Chalk Paint Door
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Chalk paint door. The chalk paint went right onto the melamine. Plus the paint is made in the u s a. Two coats of chalk paint a light sanding finish it up with a thin coat of wax. Also the paint is water based making for a quick cleanup.
Another big bonus if your diy budget is low like mine painting your door in chalk paint won t set you back much. That splatter of old white endured even after we attempted to power wash it off. Look kids and dogs don t get along with a white front door. A sample pot of old white was dropped in july of 2012 on to the cement walkway outside my store.
This is a little tutorial on how i painted the front door with chalk paint. Chalk paint cures and is very durable. So i figure a protected porch should. In my experience the paint dries quite quickly.
Welcome to our old boring front door. You can read more details about the process in any of my posts about chalk paint. The chalkboard paint can be applied with a roller or a brush. If any paint does get on the trim of the door accidentally or some seeps through magic erasers work great when removing this devine color chalk paint if that becomes necessary.
I realized this quickly after we had a chalk paint spill outside of my old shop. Sure it would be awesome if the entire family agreed on cleanliness but with our backyards being woods and being outside when we can it s tough to keep it clean. This is the fun part. For the metal door you need to prime first.