Continuing work on the Palladian door. Can you crackle black paint over a black underlayer? Well, yes you can! :D The effect is less obvious than if you use a high contrast color under your exterior color, but it still works.
It just makes it look like old paint, which is actually what I was striving for.
With all of the white on the Heritage, I liked how the black door surround looked in contrast even though it was originally just the dark underlayer that was meant to have white paint crackled over it. So, I decided to keep it black. I’ve also started to paint the front door, using Barn Red by Americana. It still needs another coat and some modest aging, but I love it already!
For the interior frame of the door, I used Vintage White by Folk Art. This will be the color I use for any painted wood trim inside the house. I like the grey-white of the exterior, but the interior to me should have a yellow cast from cooking, candles, fireplaces and gas lighting to show its age.
