Wardrobe doors
Inject a bit of colour into a plain set of wardrobe doors with a little bit of help from Resene.
Weekend DIY with Mark Rayner - Project 78
Difficulty level: Moderate
You will need
- Clean cloth
- Paintbrush for cutting in
Paint stirrer - Resene Lustacryl tinted to your choice of colours, Mark used Resene Gorse
- Resene Quick Dry
- Roller and tray
- Tools for removing door handles
- Sandpaper
- Wardrobe doors (Mark’s were new and unpainted)
To get the look: Mark painted the surrounding wall with Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Baltic Sea.
Other ideas: For a bright green fun feature, paint the doors with Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Wellywood.
How to paint wardrobe doors
Step one Remove the door handles and lightly sand the doors to ‘key’ the surface.
Step two Wipe off any sanding residue with a clean cloth.
Step three Carefully stir the Resene Quick Dry.
Step fourCut in around the edges of the doors using Resene Quick Dry.
Step five Apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry to the front of the doors using a roller and allow to dry.
Step six Carefully stir the Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Gorse.
Step seven Cut in around the edges of the doors using Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Gorse.
Step eight Apply one coat of Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Gorse to the front of the doors using a roller and allow to dry. Apply a second coat of Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Gorse to the doors. Once dry, replace the handles.
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