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The Painted Patterned Door Project

May 17, 2010 by Morgan

Before: your average ho-hum plain wooden door. After: a modern, spruced-up entryway with a subtle touch of glam.

Inspired by this amazing wardrobe makeover, Leah Moss of Apartment Therapy created her own diy trellis door with a bit of painters tape and a quart of paint.

She used 3/4 inch painters tape to create the overlapping trellis pattern (which is a series of squares stacked on their corners) and then painted the door in Benjamin Moore’s Barely Teal mixed with their self-priming Aura line.

If you’re interested in contrasting colors, try painting the entire door prior to taping with another color/priming blend.

Cool idea, right? Here are three more, starting with two closet makeovers and one front door that’s sure to grab a bit of attention. All images from Apartment Therapy.

I especially love the idea of taking lackluster sliding closet doors and giving them a quick update. Painting isn’t the only option, what about wallpapering or covering in corkboard squares?

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- posted on May 17, 2010 Filed Under: Crafty Solutions, Home Tagged With: Accessories, Bedroom, Before & After, Blue, Crafty Solutions, Decorating, DIY, Home, Paint, Patterns & Color, Tutorial

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Comments

  1. shana says

    September 26, 2010 at

    i seriously love the internet. this is the exact pattern i want to use for the top of a desk, tone on tone, glossy on matte black. it’s great to see the how-to and results. THANKS!

    s

  2. Molly @ The Creative Maven says

    May 18, 2010 at

    I LOVE this – I have a tiny little office – it might be cool to do this on one of the walls!

  3. Naomi@ThirteenandSouth says

    May 18, 2010 at

    Love this! I DO have crappy doors! This may add a little flair to my new guest room.

  4. Oonafey @ Little Pink House says

    May 18, 2010 at

    Projects like this make me wish we had a house with crappy doors. Ours are all solid oak and the Mr. would kill me dead if I decided to paint one. So sad…

  5. micah says

    May 17, 2010 at

    What a cool idea. I think I might just try this!

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