black one. I am searching for paint options right now for door in a condo lobby, these pics are perfect inspiration!
oh, how I do miss Domino magazine!
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I agree, this is a great trend that I see sticking around!
wow, those midnight blue doors are gorgeous!
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Wonderful post. I love it! I will have to check out your blog as well. Thanks for the inspiration.
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