Painting Your Garage Door To Look Like Wood

You may remember last summer s tutorial on how i faux painted my front door to look like it was stained wood with transparent wood grain showing through.

Painting your garage door to look like wood.

People usually paint the garage door in metallic colors that start looking dull and boring soon. Select a cheap brush. This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.

With a few inexpensive tools and supplies and patience anyone can turn an ordinary white door into one that looks like wood without spending the thousands usually required for a custom made one. I love the look of stained wood doors so much. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it. So why not create a faux wood grain finish for your garage door and make it appear awesome to your guests and visitors.

If the door has raised panels apply the paint in the direction you prefer for the faux wood grain this way any visible brush strokes add to the grain effect. Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home. The only color aspect of the exterior that i am 100 sure of is i like the look of stained wood doors like the wood on these garage door. We chose this gel stain in mahogany.

I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of the door. Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood. Upgrade your home s curb appeal in a single day. Choose the right stain color.

Paint your garage door and your front door to look like real wood with giani wood look paint. For most homes the garage door occupies more than 30 percent of the frontal view so upgrading your garage door will definitely help improve curb appeal. However you can paint it with a wooden color of paint to make it look like a wooden door. But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door.

Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use. Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish. This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.