Good Day Sunshine – Yellow Painted Doors
I painted my interior front doors Benjamin Moore’s Yellow Highlighter. It’s my way to start my day off on the right foot. When I get up in the morning and head downstairs, I see my front doors and immediately Good Day Sunshine starts to play in my head!
Let me tell you how this happened. Remember when I was in the middle of the DIY project from HELL?! I tried to paint our front doors on the outside and the paint was peeling off. I wanted to curl up in a ball and cry. I wanted to run down the street screaming. Instead, what did I do? I decided to create a cheerful view when I go downstairs every morning. I put stripping the outside of the doors on hold for a day or two and focused my efforts inside.
The solid wood doors are original to our house and had cracks in them.
Instead of replacing the doors, I fixed them by scraping the edges until they were smooth and devoid of bumps.
Then I sanded over the crack to eliminate any other imperfections and give some tooth for the putty to adhere to.
I filled the crack with a strong non-shrinking wood filler. Â After the filler dried, I sanded it smooth; wiped off the dust with a damp rag; and applied primer on the puttied area. (Update: 3/18/2017 – After two years the cracks have reappeared. I may try to use paintable caulk this time. Let me know if you know of a permanent way to fix cracks in wood doors.)
The interior of the front doors received two coats of Benjamin Moore Advance paint. The color is Yellow Highlighter and I’m madly in love with it!
Seeing that happy sunny color is a great way to start my day.
And it looks great with my IKEA hacked rustic cabinet! If you haven’t seen what it looked like before, you MUST see the transformation.
What do you think? Would you paint one of your interior doors yellow to brighten your mood?
These came out beautiful, love your entry!
Great job on the repair Brittany, the yellow really pops! We are thinking about doing a bright Teal or Aqua for our entry door in the coming weeks.
Hmmm, explains a lot! My doors that I confront going down the stairs are a very deep oxblood. Inside and out! And yes, I painted that! 🙂
Wow that is exactly what I want to see when I get up in the morning hours a shiny warm entrance. That is amazing. Your choice of shades were identify on. I love what you do. You have so many GREAT concepts.
How fun! That color is gorgeous and looks so happy! 🙂
Thanks Ashley. It definitely makes me happy!
Wow that is exactly what I want to see when I get up in the morning a bright sunny front door. That
is fantastic. Your choice of colors were spot on. I love what you do. You have so many GREAT ideas.
Thanks for sharing them with us.
Thank you Trish. Glad you liked the color too. It was a risk, but I love how it turned out.
Love the yellow doors! I plan to paint the inside of my front door yellow on my mother-in-law suite as soon as it is finished. The outside door needs to conform to my daughter’s house, but the inside is all mine.
Debra, I know you’ll love it ;-).
WOW, now if that doesn’t wake you up & cheer you up, nothing will, Beautiful Brittany! Everything looks so put together & I love it. Sure I would but I might start with another door first just to get my feet wet.
Awww, come on Colleen, you love color. Go for it!
I love that rug!! The yellow is different, just like Sunshine
Thanks Donna. I have a funny story about the rug. I bought it years ago at a little beach boutique. I saw it and had to ask what the price was. I braced myself for the $100 price tag. Instead the owner said, oh I told the consigner to get that thing out of here because I haven’t been able to sell it. I’ll give it to you for $20. Seriously! I was so excited.
I absolutely LOVE your yellow doors!!! I would do that in a heartbeat in my own home (and will once we are out of our rental).
Thanks Catherine. Hope you find your home soon and make it your dream home.
Pretty front door colors are a must! I love this yellow! Mine is a robin’s egg blue on the outside (white on the inside because the room is robin’s egg inside) and it makes me smile.
Anna, that sounds like a beautiful color combination!
Yes!!!! I love bright colors and love the rug! I would love to have one like it-so pretty!
Carole, thanks for your comment. So, what’s holding you back? Do you have a door you can paint? Go for it! Brighten your day.
Such a great color Brittany, love the yellow, so bright and cheerful! Your door turned out beautifully and love your foyer too!
Thanks Lauren! It definitely makes me happy.