Better After reader Jessica recently stripe-ified her lifeless hallway, which looks fantastic! She is still debating what exactly to do with the doors, but has plenty of time to think about it, because she’s waiting until after Christmas to tackle any big home improvement projects. And also, she lives on an island in Lake Michigan serviced by a ferry that stops running from December til April, so she REALLY has plenty of time to think about it.
So, since nothing door-sized is coming her way for a while, I decided to help her out with some Photoshop inspiration: black doors! If you are not a fan of black doors, that is because you have probably never painted a door black. I recently tried it out for the first time, and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made in my entire life. Slight overstatement. But I really do love my black door. I’ll show you pictures sometime.
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31 Comments
Anonymous
October 17, 2012 at 9:49 PMLooks great! …and no ferry from December to May?! I hope they never run out of toilet paper!
AngieBaby
October 17, 2012 at 10:48 PMVERY nice! Try Yellow doors! PLEASE? Humor us!
RDMG
October 17, 2012 at 11:27 PMNavy and Lime Green are my new favorite combos. Not sure about lime green doors…
Tracy
October 18, 2012 at 1:03 AMI was going to say white doors too, but I like the idea of the yellow. Cmon Lindsey, photoshop those colours for us.
And the stripes? They are AWESOME.
TB
October 18, 2012 at 2:11 AMDid you photoshop in a new light fixture, too? ‘Cause I really like the one in the pic with the black doors.
Christiine
October 18, 2012 at 2:22 AMI’m prepping to rev up my hallway and black doors are on the top of my list, no matter my husband’s dismay. However, I was wondering if yellow or orange would look amazing in this redo? I love the pop of yellow on the message board (at least, I think that is what that is…). Hey, I just realized others thing like me. Yay, me!
Jae
October 18, 2012 at 2:46 AMI agree Lindsey. I just painted a group of doors black and I love it! http://www.designocd.com/2012/10/painting-interior-doors/
Anonymous
October 18, 2012 at 3:42 AMYou did a great job! Awesome! Your front door is blue. I don’t think the other doors painted black would look right. Definitely white or yellow like a few others suggested.
Rebecca
Erin @ The Impatient Gardener
October 17, 2012 at 10:00 PMThat sounds like Washington Island to me. Bet it gets pretty damn boring there in winter.
Excellent stripes! I say paint the doors white. But then again I paint everything white.
anislandlife
October 17, 2012 at 10:41 PMBeaver Island actually! We have small planes that service our small grocery store, just no large items like doors!! Thanks for the suggestion of the black, I never would have thought of that, but it looks really good. Maybe I’ll have to paint the old doors first to see how I like it!
Anonymous
October 17, 2012 at 11:35 PMYellow doors to match the yellow hanging on the wall. It would make it really nautical looking.
ARod Rodriguez
October 17, 2012 at 10:48 PMlooks fabulous i like the black doors
fixitfaerie
October 17, 2012 at 11:18 PMVery nice. I really like the black doors. It makes the stripes stand out better.
Lindsey
October 17, 2012 at 11:45 PMYellow doors! She could choose a lighter version of the yellow on the hanging if she’s afraid of it being obnoxiously bright.
pendy
October 18, 2012 at 12:52 AMLooks great. I love my black doors but in this hall would probably use the crisp white.
Y Mama
October 18, 2012 at 1:29 AMI love white and paint all doors and trim a bright glossy white. Why not navy, like the stripe but glossier? The walls look fantastic!
Mel
October 18, 2012 at 1:32 AMI like the black doors with the fantastic work she did in her hallway. It makes them recede, almost as if you are tempted to check out what is behind each one.
And a high five for your post title, love it!
Lizbeth_Reads
October 18, 2012 at 1:48 AMYellow doors would look fantastic.
Susie's Sassy DIY
October 18, 2012 at 1:57 AMWouldn’t it be cool if you did black chalk board paint and you could leave a message for the person’s room. That could be fun.
Erin @ The Impatient Gardener
October 18, 2012 at 2:38 AMAck … Beaver Island! I should have known. We went there every summer (via sailboat) when I was a kid and every year I had to pose in front of the Erin Motel and have my picture taken. And then my parents took me to the Shamrock until way too late. Ah … fond memories of childhood.
And the black doors do look good!
René
October 18, 2012 at 4:19 AMSo fun!! What about black doors with a GIANT number 1, 2, 3 on each door in white..??
Anonymous
October 18, 2012 at 12:45 PMwhat about black chalk board paint doors?
Lindsey@BakingBytes
October 18, 2012 at 2:10 PMI’m with Lindsey on the black doors, but I would use chalkboard paint!
Or you could use another color of chalkboard paint. I just think chalkboard paint is super awesome. 😀
Kayla
October 18, 2012 at 6:25 PMI think the doors would look great in the navy blue color that the stripes are… Or maybe a bright yellowish gold… She is from Michigan- that must mean she is a Wolverine fan… Right?! It looks great though!
Cjko
October 18, 2012 at 12:01 PMI would do white doors but with the shaker trim from the earlier closet door post.
How2home
October 18, 2012 at 9:53 PMWow! What a difference. The strips looks awesome in the hallway!
Michelle H
October 19, 2012 at 8:20 PMThose doors are amazing in black!!! I think it would completely finish off the look!!! Great Idea!!!
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles
October 19, 2012 at 10:39 PMOoohhh, I’m such a black door lover, too. Here’s mine!
http://dimplesandtangles.blogspot.com/2012/08/black-interior-doors.html
And I did my back door a super fun color-
http://dimplesandtangles.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-little-back-door-fun-my-paint-color.html
arrielle_p
October 22, 2012 at 5:34 AMExcellent stripes! I really love the way you paint your hallway! It makes me inspire to repaint my place. 🙂
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Jamie Heard Smith
October 22, 2012 at 3:07 PMI was thinking that black doors would look FABULOUS even before I scrolled down to see your Photoshop masterpiece. LOVE IT! I wish I had the guts to go bold.
See what I’m up to at senatobiasmiths.blogspot.com
Julia Hayes
November 8, 2012 at 6:59 PMI was wondering if it was Beaver Island! My husband works over there all the time. Small world.
I love the idea of yellow doors! And you could always paint over them if you didn’t love them or got sick of it.