My daughter did a wood grain on our concrete living dining room after we removed the carpet.
Diy faux wood door.
If you know anything about wood doors they re both pricey and hard to come by in specific sizes.
So off i went to create a faux wood garage door.
I ll show you how.
Tape off anything areas you want to keep free of paint.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Mix your paint well and pour into your lined tray.
I use aluminum foil to line my tray and a 4 inch foam roller to roll the paint onto the door.
I ve wanted to switch out our garage door in our kitchen for years.
We did not use oil base at all for this tutorial.
This project is simple and has a huge effect on the look of your home.
So with some paint i went to work and made our garage door look like this want to give this faux wood garage door a try.
I didn t know that simple stains can make a faux wood look that is very convincing.
I used a faux wood painting technique and gel stain to give our ordinary metal front door the l.
Gel stain faux wood finish.
Your doors will last a lot long using water based products.
I enjoyed the faux wood make over on the front door.
Garage door makeover with stain to create a faux wood effect.
I keep a paint brush handy for the edges and any nooks and crannies that the roller cannot hit.
Last summer when we completed our kitchen refresh i kept hoping to find an old vintage wood paned door we could use.
Diy faux wood front door makeover.
Luckily our custom garage door we chose a few years ago already had a faux wood grain inlaid to the panels.
When the wood filler or whatever you are filling with is still slightly soft use the edge of a putty knife or something similar to mimic the surrounding texture.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood choose the right stain color.
Clean everything thoroughly and prime.
April 16 2020 diy.
Panel doors for every budget.
It s actually pretty easy to do and will only take an afternoon to really change the way your garage door looks.
These doors have a wood grain texture to them so here s a trick for any time you have to fill and sand holes on textured objects.
It looks like a million bucks but only costs 12.
We had to tell people it was not wood.
For a flawless paint job be sure to check out these door painting tips and tricks.
It looked fabulous though.
Here s what you ll need.
She sat on that concrete and completed it.
Back then the wood grain tool was no wider than 2.
The black paint gives her doors an extra luxurious appeal too.