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Imaginative
Door Decorating Ideas
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Where does it say that doors must have no door decorations?
Keeping a door all white or brown is all very well, but a
little door decorating can really add pizzazz to your home
decor.
For ugly, plain doors especially, door decorating can be the
difference between drab and stunning. Old doors that have no
panels can be given the illusion of panels by drawing
rectangles with a different color over the door. Such door
decoration will trick the eye into seeing what isn't there.
Even doors that have panels but are just plain and boring
can benefit from a little door decorating. In this picture
you can see my front door as it would look if I were to paint the
panels in blue, then add door decorating to the casing as
well with a matching paint. By painting the casing around
the adjacent window, the door decor is enhanced and unified,
lending the entryway a playful, charming appeal.
Door decor can be simpler too. You've seen "Welcome" plaques
hung on front doors facing out, but why not hang some door
decor inside as well? Door decorating can be fun but
non-committing if you hang mirror art, lattice work, or iron
wall decor over the door. If you don't like the door decor
you can remove it, or change it with the seasons.
Even if your door has a window at its center you can still
hang door decor over it, just be sure to use art that lets
in light, like stained-glass windows or garden landscape
edging that you can turn into cheap door decoration.
You can even paint a mural over flat doors that have no
panels, like pocket doors. The simplest door decorating
mural involves painting an abstract, willow-like tree. Begin
by painting a brown stem that loops and droops at the top.
Then paint drooping leaves.
Faux paint
the surrounding area to create a dreamy landscape appeal.
In short, have fun decorating your doors as you would a
wall, and your home decor will be that much more beautiful
for it.
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