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A ‘how-to’ guide for painting your doorways

Breathe new life into a room with your doorways

  • 24 March 2023

Most interior doors are opened and closed numerous times throughout the day, so they can sometimes need a little extra attention. You can give your whole room a make-over by following these simple steps and updating your door:

Image of a doorway in Heathland and Silverwood

Painting your doorway:

Step 1: Remove all knobs and handles. Protect the hinges, glass and floors with masking tape and sheets.

Step 2: Wash your doors with sugar soap or a strong detergent solution and wipe them with a damp cloth.

Step 3: Sand your dry door with fine paper (you can skip this step if you have melamine or high gloss surfaces). Fill imperfections with a good quality ready mixed filler and sand again.
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Painting your doorway:

Step 4: Apply a wood primer using a small roller depending on the surface. 

Step 5: Paint your door in your chosen colour, Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood is the ideal paint for this. Water based and quick drying it will leave a finish with a subtle sheen that’s easy to clean and touch-up. 

Step 6: When the second coat is completely dry, carefully remove the masking tape, put the knobs, and handles back on and admire your new door.

Dulux Easycare Satinwood

Our Dulux Easycare Satinwood is a water-based finish for interior wood and metal.
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