Day 5 of the Twelve DIYs of Christmas 2025
Maybe you have a hallway that looks something like this:
This is our upstairs hallway. Essentially, it's doors. All doors. Doors to bedrooms, a door to the bathroom, and a door to the laundry room. It's challenging to make a space like this interesting. It's just a hallway, after all. It's never your destination; you just pass through it to get to your destination.
This past year, I opted to make one of these doors stand out: specifically, the door to our laundry room, which is at the far end of hallway. I already had leftover Iron Ore (Sherwin Williams) from previous projects, and a door requires very little little paint. In one day, I was able to knock out both coats, and the door now packs more visual punch.
This past year, I opted to make one of these doors stand out: specifically, the door to our laundry room, which is at the far end of hallway. I already had leftover Iron Ore (Sherwin Williams) from previous projects, and a door requires very little little paint. In one day, I was able to knock out both coats, and the door now packs more visual punch.
The deep color offers nice contrast against otherwise all-white doors without making the whole space feel heavy, which was important since the hallway has no natural light unless doors are open. (And that WASH/DRY sign? That's a fantastic garage sale find I got for just $4. One inch longer and it wouldn't have fit. I'm so glad it did.)
With this success in the upstairs hallway, I replicated the same process on our main level — this time, tackling the door that led downstairs to our basement, which was another standard builder's grade hollow white door.
If you have a nondescript door that blends in when contrast would add visual interest, a quart of paint is your solution. You won't regret it.
May your DIYs be merry and bright!
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