Faux Painting Barn Doors

After sanding i painted the doors with the paint that matches the walls in the kitchen.

Faux painting barn doors.

Barns are an indispensable part of rustic life and today they aren t only used for hay or animals they are repurposed into homes garden houses and other things. I turned my boring stock doors into the cutest faux barn doors. Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors. I have been wanting barn doors forever but they were a bit pricey for my liken.

I just happened to look up and saw my side by side closet doors and bam it hit me like a ton of bricks i could do. I think that this is the main reason of the. Faux finish painting is a technique that creates texture and nuance by replicating the look or feel of other surfaces such as striped wallpaper suede or marble. Warm wood with rusty touches creates coziness and gives joy whatever the design is.

Here are a few of the most common faux techniques. Sand and paint diy barn doors. Any barn has that special comfy feeling. Its and easy way to achieve a farmhouse look.

A more expensive option is to install 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. It s sweetened white almost white in a satin finish. I was perusing pinterest one night and a picture popped up with the barn door look it was only one door but it was so stinkin cute.

However rob and i agreed on barn red for our faux barn door we felt it would really pop against our light grey walls. While it takes some patience and creativity to successfully complete a faux finish project the results will convince you that the work and amount of time spent were worth it. If you re able to find door that don t need tlc you don t have to worry about this step. Rustic style with a shabby chic feel definitely has charm.

I knew that actually planking the doors wasn t an option because the track for hollow core doors is not meant for that kind of weight they d be off the track and broken in no time. Okay folks are you ready for the faux barn wood painting tutorial i ask if you re ready because there are about a trillion photos. A professionally faux painted door will actually look better. I didn t like the finish so i used mythic paint bright white in a semi gloss.

Now that the trim was up and the doors were painted i needed to give the flat surface of the doors the look of planked wood. Even though this process is so easy and relatively quick i wanted to make sure that i didn t miss anything important that you may need to know when attempting this. This is where the doors are going to be installed. In this video i show you how i do my finish that looks like barn wood.