As you can see from the “before” photo on the left, our front door left much to be desired. Overall, it felt boring in comparison to the rest of the space, and the fire warning sign reminded us of a hotel room.
Then we marked a spot five inches down from the top and five inches in from the sides with the hinges. We connected the two dots with wide painters tape and used a level to make sure our line was straight. We kept measuring, taping and checking until we had a rectangle at the top of the door and another one at the bottom, both made with wide painters tape.
Once we had the two rectangles made of wide painters tape, we started working on the interior rectangles. We put thin painters tape right along the wide strip of painters tape on the left side of the top rectangle. This one piece would be our guide for the rest of the interior work.
We put another thin strip along side of our guide.
Then we peeled off our guide and set it aside for the rest of the interior work.
We repeated the process on the right side of the top rectangle and on both sides of the lower rectangle.
And then did the same thing on the top and bottom sides of both rectangles.
Now the design for the entire door was taped off, and we just needed to trim the excess.
Using a ruler and a pencil, we marked the excess on the top left corner, peeled the tape back and cut along our line.
So our top left rectangle had a perfect edge.
Then we repeated this step on all corners of the large and the interior rectangles.
Then we taped off all the hardware and trim.
And we were finally ready for our first coat of paint! We did one coat of Benjamin Moore Potpourri, and let it dry.
After a few hours, we gave it a second coat of paint. Finally, the finish line was in sight!
Gwyneth and I both held our breath as we peeled off all of the tape. All the taping, measuring and level checking paid off, because we got the clean-line look we were hoping for!
And here’s the view from the other “rooms” of our apartment!
For anyone who might be concerned, we did keep the fire warning sign. We think it’s much more attractive and just as useful in one of the console drawers.
You two, the door looks fabulous!! Love, love, love the pink! Great tutorial, too!
(I thought you might not realize, but when you send a comment we can’t reply back because your email isn’t attached)
Wow! It looks sooo pretty!! Way to be gutsy!
THIS LOOK AMAZE!
Hi!
I never thought I would say this, but that pink looks good!! I love your house is fun and adorable, while still being completely stylish!
Great job!
Wow the door turned out great! Super cute and looks perfect for your apartment!
Your talent is boundless…Melissa!
Love it Meredith! It really give a fabulous pop of color to your space!
I just love everything about it! That Gwynnie has some awesome decorating ideas …
… and love your “pin”spiration!
Linda
So pretty! It’s bold, but not overwhelming.
I love your pink door.
Meredith! You and Gwynneth consistently amaze! Your homw is fresh, warm, inviting, and so you! I LOVE it all, and the door is truly an inspiration! xoxo
I’m all about the doors painted something other than white. I love the boldness of the pink you chose. Nice!
How super fun is this?! Soo cute, love your color choice!
Thank you so much, everyone! We really appreciate all the kind words!
xoxo,
mk & Gwynnie
That’s the best project I’ve seen in a while! What a way to make the space your own. And I love that you “kept” the fire warning sign.
I am going to paint the inside of my powder room like that.
Have so much fun! Please send us a photo when you are finished! We need to set up an email address for the blog, but in the meantime, you can reach us at: meredith.l.krull@gmail.com.
xoxo,
mk & Gwynnie
Lovely tutorial and should be easy to follow. Your pillow-covered couch looks so comfy.
Thanks so much, Kathleen! Not a difficult project at all – just a little time intensive on all the measuring and taping!
xoxo,
mk & Gwynnie
I absolutely LOVE it! Wonderful color and design. (I’m off to browse the rest of your blog.)
It is beautiful, I love pink and anyone who includes their dog in anything is a special person.
Meredith, you are so amazing girl. Love your pink door! Will be featuring you again on Wednesday! Great job!
Melody
PS Never found the link you were talking about in my Comments for me to link to? Can you email it to me again?
Shut the front door! That is a rocking cool door – great job!
Thanks for linking up to my party! I would love for you to stop back this Thursday to link up again!
Stacey of Embracing Change
So cute! I love it, the door turned out so great. What a difference it makes.
Love it!!! The design you created is so nice, simple and yet very “chic”. Great job… and of course the color is fabulous!!!
I’d love for you to share this at a party I have going on at Project Queen! http://projectqueen.org/welcome-to-link-party-26-turning-the-daunting-into-the-do-able
I’m a new follower and I love your blog! So many great projects.
Gwenyth is adorable!
Wow so gorgeous! Love the shade of pink you used + the detailing… I often find myself stuck in a Pinterest door pinning spiral;-). Sooooo sweet, project well done & hope NYC is feeling v homely for you now. Rachael x
So glad to hear I am not the only one pinning up a storm with doors! Yes, NYC definitely feels like home these days!
xoxo,
mk & Gwynnie
Damn girl… bold move. And it totally paid off! Looks amazing!
How fun! I love that it goes so well with your place! Thanks for linking up to the Repurpose-Remodel-Reveal Transformation party!
Whitney – The Rooster and The Hen
Okay, I am ridiculously impressed by your motivation, ingenuity, AND crazy-cuteness!! I’ll be featuring you again this week at Feature Friday FREE-FOR-ALL! : )
~Abbie
Love this! Bold, but beautiful! Great job, and thanks for linking up with the Winter Pinterest Challenge!
Erin @ The Great Indoors
wow absolutely awesome. it adds such vibrance to the space! kudos.
SO. AWESOME!!!
Great job!! I just loooove your space!! Very inspiring!
Thank you! We are so glad you found us. We just LOVE your blog!
xoxo,
mk & Gwynnie
I just found your blog via MadebyGirl. I love it! and I loveeee your tutorial on painting the door! I think whenever I move out, this will be my first decorating project.
Thank you so much for coming over! So nice to hear that you like the door! I promise, this one is easy and fun! Please let us know if you make one for your next home – we’d love to see it!
xoxo,
mk & Gwynnie
I’m so going to paint my front door like that… When I’m done renting.
I love this door! I’m moving to NYC in two weeks and was looking for ways to add color to the apartment without having to paint a bunch of walls. This door, and the bathroom are lovely! Plus it seems like it would be easy to paint the door back to white before moving, so the landlord doesn’t have an issue.