Look kids and dogs don t get along with a white front door.
Chalk paint door.
Welcome to our old boring front door.
This is a little tutorial on how i painted the front door with chalk paint.
Another big bonus if your diy budget is low like mine painting your door in chalk paint won t set you back much.
In my experience the paint dries quite quickly.
A sample pot of old white was dropped in july of 2012 on to the cement walkway outside my store.
I used a brush but it s all about personal preference.
The chalkboard paint can be applied with a roller or a brush.
Plus the paint is made in the u s a.
Chalk paint cures and is very durable.
For the metal door you need to prime first.
Two coats of chalk paint a light sanding finish it up with a thin coat of wax.
A little more chalk paint love our laundry room door revamp.
Check out my post diy.
This is the fun part.
You can read more details about the process in any of my posts about chalk paint.
So i figure a protected porch should.
The chalk paint went right onto the melamine.
I painted the interior of my front door with only 8 ounces of chalk paint.
If any paint does get on the trim of the door accidentally or some seeps through magic erasers work great when removing this devine color chalk paint if that becomes necessary.
I realized this quickly after we had a chalk paint spill outside of my old shop.