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Posted by Phisherman on October 19, 2009, 5:58 pm
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:22:48 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
>Picture a house with no foyer. The entry door opens right into the
>living room. At a right angle to the entry door, trim to trim, is a
>closet door. Both of these doors are the same 1950's light brown
>veneer grain doors, sort of like this:
>http://www.vtindustries.com/images/flush-slideshow-default.jpg
>So you're looking into the corner of the living room and you see 2
>"matching" doors at right angles. When the entry door is open, it
>hides the closet door completely.
>Now, consider replacing the entry door with a fiberglass that the
>owner wants painted to match the shutters and trim on the front of the
>house, sort of a maroon color.
>What do you do with the inside of the entry door? Do you paint it the
>same maroon (which won't really match the color scheme of the room) or
>do you paint it to match the room which won't match the other door or
>do you paint the door to match the room and replace the closet door
>with something similar and then paint both doors to match or ... ?
I'd throw out the idea of replacing the door or make the two doors
match, or complement each other. Seeing two unmatched doors next to
each other can look out-of-place.
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Posted by Colbyt on October 19, 2009, 10:16 pm
> Picture a house with no foyer. The entry door opens right into the
> living room. At a right angle to the entry door, trim to trim, is a
> closet door. Both of these doors are the same 1950's light brown
> veneer grain doors, sort of like this:
> http://www.vtindustries.com/images/flush-slideshow-default.jpg
> So you're looking into the corner of the living room and you see 2
> "matching" doors at right angles. When the entry door is open, it
> hides the closet door completely.
> Now, consider replacing the entry door with a fiberglass that the
> owner wants painted to match the shutters and trim on the front of the
> house, sort of a maroon color.
> What do you do with the inside of the entry door? Do you paint it the
> same maroon (which won't really match the color scheme of the room) or
> do you paint it to match the room which won't match the other door or
> do you paint the door to match the room and replace the closet door
> with something similar and then paint both doors to match or ... ?
The exterior and interior colors can be different and still be correct.
That leaves you to determine how to do the edges. :)
How often is the entry door going to be left in the fully open position??
Not often I suspect.
Colbyt
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on October 20, 2009, 6:37 am
> > Picture a house with no foyer. The entry door opens right into the
> > living room. At a right angle to the entry door, trim to trim, is a
> > closet door. Both of these doors are the same 1950's light brown
> > veneer grain doors, sort of like this:
> >http://www.vtindustries.com/images/flush-slideshow-default.jpg
> > So you're looking into the corner of the living room and you see 2
> > "matching" doors at right angles. When the entry door is open, it
> > hides the closet door completely.
> > Now, consider replacing the entry door with a fiberglass that the
> > owner wants painted to match the shutters and trim on the front of the
> > house, sort of a maroon color.
> > What do you do with the inside of the entry door? Do you paint it the
> > same maroon (which won't really match the color scheme of the room) or
> > do you paint it to match the room which won't match the other door or
> > do you paint the door to match the room and replace the closet door
> > with something similar and then paint both doors to match or ... ?
> The exterior and interior colors can be different and still be correct.
> That leaves you to determine how to do the edges. :)
> How often is the entry door going to be left in the fully open position??
> Not often I suspect.
> Colbyt
Why do you suspect "not often"?
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Posted by Bonnett Decorating on October 25, 2009, 9:53 am
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:22:48 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
>Picture a house with no foyer. The entry door opens right into the
>living room. At a right angle to the entry door, trim to trim, is a
>closet door. Both of these doors are the same 1950's light brown
>veneer grain doors, sort of like this:
>http://www.vtindustries.com/images/flush-slideshow-default.jpg
>So you're looking into the corner of the living room and you see 2
>"matching" doors at right angles. When the entry door is open, it
>hides the closet door completely.
>Now, consider replacing the entry door with a fiberglass that the
>owner wants painted to match the shutters and trim on the front of the
>house, sort of a maroon color.
>What do you do with the inside of the entry door? Do you paint it the
>same maroon (which won't really match the color scheme of the room) or
>do you paint it to match the room which won't match the other door or
>do you paint the door to match the room and replace the closet door
>with something similar and then paint both doors to match or ... ?
The outside of the door and the hinge edge should be the same color.
The inside of the door and the lock edge should match the interior
trim and doors. Most fiberglass doors can be stained. You can stain
and finish the interior side to match the closet. There are actually
kits available specifically for fiberglass doors. If you go this
route, do the staining before the exterior painting.
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>living room. At a right angle to the entry door, trim to trim, is a
>closet door. Both of these doors are the same 1950's light brown
>veneer grain doors, sort of like this:
>http://www.vtindustries.com/images/flush-slideshow-default.jpg
>So you're looking into the corner of the living room and you see 2
>"matching" doors at right angles. When the entry door is open, it
>hides the closet door completely.
>Now, consider replacing the entry door with a fiberglass that the
>owner wants painted to match the shutters and trim on the front of the
>house, sort of a maroon color.
>What do you do with the inside of the entry door? Do you paint it the
>same maroon (which won't really match the color scheme of the room) or
>do you paint it to match the room which won't match the other door or
>do you paint the door to match the room and replace the closet door
>with something similar and then paint both doors to match or ... ?