Collection: Interior door painting

Painting your doors is a great way to delineate spaces and different rooms in your home.

We don't necessarily think about it, but using paint on a door also comes with daily wear and tear such as scratches, impacts or fingerprints.

Beyond our advice on choosing the right paint for your doors, we will also give you some decorating tips on choosing the right color to match or doors in relation to the other shades that can be used on the walls of your home.

Choose an eco-friendly paint

While eco-friendly paints are becoming increasingly popular for interiors, you should know that they also exist for doors!

For example, we offer a range of paints dedicated to the use of furniture, and therefore interior doors, which will facilitate the success of your project.

Conventional paints (acrylic or glycerol) are easy to use on a door: they release little odor and, above all, dry quickly.

However, it can be said that acrylic paints, for example, will be less resistant in areas of heavy traffic, which may require possible touch-ups.

We do not recommend using glycerophthalic paints: although their finish may be interesting (generally smooth and shiny), it turns out that their drying will take longer and, above all, will give off an odor that is not necessarily pleasant. This characteristic odor will also be synonymous with a higher volume of VOCs, which means you should be careful with this type of paint.

The limited number of VOCs and the much lower environmental impact of eco-friendly paints make them a solution of choice.

Generally speaking, these paints are often formulated using bio-sourced and local materials.

Eco-friendly paints offer many benefits, including the ability to preserve air quality and a drastic reduction in chemical raw materials.

The added bonus is the wide range of colors available, which can be quite extensive, even for an eco-friendly paint range. For example, we offer 100 paint shades suitable for interior doors.

What criteria should be taken into account when choosing paint for an interior door?

A durable paint

The durability and resistance of the paint are the most important criteria when choosing a paint for painting interior doors: even more so when you know that the paint will be used more than on the walls of your home, for example.

It is therefore essential to choose a paint that is resistant to shocks, marks, stains and scratches.

Think about the finish

Two elements will justify the importance of the finish: the appearance of the door and the supposed ease of maintenance of the door.

The purpose remains the same as for a wall paint: satin will be the most washable finish and matt will be an alternative to hide defects but will also be less easy to maintain due to its washable nature.

The satin finish will also have a positive impact on the brightness which will be better reflected than with another finish.

If you want to apply Algo paint to your doors, you have two options: choose our range of interior paints, which offer a satin finish. Or, use our range of furniture paints, which only come in a matte finish but may be more suitable for this type of surface.

The choice of color

It's no surprise that white paints are the most commonly used paint for doors. In a broader decorating trend, the use of neutral tones like off-white, beige, and even light gray are also standard.

These colors help to define the space and can be adapted to many spaces.

For the more daring, there's nothing stopping you from using brighter, more original paint shades when it comes to decorating. Luckily, we're now offering a color chart of 100 shades, allowing you to choose from a wide variety of colors.

What color should I choose to paint an interior door?

We will mainly discuss trendy shades and therefore ignore neutral and timeless colors.

We can therefore mainly think of bright colors like navy blue or forest green to give your interior the contrast it deserves.

Navy blue is a color that transcends time, making it a shade that ultimately never goes out of style.

Very easy to use and combine despite its lively and deep character: navy blue is also known for its chic, highlighting a subdued atmosphere.

Forest green is a color that we particularly appreciate: mysterious, this color is an invitation to dreams and legends like the forests of Brittany.

We recommend its use in small areas and that's good, since its application on a door will be perfect.

Of course, its association will be even more successful with one or two softer and lighter colors.

This will be the case with a pale green or an ochre.

How to paint a wooden door for interior use?

Make sure you have the necessary tools to successfully paint your door. We recommend similar tools for painting a door: a brush, a roller, and masking tape.

Don't forget the undercoat , which will be invaluable if you don't use our furniture paint for your work.

You can then dismantle the door and remove the handles, which will allow you to plan ahead and avoid any potential stains.

You can then sand the door to break up the grain: once this step is successfully completed, you can clean the surface and dust to apply the undercoat which will greatly promote the adhesion of the finishing paint.

Once the door is painted, we recommend using a varnish to ensure the durability and protection of the paint. The varnish we offer is available in silky and glossy finishes.