Black Semi Gloss Front Door
Flat paint may be suitable for a garage door but any high traffic entry such as your front door usually looks better painted in satin or semi gloss.
Black semi gloss front door. For my door i choose semi gloss. Generally speaking cleaning needs aside satin is the default choice for many do it yourselfers refreshing interior walls and furniture. A matte black paint delivers a soft contemporary appearance. Semi gloss is ideal for front doors as it s more wear and.
Semi gloss higher sheens like semi gloss are easy to clean making them great options for cabinets or doors that are frequently opened closed and in general touched a lot. We often use sherwin williams tricorn black for a statement making front door. Sadly we tend to judge a book by its cover. However if you really want to put a flat paint on your front door newer brands of flat or matte paints are stain resistant and washable.
In my neighborhood there are only a few of black doors so i was a bit ahead of the curve at the time since none had a high gloss finish like mine. For a high gloss finish use an exterior enamel or for a semi gloss finish as here use a water based aquanamel. Black front door paint tips i did learn that achieving this type of finish requires a slight amount of pre planning and skill. To make sure your entrance isn t judged too harshly you can do wonders by changing the colour of your door and adding accessories.
Semi gloss better draws the eye to architectural elements. In a high gloss finish it creates the perfect contrast to light exteriors and complements dark exteriors. It s called grand entrance by benjamin moore and the paint color is tranquility also by benjamin moore and it can either be made in a satin base or a super hyper glossy mirror finish. Sheens run from flat to semi and high gloss.
I usually prefer flat because i like how it doesn t reflect light. Gather your supplies drop sheet or cardboard. Choose the perfect finish. You know we painted our front door a new color back when we painted our brick house white in october and i even mentioned back in that post that i used a new ish specialty paint that s made for front doors.
Exterior paints are sold in flat matte eggshell satin semi gloss and gloss sheens in order of the lowest to the highest luster. But for a front door semi gloss or high gloss is a better option because it can be cleaned more easily. High gloss a higher gloss offers dramatic highlights making a black painted room feel more formal. Some of our other favorites include nightfall by benjamin moore black magic by sherwin williams and soot by benjamin moore.