The Power of Black Paint

Hi Guys! I hope you’re all staying safe during this quarantine. Let’s talk about the power of black paint! My mother in law suggested I paint all the trim black around my french doors. My doors were already black, but not the trim above and around it. I have no idea how I never considered that! Needless to say, I started this quick project right away. And anyone who knows me knows I love a black door and now I think my doors look taller and classier. 🙂

Before:

After:

It completely changes the look of our living room! Even better? I had left over paint (Sherwin Williams Iron Ore) from our builder. It’s trim paint but in black. So, the cost of this project was ZERO. 🙂

I did use painters tape around the trim to avoid getting it on the walls (Benjamin Moore Classic Gray) and that probably took the longest. Then I painted 3 coats of just the trim leaving the doors alone as they looked fine. I don’t know why I never initially thought to do this! I love black paint, it makes such a bold, classic statement. We even had our dining room painted black! You can check out that post here.

Of course, when you change one thing…it leads to another so I just had to order new pillows. I like my green velvet ones, but they’re a bit heavy for spring. I ordered pillow covers online from Land of Pillows and these feather inserts for my lumbar pillows (currently on sale). TIP: Pick an insert one size larger than your pillow covers.

So despite seeing a palm tree plant through the window in the photo below, it was in the 30s on this day! I wanted a fire (better be the last one we have until late fall!) However, I’m sad the new plants did end up dying. We got a little eager to get the deck ready and in Kentucky, they say not to put out plants until after Derby! Aghhhhhh (we did it again, but I’m bringing these suckers inside next time we have a freeze).

Just a quick post to share an easy project that shows you the power of black paint. It can totally transform a space. I think home projects are especially important right now since it’s the only place we can be and we should all love the spaces we are in. 🙂