Coat of colour

A brightly coloured door adds charm to any space. In celebration of the Summer months we wanted to share some of our favourites with you.

Bright like sunshine: The chartreuse powder room door in My Le and Rock’s home.

Bright like sunshine: The chartreuse powder room door in My Le and Rock’s home.

The new neutral

We have loved colour since day one. Having discovered that our clients feel the same, we have created a bevy of beautiful doors in many shades. Why a bright yellow door, for instance? Like a piece of jewelry, it should be special. And that’s what it becomes when you paint it a colour you love. Our custom work allows us to expand our colour repertoire by incorporating colour into any space and we love it as much as our clients do!

While we love and appreciate the distinct character of natural wood above all else, paint can drastically change the personality of a piece. Sometimes our clients request a specific colour, but at times we suggest they do a colour instead of a neutral (and they don’t regret it!). We usually use poplar wood for interior painted doors and mahogany for exterior ones.

Since creating and displaying more coloured doors, a chain reaction has produced a new enthusiasm for this approach to our work. Our pink doors have become so popular that we consider it “the new neutral.”

Your favourite shades

Ranging from soft hues to bold statements, every colour has charm of its own. Since making a pastel pink door for the 2016 Interior Design Show, the shade has become a favourite. The blushing hue accents a space the way a bouquet of flowers adds something special to a room. Yes, we really believe a bright beautiful door can do that!

Yellow and blue are also popular choices. See one of our bright blue doors in our client’s home here.

Yes, the pink doors are always in our hearts. But the mustard half moon door at our shop entry is another of My Le’s favourites (see in slideshow).

More than doors

A door is not the only thing we can make colourful: A ladder we made in Benjamin Moore’s “Budding Green” is a stand-out.

Find us on Instagram to see more of what we do: @1925workbench.

If you would like us to make something for you, please email us at info@1925workbench.com with pictures of your space and dimensions.