How To Add Together Uncomplicated Moulding To A Door

No thing if it's inwards a quaint cottage or Windsor Castle, the ane thing that completely elevates the expect of a door is moulding! We are fortunate that the interior doors inwards our domicile are company in addition to heavy, in addition to virtually of them already had decorative moulding added to the apartment doors. The doors to our Master Bath were an exception, in addition to I fancied those upwards in conclusion yr for my Master Bedroom makeover.

When planning my recent Powder Bath makeover, since it was such a pocket-size space, I wanted to pack the room total of interesting details. One spot that was total of chance was the dorsum of the door. The front end of the door that faces the hallway was already trimmed inwards moulding, but the dorsum was plain. Wanting the dorsum of the door to receive got a surprise constituent when ane entered the room, I chose to pigment it a bold color, but knew it needed to receive got cut back added equally well. Although I wanted some detail, I also wanted to continue it simple, hence I but mirrored the pattern that was on the other side of the door.

It's a fairly tardily chore to add together a unproblematic box moulding pattern to a door. It's ideal, in addition to fastest in addition to easiest, if yous receive got a brad nailer in addition to a ability miter saw, but this chore tin live done completely yesteryear manus if yous don't receive got those tools available.

Materials needed:

Moulding

Tape measure

Miter Saw (or hand saw amongst miter box)

Air Compressor amongst blast brad gun

Level and/or ruler

Wood Glue

Wood Filler (I similar this one or this one)

Sandpaper

Caulk (make certain it's paintable)

Primer

Paint

Good Paint Brush in addition to Foam Roller

First of all, create upwards one's heed the pattern that yous wish to brand (I'm but doing a unproblematic box today) in addition to how big it volition be. Since my door already had moulding on the other side, I but copied that side. Be certain to concern human relationship for where the knob volition become equally you're measuring your design. If your starting from scratch, it tin live real helpful to score out your pattern amongst painter's tape, first, hence suit equally needed if your proportions don't expect right. When yous know what size yous want, mensurate how long each side of the box should be.

If your moulding has a definite exterior in addition to within edge, for this box pattern the exterior border should ever live the longest, amongst the diagonal working downwards to the within edge. Make your measurements on the exterior edge. Cut each terminate at a 45 grade angle. One tip here: always purchase extra moulding! Most likely, if you're similar me, yous volition brand a fault or ii cutting in addition to volition ask to endeavour again. Even when you're measuring twice in addition to cutting once, which agency your cuts should become tin larn a piddling confusing!

If I needed multiple pieces of the same length, I moved a piddling quicker when I used a slice that I had already cutting equally a guide for some other piece, rather than measuring each slice out.

After you've made your cuts, lay out your pattern to brand certain everything is going the right agency in addition to truly fits together well.

Lay your moulding out on the door, making certain that each slice is fifty-fifty from all sides from the border of the door, in addition to that each slice is level. Once again, laying your entire pattern out start is important, making adjustments where needed earlier yous laid out permanently attaching each piece. It's non a bad sentiment to purpose a few strips of painter's record to concur your pieces inwards identify ane time they are inwards the right spot, hence laid out attaching them. Using my brad nailer, I institute it helpful to but position ane blast inwards each slice to start with, hence I could even hence disceptation the pieces but a tad if they needed to check together better. Then, I went dorsum in addition to added a few to a greater extent than nails to secure each piece.

(This door was dark before. I sanded it downwards a piddling earlier I started, that's why it looks uneven.)

If yous don't receive got a blast gun, purpose a bead of woods mucilage on each slice to attach to door, hence secure amongst painter's record until the mucilage is cured. I commonly purpose a pocket-size bead of mucilage fifty-fifty amongst my brad nailer, but to avoid having to purpose hence many nails.

After all of the moulding is attached, fill in the blast holes in addition to whatsoever gaps inwards the mitered corners that mightiness ask it. I discovery that cutting a pocket-size strip from an one-time credit menu plant equally a perfect tiny flexible putty knife to force the filler downwards into the cracks. Sand all of the filled spots good when the filler is dry. Make certain to do a non bad chore sanding hence that the filler completely blends amongst the cut back (run your finger over it equally good to brand certain yous can't even hence experience a bump there), or it volition live noticeable afterwards yous paint.

This side yesteryear side stair is at your discretion... I've done some of my doors each of these ways. If desired, run a bead of caulk to a greater extent than or less your moulding where it touches the door, making certain to wipe away the excess in addition to smooth equally yous become (several types of caulk are tough to sand off if in that location is equally good much). This is such a non bad tip for working amongst caulk- it truly is tardily in addition to makes a big departure inwards the in conclusion appearance of your project. Sometimes, my cut back has been hence tight against the door that I've skipped this step, but I did purpose caulk on the pulverization bathroom door because I wanted to ensure that no slight gaps would demonstrate to a greater extent than or less the moulding.

After the caulk is dry, you're create to paint! You'll ask to prime number your moulding for certain if it's raw wood. Following the directions on the tin for drying time, in addition to afterwards the primer is dry out add together your in conclusion color to the door.

To pigment the door, I similar to purpose a combination of a practiced brush in addition to foam roller. I brush to a greater extent than or less the edges in addition to corners of the moulding, in addition to hence follow upwards on all of the apartment surfaces amongst my foam roller.

Color- Sherwin Williams Dragon Fruit (darkened but a piddling from the original)

I wanted a drinking glass knob, but they were a piddling tricky to discovery (at a reasonable price). I ended upwards using this one from Lowe's. It's a cheapy at less than $15, but nosotros made it move for now, in addition to it's truly working well! The destination was bad shiny brass, hence I sprayed it a to a greater extent than muted gold to musical note it downwards a bit. And here's a piddling secret... the plates are supposed to screw into the door, but since this knob is likely a replacement for a to a greater extent than vintage door than ours, the hole inwards the door was equally good big in addition to in that location was naught to screw inwards to. So.... the knob is asset itself together but fine, but the plates are purely for looks (I fifty-fifty had to mucilage the brass screws into the plate hence the holes wouldn't live empty).

I also added a claw to the dorsum of the door. On occasion guests volition purpose the pulverization bathroom to alter clothes, in addition to I wanted them to receive got a spot for hangers if needed.

Lucite in addition to Brass Robe/Towel Hook

I promise that procedure makes sense, permit me know if yous receive got whatsoever questions. Moulding truly is ane of the best ways to larn a big bang for your buck when adding details to a space, in addition to ane time yous practise the basics it's hence tardily to do!

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