Top Tips To Upcycle Your Front Door
Now is the time to upcycle your outside area and your front door is a great place to start, says Pam Gruhn, founder of Frenchic Paint – it can give your home such a ‘lift’ and is of course much cheaper than buying a new front door! The range to use is our Al Fresco Inside/Outside Range – and we have lots of gorgeous shades to choose from. This is also brilliant for other outside painting projects from flower pots, benches, gates, fences, window sills etc.
Pamela Gruhn – Frenchic
The ‘lockdown front-door painting trend’ has really taken off, – and our most popular colours at the moment for doors are either greys such as Smudge, Stormy, Greyhound or the crème shades such as Cream Dream or Cool Beans – the bright pastel shades are becoming more and more popular such as Parma Violet, Dusky Blush and Wise Old Sage.
Top Tips For Painting A Front Door:
Material Matters
You can paint your door if it’s PVC, UVC, wooden, composite – our Al Fresco range works on any of these materials
Prep Up
It’s all in the prep! Make sure you clean down the door. Give it a clean – an overall wash! Sugar soap is best for this and we offer this on our online store
Oh Crumbs…
If you have a fine piece of sandpaper – use this if possible on the surface – not for too long, then wipe away the dust, as if breadcrumbs off a table
Get Painting
The great thing about the Al Fresco Inside/Outside Range is that NO primer at all is needed – you just follow the instructions on the tin! Our 750ml tins are £17.95 and 150ml are £6.95 – the little pots are also great when you’re getting started with smaller projects such as flower pots / window sills
Brush Strokes
Paint the first coat, leave 2 hours then paint the second coat – you’ll notice with our paint, there will be little brush marks which is great. The paint has no added VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) and is also proudly EN:71-3 certified so it’s perfectly child-safe
Voila!
Enjoy your new front door! Be careful with the door for 2-3 weeks for obvious reasons. No varnish or sealant needed with this – it’s innovation in a can, with a heart!
