Monday, January 2, 2012

Under $10 Door Redo

Flat panel doors in my house are such an eye sore for me!  Nonetheless I don't want to spend the money and the labor to replace them.  So of course I thought of a couple ways to dress them up.  Very easy project here.  All you need is some paint, painters tape, and a stencil.  I got my stencil from Hobby Lobby for $4 or $5 and mixed some paints I already owned.  After this project I love flat doors even more than panel doors because there are so much you can do to them.  The possibilities are endless!








Here I fake the look of the panels by using contrast paint color.



53 comments:

Lindsay @ Delighted Momma said...

SO creative! LOVeeee this!

Colleen Jorgensen said...

What a difference! I like them both but the stenciled door adds SO much to the laundry room. Amazing what a little paint (and some creativity!) adds to a room!

Dropping by from Get Your Craft On.

Kim said...

Love the stencil work! Now I'm trying to figure out where I can add just a touch of stenciling in my house. :-)

Ashley said...

LOVE!!!!
Ashley @ creating love & joy

Inspire Me Heather said...

It looks great! Pretty colours too, nice job!

Mommy Minded said...

Thank you so much for the invite to your party! I am loving your blog and followng along!

Abbie said...

What clever ideas! Love the stencils, and that faux panels on that second door are BRILLIANT!

Would also love it if you stopped by for a visit!

P.S. I'm your newest follower. : )

~Abbie (www.fivedaysfiveways.com)

dee dee said...

Beautiful stencils!
What a difference they make!
Dee Dee

linda said...

So clever!

AshTreeCottage said...

What an improvement! I am not a fan of flat doors either, but you have done a great job transforming them from boring to fantastic. I am your newest follower and hope that you will stop by for a visit.

Hugs,
Susan and Bentley

Kristin said...

What a great job you did! Love it!

Chris @ Granola2Glam said...

Those doors look like a million bucks! Thanks for sharing. Mr. Granola and I are looking to buy a house this year, so thanks for all the fab ideas.

Janel@hatingmartha said...

Cute! I love the contrast panels...very authentic looking. Paint is amazing, isn't it!

The Southern Product Queen said...

It's linky party time again! This post would be great at it if you wanna share it! Here is the link! http://www.thesouthernproductqueen.com/one-stop-shoppe-linky-party

Blessed Serendipity said...

You transformed those doors and now they are "aDOORable"
Love what you did.

Danielle

Zerique said...

very nice!!! i must do this. I hate my fat doors - but mine are also brown so i am excited to paint them!!!

Zerique said...

very nice!!! i must do this. I hate my fat doors - but mine are also brown so i am excited to paint them!!!

special 'k' said...

Each time I visit your special place I am more amazed and inspired. I love the door it has come up a treat. Thanks for sharing. Sending you every good wish for an amazing year. I look forward to engaging more with you in twenty twelve. For now I am off to see more of your very special place! Cheers Specialk XoXo

Two Shades of Pink said...

Just stunning! I am amazed by this...you are truly amazing!

Little Vintage Cottage said...

Love it! I did a paint treatment just like that in my upstairs hall! :)

Tania

Shabby chic Sandy said...

Love your doors--you did a great job!

Katie said...

Fantastic! Great ideas on the doors! I never thought about making faux panels! If you'ld like to link them up, I'm hosting a linky party now at
http://blah2beautiful.blogspot.com/2012/01/linky-party.html
--Katie
Creatively Living

karah said...

Such a great and simple idea. Both the stencil and faux panels. Great job and happy new year!
Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

Megan said...

Wow wishing I had some flat doors now :) Great job!!

marty (A Stroll Thru Life) said...

Both doors are super. What great ideas. Thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty

Liza said...

These look fantastic! I'm going to pin them, and maybe in the future copy them;)

happylizard.blogspot.com

A Cottage Muse said...

Those are great ideas! So happy I stopped by!

Rachel said...

