My Lovely Deep Purple (Eggplant) Studio Doorways

When it got here to the paint shade determination for the doorways within the again entry of my studio, I left the choice as much as y’all. And after tallying over 600 votes, the deep, darkish eggplant shade was the clear winner. Right here’s the mock-up I did exhibiting the again doorways painted white, the 2 facet doorways within the deep eggplant shade, and the colourful curtains on the again door.

I used to be truly very excited that this shade ended up being the winner. It’s a stunning shade that I’ve utilized in one other room in the home, so I already knew it was a shade I take pleasure in having in our residence.

I made a decision to make use of the identical eggplant shade that I used on the buffet in our breakfast room (i.e., present short-term sitting room). That paint shade is Black Sapphire from Behr.

So with my model new quart of Behr Black Sapphire in hand, I started portray the studio doorways. I began on the door on the left, which is the one which I had earlier tried to stain. Since all of these merchandise (the Retique It primer and the stain) had been water-based, I didn’t do loads of prep work. I simply did somewhat sanding over the stained space, after which painted the primary coat. That first coat appeared fairly tough! However the shade was beautiful.

I used to be somewhat involved {that a} second coat of paint would possibly make the doorways too darkish. The Black Sapphire buffet within the breakfast room is sitting proper by a wall of home windows, so it’s all the time sitting in plenty of pure gentle throughout the day. However the again entry of the studio doesn’t get as a lot pure gentle because the breakfast room. So I made a decision to attend and see.

The opposite door gave me a greater concept of what it will seem like with a second coat as a result of this door began out black.

Right here’s what that black door appeared like after the primary coat of Black Sapphire, which was nonetheless very moist after I took this image.

I made a decision that it was somewhat bit too darkish. Once more, that shade above was moist paint, and it will dry darker. Principally, I needed the dry shade to be just like the moist shade, so I made a decision so as to add just a bit little bit of white to the remaining paint within the one quart container. Your entire quantity of white was not more than a tablespoon. However I feel it was sufficient to make a slight distinction with the second coat of paint.

So right here’s what the doorways seem like now that they’re dry…

It’s such an attention-grabbing shade. At first look, one would possibly suppose that the doorways are black. However they’re positively not black.

I would probably add just a bit extra white and do another coat on these doorways, however I’m going to attend. I feel with these doorways being proper subsequent to the floral sample on the curtains, which has that darkish purple shade in it, the colour of the doorways might be extra clearly deep eggplant and never black.

Right here’s what the doorways seem like in pure gentle. That shade is unquestionably not black. That may be a deep, beautiful eggplant.

I additionally purchased a brand new curtain rod for the door. The curtain rod that was up there was black…

My first thought was to color it gold and reuse it. I don’t have an issue with the concept of portray curtain rods. The curtain rods in our lounge are painted, and I feel they appear nice.

However portray curtain rods is such a trouble. The method is a ache, after which you need to be very cautious putting in them as a result of the paint can simply scratch off till the paint is totally cured, however that takes a very long time (typically as much as 30 days).

Then I had the concept to make use of the acrylic curtain rods that I utilized in our lounge years in the past.

I nonetheless have the acrylic curtain rods, however I not have the brackets. These brackets had been such a ache, so I vowed by no means to make use of them once more, and I removed them. So if I ever discover a use for the acrylic rods, I’ll want to search out new brackets that may accommodate a 1.5-inch diameter curtain rod. These are type of arduous to search out since most curtain rods are 1.5-inch diameter or smaller.

However that’s precisely what I used to be in search of after I got here throughout this stunning curtain rod on Amazon.

I really like the straightforward design of these brackets! So I simply went forward and ordered that curtain rod and rings. They gained’t be right here earlier than Christmas, however that’s okay. There’s no method I can get the curtains made by then, anyway. In order that might be one of many ending tasks that I’ll have to depart for the start of the 12 months.

However it’s coming alongside, and I completely love these eggplant-colored doorways! If I needed to go together with paint, this was positively the appropriate alternative.