How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish

I had an accident about a month ago. No, it wasn’t a big deal but it forced me to repaint my front door. Which actually kinda needed it anyway.

Today I am showing you how to paint your front door for a sturdy finish. One that will last through even a nor’easter!

Painted front door, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

We had a severe rain storm a month ago and since we were not prepared we ended up with this mess on the door.

door before streaked with red dye, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

The culprit was these flowers which I had made into this wreath. When it rained we had not changed out our storm door yet and the water went right through the netting and this was the result.

the red dye came from the faux flowers, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

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Right away I knew who to reach out to for my problem. Yes, the ever trusty DecoArt company provided me with this paint. It is called Americana Decor Curb Appeal and it is not just a regular paint. It is made specifically for front doors and shutters!

In fact it is great for wood or metal doors. Or even a mailbox! And rails! I have plenty of those!

Americana Decor Curb Appeal paint in Salem Grey, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

It is thicker than regular acrylic paint and it is also water based. Cause you know I have nightmares about those other paints that are oil based and so hard to apply.

And fade resistant so it can take a beating from the sun!

I chose the Salem Grey because when you’ve got a brick house there’s not very much that matches aside from white.

Salem Grey in plastic container, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

I wiped it down first to get all the excess dirt off. I then went over the indentations and then painted the rest.

painting the mould work on door, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

It took me about two coats and a little touch up here and there and I was done in two hours, allowing for drying time between the coats. Below is the door after the first coat.

After first coat of paint, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

Here is the storm door all ready with the glass insert to protect it. We have since had a nor’easter! And it’s held up beautifully!

I liked the durability of this paint so much, I am actually going to use the rest to paint the indoor doors because mine take a lot of abuse.

It comes in a 16 oz 473 ml bottle which is the perfect size, not too much but not so little that you can’t finish a project. In fact I used less than half the bottle.

With storm door in front, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

I think it is the perfect color for all those flashy bricks! The paint comes in many shades to choose from.

front door painted in Salem Grey, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

On a sunny day it looks almost like a slate blue!

Front door in sun, How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

I guess we can say that the accident was a good thing! It really was time for a paint job and this was the perfect excuse! Now you too know how to paint your front door for a sturdy finish! Sturdy enough to survive a nor’easter!

Do you like my color choice? What other colors go with brick?

Front door painted in Salem Grey Americana Deco Curb Appeal paint, #frontdoor #painteddoor #curbappeal #DIYproject #easypaintjob How to Paint your Front Door for a Sturdy Finish www.theboondocksblog.com

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Alex

Saturday 6th of April 2019

I love this! It came out so good! Pretty color. It does look very blue in the sun. I like it both ways. I recently painted my front door too :) wish I did it a long time ago it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

Mary

Alex it really was so much simpler than it seemed!

Cindy

Thursday 1st of November 2018

Loving your freshly painted door! I need to repaint my front door and I would love to go with a bolder color! Just gotta get up the nerve to do it! LOL! Hugs and blessings to you. Cindy

Cindy check out their page. They have a whole lot of fun colors - 21 in fact! And it was super easy to use the paint. You can do this in your sleep!

Kathleen Rupp

Great makeover Mary! Thanks for letting me know about that paint! Saw your post at the thurs. favorites party! pinned:)

Kathleen I am really excited about this paint. And the colors are so pretty and fun too!

Debrashoppeno5

The door looks great, a happy accident. I got a new door years ago and never painted it. Now that I know how nice this paint it I will have to decide on a color and get busy.

You certainly will love it Debra. It goes on super easy and is not like the old time paints that were such a horror. And with 21 colors to choose from you will have a ball!

Jean | DelightfulRepast.com

Mary, you are so handy, I think you can do anything! We decided last time we painted a door that it really was going to be the LAST time we EVER painted a door ourselves! :D We'd rather just hire YOU to do it! #BloggersPitStop

Jean I'll grab my paint brush and paint and hop on over. But seriously this paint was so easy to use. I actually dread using enamels and those types of paints but this is new generation stuff and it goes on so easy, not like the old time stuff that would dry before you had a chance to brush it on and then it would form droplets.

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