Faux Painted Door Panels

This step by step tutorial from jenna sue design company takes a plain slab door and turns it into a five panel door.

Faux painted door panels.

Panel doors for every budget. Score and cut your plexiglass to fit the window size you need. Once you perfect your technique on your first panel you just repeat it on each panel. The flat paneled door with molding trim to faux raised panel door project including trim and paint cost around 30 00.

I use aluminum foil to line my tray and a 4 inch foam roller to roll the paint onto the door. Leave the protective plastic coating on the plexiglass for this. The black paint gives her doors an extra luxurious appeal too. For a flawless paint job be sure to check out these door painting tips and tricks.

Remove the knobs and door hardware but leave the door on its hinges. Measure your garage panel area for your faux windows. For an unfinished door sand smooth and apply a coat of primer. 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.

I already had the paint. 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. Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door. Creating a faux wood garage door.

For a previously finished door sand and wipe clean. I keep a paint brush handy for the edges and any nooks and crannies that the roller cannot hit. It looks like a million bucks but only costs 12. With our proprietary polymer paint our faux wood finish is designed to last for the.