Faux Painted Door Panels

For a previously finished door sand and wipe clean.

Faux painted door panels.

Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door. This step by step tutorial from jenna sue design company takes a plain slab door and turns it into a five panel door. Creating a faux wood garage door. Apply two base coats sugar and cream shown to the entire door and let dry.

It looks like a million bucks but only costs 12. Time wise my panels were 37 x 17 1 2 and 23 x 17 1 2 and it took about 3 hours to measure cut the trim and glue. Measure your garage panel area for your faux windows. With our proprietary polymer paint our faux wood finish is designed to last for the.

The flat paneled door with molding trim to faux raised panel door project including trim and paint cost around 30 00. To get an even coat walk from one side all the way across the door move the paint sprayer down and paint the next section walking back across the door. Follow these steps to create a faux panel painted door. Score and cut your plexiglass to fit the window size you need.

I use aluminum foil to line my tray and a 4 inch foam roller to roll the paint onto the door. The black paint gives her doors an extra luxurious appeal too. At faux doors we elevate the curb appeal and attraction of your home by hand painting your current garage doors to look like real wood grain doors. Leave the protective plastic coating on the plexiglass for this.

For an unfinished door sand smooth and apply a coat of primer. I already had the paint. For a flawless paint job be sure to check out these door painting tips and tricks. I keep a paint brush handy for the edges and any nooks and crannies that the roller cannot hit.