I love how the front door turned out! I primed the whole assembly with white acrylic and then painted the front of the door with Robin’s Egg Blue from Jo-Ann Craft Essentials (left over from the mirror in the Newport hallway). The interior I left white.
But something seemed off to me…then I noticed the gaps all around the door.
To fix this problem, I cut strips of 1/16″ x 3/32″ bass wood to create an inner frame.
Could I have noticed this before I had the whole thing painted and sealed? No, that would have interfered with my master plan to do things the hard way. :D
I painted the inner frame white to match the rest of the door frame. Ah, much better…
For the record, this door was a bit damaged and rough when I bought it…but I didn’t repair it past sanding a bit. I wanted it to look weathered but in reasonably good shape as though it gets a fair amount of wear but the homeowners try to keep up with the painting. :]