I love the stencil you chose - now I wish I had some flat panel doors to dress up!
Rachel
adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com

ginger @ literally inspired said...

I love the stenciled door! So cute! If you have the time I would love for you to come link up to my party! http://wwww.literallyinspired.com

Hope to see you there!

Ginger

Mary said...

What a great idea - the doors look great! I love the stencil you chose, so pretty!

Thanks for stopping by my new blog! I'll be sure to link up to your party tomorrow!

I'm a new follower, looking forward to seeing your future posts!

Best Wishes & Happy New Year~
Mary from SweetLittleBluebird

The Southern Product Queen said...

Thank you so much for joining my linky party! This post rocks!

Melissa said...

SO cute!! I love damask!

Susan said...

I love this design. It is very elegant!

Karah @ thespacebetweenblog said...

Hi My! I'm back, a few blog friends and I are collectively presenting a new challenge idea and I thought of this project and you. It would be so fun to have you join. If you have a second, check in at http://www.thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com on Monday to learn more, and feel free to email me if you have any questions!
Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

Erin of Salvaged Whimsy said...

I'm a total door snob...our new house has flat panel doors, and I've racked my brain on how to disguise them until replacing them is possible. Great idea and beautifully done!

Laurel @ Ducks in a Row said...

It does make such a difference! You are awesome!

Jenifer Harrod said...

This is very pretty. I really want to start using stencils soon.

h. rae said...

So lovely! I would love for you to link up with my party at: http://anoriginalbelle.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-yourself-monday-10-link-up.html

Thanks! Happy Monday!

Shauna@Satori Design for Living said...

Wow, it really freshened the doors up! Visiting from Literally Inspired WYTBW.

Cathy @ My 1929 Charmer said...

Such clever and pretty door "revamping". They both look very nice and bring great character to each. Very creative and thanks so much for sharing over at Sunday's Best!

dragongirl said...

Like all the others here, I too love what you did! Had an idea pop into my head tho - what if you made 'faux' panels on the laundry cupboards, leave it at that OR at just one stencil in the middle? So faux panels w/a design in middle of each cupboard. Dunno, just an idea. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

Michelle said...

Love this idea, I am going to have to try this! I am a new follower! Found you on Sumo's Sweet Stuff, hope you have a great week!
Michelle
www.delicateconstruction.com

Nikki said...

Oh, this is smart! I have yet to stencil anything, maybe I'll start with a door.

WhyCuzICan said...

Very cute stenciling of the door! :) I'm "thisclose" to buying a stencil for the first time myself, and I'm seeing that even someone who has never done it has the courage, so I will try it myself soon. Thanks for the inspiration!

Visiting from Aimee's-It's OverFlowing With Creativity Linky Party today and thanks for sharing this with us :D
Smiles,
Suzanne in NW Illinois

Nicole {Home for Hire} said...

Love this idea! So simple, yet it makes such a statement :)

Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon said...

These look fabulous! I love the contrast panel doors so much! Thanks for sharing!

Christine said...

Sooooo GOREGOUS!!! I have icky brown fake wood doors all over my house. I should do what you did!

Check out my blog too:
http://thediydreamer.blogspot.com/

greeblygreebly said...

You did an awesome job with the stenciling. I LOVE the faux paneling you did, I am definitely tucking that idea away for when we buy a house!

Comeca Jones said...

Too cute!

Janae said...

Wow so pretty what a great idea!

Lindsey said...

Very nice!

Christine said...

Thanks for linking up From Dream To Reality at thediydreamer.blogspot.com :)

srpprcrftr said...

Boy what a difference the paint job does. You did a greatjob thx for sharing.
We have flat boring doors also and I really dislike them. They're too ugly. I'll have to get busy painting them.
My list of want to do projects keeps growing but that will keep me busy and out of trouble (not going to craft stores to buy things). My husband says I'd go hungry to buy craft supplies. That's quite a possibility, lol

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