Get the look of a traditional carriage house garage door for a fraction of the retail price.
Diy faux wood garage doors.
A splintered history of wood.
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I ll show you how.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage 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.
The newer generation faux wood door looks identical to a real wood door but is cheaper and requires less upkeep compared to a real wood door.
This guy does a really thorough tutorial on youtube for a garage door in scottsdale az.
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Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Last summer when we completed our kitchen refresh i kept hoping to find an old vintage wood paned door we could use.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
This is a bit more advanced and will take a little longer but i think the project turned out great.
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.
Gel stain faux wood finish.
I ve wanted to switch out our garage door in our kitchen for years.
Spike carlsen is a former editor at the family handyman and is the author of three books.
Here s what you ll need.
Choose the right stain color.
With these diy plans you can make your own using a standard hardboard garage door.
Clean your garage door first.
You can take your boring old unattractive builder grade door to a work of art just by following a few steps.
Select a cheap brush.