How to paint an antique door with your own hands? MDF door panels: do-it-yourself decoration How to make an antique wooden door yourself.

Despite the use advanced technologies in the production of furniture and other joinery, there are always connoisseurs of antiquity who prefer antiques to trendy products. Antique wooden doors are indispensable items of interiors decorated in an old-fashioned style.

Do-it-yourself interior wooden structures aged with their own hands look amazing. But in order for them to be in perfect harmony with the interior, the following conditions must be met:

the room must be large enough;
doors must be in good condition.

And if the interior wooden structures are adjusted to the interior, then the entrance antique wood products themselves set the tone in choosing a design solution.

The aging of the door from the array is carried out by the following methods:

brushing;
wood staining;
"attrition";
patination;
craquelure:
additional ways.

To age the door leaf with your own hands, you will need a water-based stain solution.

The process itself looks like this:

The wood is covered with a basic layer of coloring matter.
Using a sponge, wash off the freshly applied stain. But only separate sections are processed (the central part of the canvas): they do not touch corners, cracks and borders. With the help of a small brush, the cavities are additionally treated with stain.
As soon as the wood dries, a finishing layer of stain is applied (this time a coloring composition based on white spirit is used). Then wait until the workpiece dries.
Using a brush or sponge, cover the door leaf with alkaline soil. This composition allows you to fix the color of the joinery.
Antique wax is applied to the surface and rubbed lightly. To perform this work, you will need a special metal brush.

The semi-antique door obtained by this method looks amazing, and the effect lasts for a long time.

brushing

The main tool used in this step is a hard metal brush. With the help of this device, soft layers of wood are deformed and removed from the treated surface, and the door leaf takes on a relief appearance.

As a rule, such a pattern can only be seen on an old tree, but here it appears after a few hours of work. After such rough processing by using special tool burrs are removed, then the joinery is polished and varnished.

But, unfortunately, not every type of wood can be aged by this method. For example, birch, beech and maple have a poorly defined structure, so brushing is not used for this wood. But interior products made of pine, oak and larch are best aged using this method.

Entrance and interior antique wooden doors look elegant.

Patination

To grow old interior doors from solid maple or beech with their own hands, use the patination method. The first step is to select the paint that best matches the basic tone of the product. With this tool you need to paint the surface (apply one layer). It is very important to do this work carefully: there should not be any streaks. The product is then allowed to dry.

Next, wooden doors should be painted with a second coat of light-colored paint, for example, milky white. However, it is not recommended to use too bright paint, as it will reduce the effect of "old times". Then the product is left and waiting for it to dry.

Then take fine-grained sandpaper and process the surface with it. As a result, through upper layer the lower base will begin to show through: it will give the impression that this piece of furniture had to be painted more than once in the past, and it has been for many years.

At the same time, the age of a joinery product depends on the degree of its “shabby”: the more frayed the surface, the older the piece of furniture made of wood seems to be.

"Abrasion" of the surface of the door leaf

An antique door is created in several stages:

Need to paint the surface door leaf(the dye is applied evenly).
Paraffin should be applied to certain areas of the product.
Then you need to cover the door with another layer of paint (this time using light paint).
Using a spatula, carefully remove the paraffin.
After you need to sand the surface of the door leaf and cover the surface with a stain.

Before installing such antique doors, you need to wait until they are completely dry.

Craquelure

To age a door made of solid pine or hardwood with your own hands, the following sequence of work is performed:

The surface is covered with basic paint.
Apply a layer of craquelure varnish.
Cover the product with paint, the color of which contrasts or, on the contrary, is combined with the base.

Under the influence of craquelure varnish, the top layer of paint is covered with cracks, and the surface becomes vintage effect. Such an antique door is an exquisite decoration of the interior or exterior.

Additional ways

In addition, age wooden interior or entrance doors with your own hands you can use thermal, chemical and mechanical methods.

The chemical method is best used for solid hardwood doors (they have more tannins), so it is unacceptable for pine products. Its essence is as follows: on a sanded fine-grained sandpaper surface should be applied ammonia. Ammonia, which has reacted with tannins, contributes to the darkening of the tree and the bright manifestation of the structure of the wood.

To age a product from solid pine with your own hands, use thermal method. To do this, you need a blowtorch: they burn the door leaf with it. Moreover, it is necessary to burn a door made of solid pine until the structure of wood begins to appear on its surface. After that, clean the product with a stiff brush.

A similar effect can be achieved if you cover the door made of solid pine with black ink, and “paint” it on top with shoe polish. The ink penetrates deep into the structure of the tree and gives the wood a black color, while shoe polish protects antique items from fading.

In addition, mechanical methods of aging the door leaf are also used. The essence of this method: the door is shot through with small shots or the canvas is treated with an awl, due to which the product takes on the appearance of bugs. An antique door created in this way looks amazing.

Antique doors are attractive in their own way, but dilapidated blocks do not fit into the design of the room. We will tell you how to age a tree with your own hands at home, and describe each effect of aging in detail.

Thermal aging of wood

New wooden doors modern design are not cheap enough.

