Real talk: you don’t always need to replace the things in your home to make it feel new. Let me show you how I transformed my existing door from drab to fab with a quick interior door refresh.
Here is the earliest “before” photo of the door. At this point, I had already cleaned, lightly sanded, and painted the door the same white to match the trim. It was already looking much better than its dirty beige starting point. But those 90’s shiny brass hinges and that door knob weren’t doing anything for me.
Interior Door Hinges:
Instead of replacing the hinges, I took one off at at time, gave it a quick sanding, and spray painted each one black. By taking one hinge at a time, the door was still relatively stable, so I didn’t need to take the whole door down. Keeping the working hinges was easier than trying to fit new ones. So win-win.
It’s tough to see the hinge in this photo because of the black, but it’s there! I also shoved the screws into the cardboard so I could paint the ends.
Let each hinge dry, re-install it on the door, and repeat until all hinges are painted.
Door Knob:
Ok, this one I did buy new. I found this cute little black round door knob for under $30. If given the choice, I always choose round knobs over long lever knobs because I always get caught on the levers. The lever will hook into my purse strap or coat pocket. It catches me off guard and is quite frankly, dangerous. Guess I could just slow down when walking past doors, but that’s not gonna happen.
Door Strike Plate:
Here’s the area for the strike plate on the door frame. See that hole for the door latch? Paint that hole to match your door trim! Trust me, its a small effort that makes the door feel much more finished. I added a little more paint in there after this photo was taken.
Door Stopper:
Last but not least, the old 90’s door stopper was functional but dingy looking. I could have run to the hardware store and picked up a cute new door stop, but since I was already spray-painting away, I taped off the white top and give the rest a quick black spray paint. Much better!
Pro tip: do NOT spray paint the rubber end! Learn from my past mistakes. The paint will not stick to the rubber and will transfer to the door. It just gets messy, so don’t do it.
The Reveal – Interior Door Refresh:
Here is the finished interior door refresh!
What do you think? The cost for this door refresh was under $30 for the new door knob plus paint that I already had on hand.
Bowery Door Knob
Privacy function is perfect for use on bedroom and bathroom doors where locking may be desired; push button automatically unlocks from the inside when the door handle is rotated or from the outside in an emergency with the included pin key
