Wardrobe doors

Inject a bit of colour into a plain set of wardrobe doors with a little bit of help from Resene.

How to paint wardrobe doors

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 four
Cut 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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