I just used a cloth and soapy water to clean all the wardrobe doors and dried them with a towel. I left them to dry for 24 hours after cleaning them before I painted them. First, I put down a painting cloth on the floor before starting this step as I wanted to protect the floor. Next, I used Zinsser primer and applied two coats using a roller for the main parts of the laminate wardrobe doors and a small brush for the grooves.
It can be tricky to see where you have painted when you are painting white on white so I always followed the same pattern. Start at the bottom of the door and painted the grooves first of the whole door and then rolled the paint onto the main parts of the door. I painted the grooves first with the pink paint.
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Author Info Last Updated: August 26, Learn how to select a color that complements the room. By matching the color of your closet door to other room tones, you'll give the room a coordinated feel. The color wheel: All colors are based on the 3 primary colors: red, yellow and blue. Secondary colors are created by mixing 2 primaries together. Red and blue make purple. Blue and yellow produce green. Yellow and red make orange.
The 6 tertiaries are created by combining a secondary color with its neighboring primary. The 12 colors make up the standard color wheel. Monochromatic schemes: Colors from the same family naturally complement each other. Different shades of a single color can make excellent accents when you paint closet doors. Cool tones: Colors with a blue base are considered "cool. Colors derived from red are "warm" colors. These colors may be better suited for a family-room closet door.
Muted colors: Select subdued tones for bedroom closet doors. This gives the room a soothing quality, making it easier for you to relax. In other rooms, a muted color on a closet door won't detract from the focal point of the room.
Neutral hues: Browns, grays and creams are neutral colors. Paint Paint Top Ideabooks. Susannah Hutchison March 16, Houzz Contributor. Save Comment 22 Like 6.
They take up a lot of space and, after the bed, tend to be the most dominant feature in a bedroom, so a wardrobe that fits in with the rest of your scheme — or stands out and makes a design statement — is key to its success. Team it with your woodwork This built-in wardrobe has been painted a pretty pale blue to match the rest of the woodwork and trims in the bedroom.
Choosing a darker shade than the one on the walls adds a contrasting element to the scheme and makes a nice change from the more standard white. Reboot built-in wardrobes Here, a whole wall of built-in wardrobes has been painted a deep shade of grey, complementing the other dark tones in the room and making the cupboards into more of a feature. Chalk-style paints work on almost any surface, so can normally be used on wardrobe doors that have a man-made finish.
Search more bedrooms with dark accents. Like 7 Save. Penny Hawkins 4 years ago. Like 12 Save. Two things you could do, Mirrored doors with opaque stripes going diagonally,would look striking and modern. Or Primer ,then two coats of ammonite grey by farrow and ball. Finish with beading,and crystal handles. Rach i have wardrobes simular to yours. What brand and shade paint did you use?
Hi Lisa,our wardrobes were melamine pink!! Like 4 Save. HU 4 years ago. Susan Kyne 4 years ago. Jan Thomson 4 years ago. I used a gloss roller, lightly sanding with fine sandpaper in between coats. I used a primer coat first as well. Jon Davis 4 years ago. Thanks in advance. Moni Burns 4 years ago.
Lucy Morgans 4 years ago. Do you have to sand the wardrobes prior to painting? Mo Reene 4 years ago. What finish paint would you choose? Egg shell, gloss, matt etc. Ang Chang 4 years ago. Hi Lucy did you use apaint brush? Thomas Jones 4 years ago. Daisy England 4 years ago. Mmmm, not sure about painting them if you're uncertain of the material. You could replace them and have 4 MDF doors made. They're easy enough for a joiner or carpenter to cut to size for you.
Then you can just paint them to a colour of your choice. Shouldn't cost a lot. If you want them in a shaker design ask them to glue on the 'frame' to convert to a shaker. Henry Gilbert 4 years ago. Penny your post is from a while ago but I LOVE the size of the doors on those dates wardrobes- you could make a real statement and paint each door a different colour!
Kind of like colour blocking with clothes Alternatively different shades from the same colour pallet like lots of different greys and then the wood in between-the frame I guess- you could paint white or black depending what colours you were going with think of Mondrian art or Rothko as inspiration H G 4 years ago.
Matthew Decorator 4 years ago. I've seen it being done quite a bit in my experience and I personally feel it comes down to person preference. It's a nice quick fix but once you start painting things like that, you have to keep maintaining them and in my experience, even though I paint regularly I find it hassle. A lot of companies specialise in replacing just the doors in various colours and designs of your choice which may be an alternative for you.
Hi H G, if if the wardrobes ,are melamine,preparation is the key Nisha Patel 4 years ago. Hi I have had these fitted wardrobe for 16 years and in need of a change but found it too expensive to get new and can't find the right size for new doors.
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