Painted Mudroom Door - Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray

Our mudroom door has now been painted Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray.  As you can see, Comfort Gray isn't really gray, but a light blue with green undertones (in person- not sure how it's showing on your screen).  It's the same color we painted our dining room (although we lightened that paint by 75%), and I've been itching to use it somewhere else ever since.  I had the sample quart still, so that's what I used.  After three coats, I still had some left.  

I posted a sneak peek on Instagram and got a few questions about how to paint a door, so I'm showing you my steps below.  I started with this plain door and left it on the hinges, just taping over them and the doorknob, which I ended up removing to get a smooth finish there.  I skipped sanding because I didn't do that with my other painted doors and they turned out fine. 

Before painting, I added Floetrol
to my paint to decrease brush and roller marks.  Using a good Purdy
brand angled paintbrush, I painted the paneled part first, going from top to bottom.  

I lined the paint pan with foil because I didn't have a liner, and wanted to save the pan.  It worked wonderfully, so I'll do this again to save money on disposable pan liners. 

Then, I realized that I'd need to tape the molding around the door to prevent paint from getting there- but I didn't actually tape the door.  It was easiest to paint with the door slightly open.  Below is a diagram of the direction I rolled the foam roller, and I went from top to bottom. 

The paint dried pretty quickly, so I waited about 30-45 minutes between coats and painted three coats the same way.  Brush, then roller, top to bottom. 

I ended up removing the doorknob because I could tell I was't getting even coats of paint in that area  and removing it is as easy as unscrewing two screws.  

I also painted over the stripes on the wall against the bench seat (Sherwin Willams Divine White- the same color as our cabinets and trim).  Not sure if I'll add another color or leave it alone yet. 

I still need to paint the pantry doors and am thinking of using another one of the samples I already have, although it will be a different, but hopefully, complimentary shade.  Maybe Slow Green or Sea Salt? 

I ordered the two rugs from yesterday's post and I'll show you how they both look when they arrive.    I've learned it's better to buy multiples sometimes and then return- you just have to be careful of the return policy. 

My friend Brittany has a great detailed tutorial for how to paint doors on her blog too if you want to check it out.