STEP 1: Remove hardware, sand and tape off
First, I took off the old door knocker that was on our front door, then sanded the front side of the door to prep for painting. After I sanded the door, I used painter’s tape to tape off all areas that I didn’t want painted.
If you don’t have a palm sander (orbital sander), you can simply sand by hand. Even if you do decide to sand with a palm sander, you may want to sand the nook and crannies by hand.
If you’re changing out your door knob and any other hardware, you’ll want to remove those as well. Because our door knob matches our side door knob and key pad for our alarm, we decided not to change them out.
Make sure to tape off your windows or you’ll be scraping paint off with a razor!
Next, I applied two coats of Behr Exterior Cherry Cola paint, letting the first coat dry completely before applying a second coat. This Cherry Cola color is what we painted our sliding barn door that separates our living room and kitchen so we felt we’d use it again for a pop of color on the outside of our house.
STEP 3: Attach new hardware
After the paint was completely dry, I installed a new door knocker by following the instructions on the package. I also installed a peep hole where the old knocker was.
Once I finished attaching the new hardware, I took a stencil I created with my Silhouette Cameo machine and adhered it to the lock rail (center of the door that runs from left to right through the panels).
Then, I used brown builder’s paper to block off the areas around the stencil and sprayed a light coat of Rustoleum Metallic Silver spray paint. I let that coat dry completely and sprayed on another coat. Make sure to be extra light on your layers in order to avoid running of the paint.
I’m really happy with how our front door came out–I feel like it makes the entrance of our home look more welcoming and homey. Now, if we can hurry and get to spring so Rob and I can do an overhaul on the front stoop!
Here is a shot of the screen door closed. I really like how big I made the numbers–they’re perfectly aligned where you can still see them when the screen door is closed.
*Because I already had paint and a good brush on hand, it only cost me about $30 to do this front door makeover!
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