PAINTING YOUR GARAGE DOORS TO TROMPE L'OEIL BARN DOORS TUTORIAL

PAINTING YOUR GARAGE DOORS TO TROMPE L'OEIL BARN DOORS TUTORIAL  

 Yesterday a blogger emailed me and asked me some questions about the trompe l'oeil garage doors that I painted.  She said that she looked into the price of purchasing wooden garage doors and they were very expensive.  I made some suggestions about painting her garage doors and
 I want to share that with you.

     This blogger saw my doors featured on another website and gave me the link.  Selina at Creative Juices Decor posted about garage door makeovers and said some very, very nice things about my blog and my work.  Thank you so much, Selina!!

     And, here is a link to her blog about garage door makeovers:   CreativeJuicesDecor

These are the trompe l'oeil garage doors that I painted.  

They're the ones Selina mentioned in her blog.

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And, here is a link to my post:

  TrompeL'oeilGarageDoors 

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So, this is what I told the blogger who emailed me:  

"I do understand about the price of the doors. I think that was the reason my client asked me to faux paint her's.

If you don't know how to do a "woodgrain" look, I think you could just paint your doors a medium or dark brown. To make the hinges and handles (and your windows) my client showed me a photo of how she wanted them to look. I drew them on a piece of paper then traced them on the doors and painted them. If you paint a black or dark line down the middle of your garage door that should make it look like two doors. If you use exterior paint your work should be very durable. The only problem could be if they have direct sunlight shining on them.  

So, if you paint your doors and add hinges and handles I think they would look like wood doors from the street."
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                           So to you, just in case you want faux wooden garage doors:

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I mentioned windows because she wanted windows at the top of her doors.  She could just draw them, trace them on the doors and paint them.
You can add anything you want to paint on your doors.

I have seen quite a few wooden garage doors in certain neighborhoods and they look dark and stained and have hinges on them. That's why I think you could paint the doors whatever color, add your painted on hardware, windows, etc. and that, to me, is trompe l'oeil.  At a glance from the street or from someone just passing by it might fool them into thinking they are wooden doors.

If you use exterior paint and it fades a bit that might be good and make them look older.  The good thing about just painting them is, if they get scratched you can touch them up with your saved can of paint. 

If you paint your doors, have fun!!  

Remember it's just paint and you can start over.

Would love to see photos if you paint your garage door.
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 This is how I painted mine at mi casa.

This is my garage door.  I painted my sweet ol' Mr. Smith and some pots of flowers. 

See the kitty door in the middle of one of the flower pots.

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