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Feb

About “BLACK” Doors…

Jenny of MFAMB is thinking of painting her doors black. She asked me what color I used.

I told her that:

A. She should most definitely paint them black.

And

B. Any color other than Benjamin Moore “Black” (from the BM colors, that is) IS NOT BLACK. How do I know this? Because I tried some other version, thinking that a true black would clash with my “Noir” wallpaper and that it would look bad.

The other black ended up looking like my washed out old  jeans from the 80s. They just looked faded, and even worse, corporate. Like something you would see in a big office building.

I decided to show you what Im talking about, and also demonstrate the power of the black doors. You can see them throughout the apartment… They make SUCH a big difference…. Everything looks so much better with them around;)

Happy Painting Jenny!

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9 Responses to “About “BLACK” Doors…”

  • Marielle:

    I have to say the black doors added even more chic-ness to the apartment. i love them! and i remember the other “black”..what she says is true people!! But, now theyre super glossy, super black, and super sexy!

  • Teri:

    What a huge difference. Especially if you are a renter this will spruce up a regular looking apt into something fab!

  • you is awesome to me.
    thanks pal.
    i got all my provisions today.
    not skeered not skeered not skeered.
    (as in they are french doors and i am not taping all 120 small windows so i will be painting against glass, freehand)
    not skeered not skeered not skeered

  • Thank you for this!

    I painted my front door black and used Benjamin Moore’s “Black.” I kept looking at my paint deck thinking that picking the color couldn’t be so easy. I went with “Black” and it was perfect.

    This is my busy season at work and I haven’t been on top of the blogs. I can’t wait to go check out what Jenny’s be up to. :)

  • Now I’m going to have to paint my doors black. It looks too good not to. Are those the only doors in your apt that are black? Would it be too much if I painted all 5 of mine black?

    • Nicole Cohen:

      Not at all- Every door in my apt is black! Except for the side that faces cookies room and the bathrooms.. It looks even better in other locations… but I only had before and after shots of these doors.

  • I am making my way around the house painting all the doors black as well- 3 down and many more to go. I can attest to the fact that BM ‘black’ is DEFINITELY the way to go- I’ve tried others and they always end up bluey…I can’t wait to have them all done! Your apartment photos perfectly illustrate how doors just always look better in black and the other happy sidenote is that if you have old brass hardware like I do, the black takes it from boring to fabulous instantly.

  • I painted a dresser with martha stewart’s silhouette which I think is definitely black. But I have with a bunch of other colors than black so maybe it would look different next to another black. Since then I’ve been looking for more things to paint black but nothing yet, sigh!

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