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Styled by Color – Fresh Front Doors

July 22, 2019

This month we’re taking our trending colors outside for an easy way to elevate your curb appeal. A bold hue applied to your front door can instantly breathe new life into a tired exterior and the color choices are virtually endless! The front door is a perfect size to play with a bright or bold color that might otherwise overwhelm the entire exterior, which made it that much harder for us to choose just a few top picks. While a tomato red or sunshine yellow hue would surely punch up your porch, we found ourselves drawn this month to shades of blue, green and black as cool summer picks for a front door makeover.

If you’re ready to add a bold color to your front door but you typically prefer more neutral shades, BEHR’s Nocturne Blue might be the color for you. A deep gray with a dark blue undertone it can appear almost black in some lights, but with the subtle interest of its underlying hues. Nocturne Blue works great as a front door color against a lighter exterior paint color, like a nearly-white grey or a sandy tan.

Front steps leading up to a Navy front door with white trim

Looking for a shade with a bit more brightness? Then you’ll love our next pick, Oceans Deep. The dark bluish green with gray tones is a refined yet fun front door color choice. We love how it pops against a true white door frame and light wood exterior.

Dark Teal colored front door with white trim

And if you’re ready to go all in with a lighter and brighter shade, Oceanic is a light green with a yellow undertone that evokes the color of a natural prasiolite quartz. A front door painted in Oceanic perfectly pops against a home with an all-black exterior.

Front door painted mint green surrounded by black trim and black siding

For our last pick, we went for a bold shade that is a real showstopper on a front door. A bright green with a yellow undertone, BEHR’s Celtic Queen finds its perfect partner in a sleek black doorframe on this modern wood paneled home.

Front door that is painted green

Nocturne Blue

Oceans Deep

Oceanic

Celtic Queen

A front door makeover is a minimal investment with a big return on your overall curb appeal and with summer entertaining season underway, there’s no better time to freshen up the first thing guests see when they arrive.

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Kitchen with blue lower cabinets and white upper cabinets with white appliances

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Trendy Two-Toned Kitchen Cabinet Refresh

September 4, 2018

Once the space is cleared, remove the cabinet drawers and doors for sanding. Applying a coat of KILZ^® 2 Latex primer achieves two important goals: it blocks out stains and provides the ideal surface for new paint colors to adhere to the wooden drawers. Perform the same prep steps on kitchen walls.

When painting cabinetry, choose a strong, semi-gloss latex paint that holds up to the rigors of daily use in a high traffic area. Since we’re going for a lively, two-toned look, we’ve chosen KILZ^® TRIBUTE^® in a periwinkle blue called Old Lamppost and contrasted it with KILZ^® TRIBUTE^® in Contemporary White.

Add some additional color punch with wild, graphic patterns on curtains or linens and suddenly your kitchen is a fun, inviting space perfect for entertaining. New knobs and pulls breathe new life into the cabinets once they’re replaced, and a simple pair of curtains cleverly camouflages the laundry appliances. An inexpensive set of new accessories tops off our slick new kitchen look, and the finished product is now cozy, clean and welcoming.

Old Lamppost

Contemporary White

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Table & Chairs Makeover

January 12, 2017

Project Checklist:

KILZ COMPLETE COAT^® Paint and Primer in One
100-150 Grit Sandpaper
Painter’s Tape
Paint Brush
Measuring Tape
Chairs
Table
3/8”-1/2” Synthetic Roller

Step 1:

For best results start with a properly prepared and previously painted or primed surfaces. Remove any loose or peeling paint and wash off dirt or grease with a non-soapy detergent or a TSP substitute. Rinse well and allow surface to dry.

Pro-tip: For glossy surfaces, scuff sand with the appropriate sandpaper prior to coating.

Step 2:

Tape off areas to be painted. To achieve a geometric pattern we recommend using measuring tape to evenly space tape.

Step 3:

Stir paint before and during application to make sure it is mixed.

Step 4:

Remove the painters tape when the paint is wet, or have a razor to cut the film if you’ve let the paint dry.

Step 5:

Allow to dry. The product dries to touch in 2 hours (at 77° F and 50% relative humidity) or longer in cooler temperatures and/or higher humidity.

Person taping a table to paint it

Pro-tip: Measure peak to peak, as well as the distance between the points along the side of the table.

Person painting a table a certain pattern

Pro-tip: Use a high quality synthetic brush or 3/8”-1/2” synthetic roller for the application. When painting a horizontal surface, like a tabletop, apply thin coats.

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