3 Ways to Add Style and Drama To Your Abode With Black Paint

We’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of home lately: how to create our own little sanctuary, and ways to make ours more comfortable and inspiring. If there’s one upside to being inside more this summer, it’s that we have more time to tackle some of the projects we’ve been neglecting. One task we recently checked off our to-do list? On the advice of an interior designer friend, we painted the back of our own dwelling’s front door with a glossy black paint and we LOVE the way it turned out (photo below).

We’ve gathered three home decor ideas for black paint that will add an instant dose of style and drama to your abode. All you need is a can of paint, a paint brush, and an afternoon at home:

1. PAINT YOUR FRONT DOOR BLACK

Knock, knock? Who’s there? Your front door. Your front door who? Your front door would look gorgeous with a fresh coat of black paint. Nothing makes a statement on the outside of your home like a bold front door. Much like an appetizer, a delicious front door sets the tone for what’s to come once you step inside and feast your eyes on the main (interior) course. We love the look of a black front door for both modern and traditional dwellings, like this regal London entry via Natasha Kalita Design.

2. PAINT THE BACK OF YOUR FRONT DOOR BLACK

Who doesn’t want to look good from behind? Like your own backside, don’t neglect the rear of your front door when it comes to style and attention to detail. We love the hidden drama and secretive vibe that painting the back of a door provides. Painting the back of your front door black looks especially good with an all-white interior, and it adds a Parisian-chic vibe to your setting as evidenced in this design by Kelly Hopter Interiors.

3. PAINT YOUR WINDOW FRAMES BLACK

Black window frames are the current darling of decor at the moment, and while we love the look on the outside of a home, we might love the look on the inside of a home even more. Just drool over Erin Hiemstra of Apartment 34’s oh-so gorgeous black interior window frames for proof.

Which black paint idea is your favorite? What home projects are on your to-do list this summer? Share in the comments below!

3 Ways to Add Style & Drama to Your Abode With Black Paint