Truly old doors

At repair work in the building of any type of purpose, there is a desire to update everything, including the interior ceilings of the openings. Of course, blocks from valuable rocks of the massif can be restored by contacting a specialized workshop, but this process also very costly.
There is an alternative to restoration, which involves the artificial aging of wood with the most different ways. Antique doors in their original form are unattractive products. But skillfully aged canvases, especially with their own hands and at no extra cost, will become a real masterpiece. design decoration.

Artificial aging on solid wood sash

Even outdated solid pine doors can be resurrected in the simplest way. One of the least expensive ways to create antique doors from an old block is thermal firing. This method of wood aging requires only the presence of blowtorch and wire bristles:

The block is preliminarily prepared for work: the canvas is removed from the hinges, removed from the fittings, and cleaned of layers of paint.

You can clean the wood from paint using a mechanical or chemical method: burn the surface with the same blowtorch or heat it up with a building hair dryer and remove the paint with a spatula, or treat the surface with a composition that corrodes paint and varnish coatings.

If there are cracks on the surface of the plank sash, they can not be puttied to give a more antique look.

Next, the canvas is opened with paints and varnishes that emphasize the depth of the decorative surface.
New fittings are matched to the style of construction: steel handles with a bronze effect, or Forged Products, the same loops and other elements.

View of the array after firing and varnishing

As a result, the design will have a rough, colorful look. As you can see, the process itself is quite simple to reproduce it with your own hands at home. time this method takes quite a bit, but it will take time to safely master the interaction with a blowtorch.

Everything ingenious in simplicity: stain, shoe polish and other means

The simplest coloring agents that are available, if not in every home, then are available to the consumer, will help to make an antique tree.

Solid wood fabrics tinted with dyes

The next method under consideration can be called blackening a tree. For the process, shoe polish, stain, or strong solution potassium permanganate.

Before aging a tree, the surface of the sash is prepared properly:

the existing fittings are removed;
the canvas is cleaned of a layer of old paint by one of the convenient methods presented above;
lays down in a horizontal position for ease of work.

the surface is pre-cleaned with a solvent;
then covered with ink, for example, black;
shoe polish melts to a fluid state;
the liquid composition is gradually applied to the tree and rubbed with a brush.

Gutalin (shoe cream) for blackening wood

The force of rubbing the shoe polish into the wood should be strong. We need to saturate the array well in order to achieve the effect of the old age of the darkened tree.

Method under consideration artificial aging able to disfigure wood that has fungal infections or mold.

For the only downside this method array aging can be attributed enough bad smell most used compound.

Array after blackening

To dry the door and get rid of the smell, it is better to leave the structure in the fresh air for several days.

To enhance the effect of the look of antique doors, if you use stain to darken the tree, it is recommended to do the following manipulations:

Interior doors covered with stain and varnish

This, more complicated way of aging wood, will not only give the door a vintage look, but also keep the structure for decades. Wax for wood, as protective coating, can be used by almost anyone.

Violating the integrity of the layer: craquelure

In consumer availability, there are special paints with the effects of cracked or peeling paintwork on the surface.

Craquelure with contrasting paints

Using standard compositions, it is permissible to create on any type of structure created from absolutely different material, the effect of a layer of paint broken by time.

The technology of artificial production of small and deep cracks through the use of craquelure varnish allows you to create the effect of aging on the surface of any material quality. The main thing is to strictly follow the instructions for using the composition:

the first layer on a wood or any other surface is applied paintwork of any color as a base;
completely dried layer is covered finishing layer, that is, craquelure is applied.

The active ingredients that craquelure lacquer contains cover the base layer of paint, after drying, cause the surface to crack. The aging effect of the coating looks like cracked old paint.

Craquelure in contrasting colors

Artistic decorative cracks will appear in almost a few minutes. And now the old doors are completely ready for operation, oddly enough.

Vintage look of craquelure coating

There are other ways of wood aging that are similar to the craquelure effect. At the same time, it is not necessary to purchase craquelure varnish, which reduces the cost part, because it is not so cheap. All methods are available for do-it-yourself reproduction at home using practically improvised means:

PVA glue.

A rather thick layer of PVA adhesive is applied to the plane of the door overlap. Without letting the glue dry, apply a second layer, but acrylic paint. We do not leave the product to dry on its own, take a hair dryer (preferably a building hair dryer), and carefully gradually dry the surface. As a result, the layer will lead under the influence of temperature, and the paint will crack, like craquelure.

Silver and lacquer.

Decorating Craquelure with silver on a contrasting basis and a layer of varnish

The cleaned sash is covered with a layer of varnish, which is left to dry for only half an hour. After that, the canvas is dried with a building hair dryer. Under the sharp influence of elevated temperature, the varnish cracks. The resulting cracks are rubbed with silver. After all, the canvas must be left to dry completely, and varnished again to fix the effect.

9% vinegar.

Any fresh paintwork will crack when exposed to 9% vinegar. Of course, the sash must be laid strictly horizontally, and generously watered with table vinegar.

These two products are equally capable of working on a fresh Craquelure finish. To do this, you need soaked and brewed gelatin or egg white. The compositions are applied to the canvas with a wide brush. The layer of applied product should dry naturally. In order to fix the effect of aging, the plane is varnished.

