ᐅ Painting, varnishing, or replacing wooden windows and interior doors?

For interior doors, you might also consider using veneer films. There are films that imitate wood patterns. We have something like that in white in the basement. Otherwise, we are replacing everything. I would not only change the paint but maybe also replace the damping materials, silicones, or whatever they are. Our old doors and windows used to slam shut quite often.

kati1337 schrieb:

The community about the colors of "Miss Pompadour"

Chalk paint is the magic word 😉
I once used it for a piece of furniture as well, but wasn’t satisfied with another brand. However, I would consider trying the Miss P brand again.

I would have it done professionally. If you really want a clean and durable finish, each door and window takes several hours of work.
You need to remove all hardware, degrease, sand, degrease again, prime, sand, fill, sand, paint, sand, paint... That might be enjoyable for two or three doors, but with 10 it becomes a chore. For windows, it’s even less fun because every recess and groove must be thoroughly cleaned beforehand. You also have to replace the seals and rubber gaskets if you want a neat look; otherwise, you end up with dark brown frames that stand out. A skilled tradesperson can achieve much better results with spray painting.
Chalk paint? Never again. It looked far too messy and thickly applied to me.

ypg schrieb:

Oh, you mean the price from a professional?! No, I can’t tell you that.
I’d say this: if you pay someone to do it, you have plenty of money. Of course, if you want everything done (including walls), then ask for a fixed price.
If you can’t paint, just don’t do it yourself. It will be noticeable.

As I said before, I misunderstood your question. Many try to save exactly on that – every hundred you pay for something you could do yourself hurts.

We’re renovating the whole house. Of course, I want to save where I can, but I weigh up what I can do myself and what only looks good if done properly.
Or just buy new – no idea what a new interior door with frame costs?!
Is the added value of a new “simple” door significant, or is it just aesthetics?

We painted half of our apartment with chalk paint and are very pleased with the results. All our door frames are now anthracite, and we bought new white door panels since the old ones were really worn out. The difference is striking.
However, the whole process required four coats: one stain blocker, two coats of anthracite, and a topcoat to protect the finish.

For white shades, you might even need an additional coat, as they don’t cover as well.

We painted the frames casually, usually one coat in the evening or so.
Costs were manageable, around 200 € for 10 door frames.

The old frames were brown and looked quite worn. I’ll look for a picture.

Cronos86 schrieb:

We painted about half of our apartment with chalk paint and are really impressed with the results. All our door frames are now anthracite, and we bought new door panels in white since the old ones were really worn out. The difference is striking.
However, it took four coats in total: one coat of stain blocker, two coats of anthracite, and a topcoat to protect everything from damage.

For the white colors, you might even need an extra coat since they don’t cover as well.

We did the door frames casually, like one coat in the evening here and there. The costs were reasonable, around 200 € (approximately $215) for 10 door frames.

The old frames were brown and didn’t look good anymore. I’ll try to find a picture.

That sounds good! Why did you choose chalk paint specifically? Which one did you use, and where did you get the paint from?

Did you sand first and then prime (is that what you mean by stain blocker)?