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I also added the electrical tape on the border of the mirror so it’s a nice crisp line there. I measured out equal parts on window, marked it with a level and dry erase marker and simply added black electrical tape to make the grid lines so the mirrors looked like a window. Make faux windowpane grid lines with electrical tape. To help with the fumes and overspray issues, you could remove the closet doors and paint them outside. You’ll see in the tutorial below that I cleaned the with rubbing alcohol before painting, but I should have probably also lightly sanded the surface with ultra fine grit sandpaper too! This helps give the paint something to stick to.

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You could use a paint sprayer with a paint of your choice ( learn all about our paint sprayer and how to use it here) or a can of spray paint, like this.

…But you have to keep in mind all of the extra time required to mask and tape everything off.

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Pro – Spraying is generally faster than brushing paint.Con – You have to mask everything else off and be very careful with overspray.Pro – You’ll get best coverage in all the small spaces of the metal closet door frame by spraying.Spray instead of brush paint on metal frame This tutorial covers a great acrylic based coating to use. Oil based paint has to be cleaned with mineral spiritsĪnother idea too is to use something that is acrylic based, which is similar to oil with durability.Con – It’s harder to clean your supplies.But it’s not worth the extra savings if you’re looking something durable on metal.

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This was one of main reasons that I decided to go with water based because the office doesn’t have any windows.

Pro – Oil based paints are much more durable and preferable for metal surfaces.

Use oil versus water based paint for metal I was just not going to say anything about the doors….but SO MANY people have been asking about the sliding closet door makeover, so thought I would you tell you how I did and how I would do it differently. I always want to make sure the projects we teach you work well, so I was just not going to share a blog post for it because I wasn’t confident that it was the best way. It also would have been much easier to spray and get in all the nooks and crannies, but I was SO concerned about getting paint on the freshly painted walls or our new shiplap ceiling – that I opted for brushing the paint on. With the method that I used, the paint isn’t very durable. I was very hesitant to share the sliding closet door makeover here on the blog as a tutorial because now that it’s all said and done I would probably do it differently.

Modern Boho Office Reveal (Before & Afters).DIY Kraft Paper Roll Holder Tutorial (Cheap & Easy!).Sliding Closet Door Makeover (and what I would do differently).Shiplap Ceiling Tutorial To Cover Textured or Popcorn Ceilings.How To Create Your Own Interior Design Mood Board (for FREE!).Want to see more of our home office makeover? I tried describing it to be a few people and no one really could “see it” like I could in my head – so I just went for it. When the idea hit me one day, I was SO excited. Create faux windowpane lines with electrical tape.So when I looked at our outdated gold mirrored closet doors in our office I thought I’d combine these two ideas: I’ve also seen a few bloggers tackle sliding closet door makeovers by painting the metal frames. Over the past couple of years, I’ve seen countless DIY bloggers using electrical tape on their windows and French doors to either make faux window panes or cover the white window pane lines.Įvery time I see a transformation like this, I’m shocked with how amazing it looks! I love that it’s a super budget friendly hack and easy for anyone to do. Where the idea behind the sliding closet door makeover came from This sliding closet door makeover article contains affiliate links, but nothing that I wouldn’t recommend wholeheartedly.

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