Which color to choose as the basis for a cracked surface is a purely personal matter, and depends on the design of the home.

Chemical brushing

About brushing as one of artificial methods tree aging, we know from one of our previous publications.

Chemically structured wood

At the same time, it was the mechanical method of brushing that was previously considered. Now it's time to get acquainted with chemical brushing, since today our time is devoted to chemical methods using exclusively paint and varnish compositions for aging the massif.

The mechanical method of brushing involves the use physical strength, or the purchase of a specialized machine. Our goal is to end up with a structured surface of an aged solid wood. Solid pine is perfect for such purposes. So the chemical method of brushing requires for work:

Acids for chemical brushing

caustic alkali;
acid;
ammonia;
protective mask for work with acids;
special gloves, goggles and clothing;
a place to work, remote from living quarters, with a good exhaust system.

The process itself chemical brushing simple:

canvas wood can be cleaned and polished;
the horizontally laid sash is generously treated with caustic compounds;
soft layers of wood soften under the influence of caustic acids, therefore they lend themselves perfectly to processing with a rough brush.

As you can see, the process is quite simple, but it also requires some physical effort, relative to the impact of a wire bristle brush. But the very identification of a clear tree structure is much faster and more efficient.

Brushed wood using chemicals

The final finish of the structure is made in the form paint coatings, which will emphasize the texture and protect the array from the negative effects of the environment.

Plausible wood aging: patination

The patination technology involves the use of several paint and varnish compositions of different shades or even different colors.

Structured patination

Note that to reproduce the process with your own hands, aging wood in this way is not the easiest, rather the opposite. In the work you need to follow the rules and a certain sequence:

Wooden doors are covered with a basic layer of paintwork.

A spray gun will help to evenly cover the surface of the door product. After all, it is almost impossible to eliminate streaks and other unevenness of painting using a brush or roller. The first layer is left in natural drying conditions for several days.

After a while, after the first layer of paint has dried, a second layer is applied, but of a different shade.

Fresh second layer on the door for patination

For the second coating, it is not worth achieving evenness of the paint overlay. That is, you can not use a spray gun, but use a brush or roller for application. The second layer of the composition should be thin: you should not dip the brush deep. The coverage will subsequently be the basis for drawing stripes of the array structure.

We take up work with rags.

One of the patination methods

It is not worth waiting for the second to dry completely. Using a dry rag, abrasions are made that will show the previous coating of a different color.

Masterfully crafted scuffs are covered protective layer varnish.

The process of do-it-yourself patination, especially at home, is a creativity where you need to control virtually every stroke of paint. Otherwise, the interior will receive an overlap in the form of some kind of daub.

Stain, paint and patination method

Applying patina to the door leaf

If there is no confidence in your own artistic actions, then the stages can be minimized by purchasing a special decorative paint- patina.

The special composition will facilitate the work in order to achieve the effect of antiquity on a wooden surface.

Natural solid wood is beautiful in itself. To give a more perfect and exclusive look to interior doors that have served for more than one year, you can use any of the methods you like presented above.

In old houses, entrance and interior wooden doors are usually very durable. They are distinguished by high quality factor and reliability, since in their manufacture they used wood from high-quality material (oak, etc.). Many owners are in no hurry to replace such doors with new metal or plastic ones. How to paint an antique door?

If the design of the house is made in vintage style and furnished with antique furniture, suitable option coloring his door will serve as painting with the effect of antiquity.

To answer this question, you need to familiarize yourself with the tips and recommendations for carrying out such work. Now it has become fashionable to paint antique doors, especially since new ones have appeared. paints and varnishes and steel accessible technologies to do this work on your own. If the design of the apartment is made in the old style and it is furnished with antique furniture, then the most in a suitable way painting the doors will be the so-called aging.

This process consists of the following components:

First of all, you need to remove old paint or varnish to the main surface of the wood with a spatula.

Unscrew the hinges, locks, latches and handles (if any on the doors). This work must be done slowly, otherwise chips may result, the processing of which will take additional time.
The entire surface of the door must be cleaned of dirt and dust. This is done with a sponge dipped in soapy water.
First you need to remove all the old paint or varnish to the main surface of the tree. To do this, the doors are set in a horizontal position (for example, they are placed on two benches) and with the help of grinder or skins remove the old coating. If the doors are large, then the work can take a long time, especially if it is done manually. First you need to use a large skin, and then gradually switch to fine emery.
After that, you need to sand the very surface of the wooden door.
If there are depressions or cracks (slits, scratches) on it, then they must be puttied and, after the trimming layer has dried, sanded. For putty, mastics and other similar materials are used, matched to the color of the base layer of wood. The work is done with a rubber or plastic spatula.

You can remove the old layer of paint with special solvents that are applied with a brush.

Can be used to remove old paint and more modern materials, such as a special gel or liquid that can be bought at construction market or similar stores. These products are applied to the surface of the door with a roller or brush. If used Chemical substance in an aerosol can, then it is sprayed on the surface of the tree for several minutes. If the layer of old paint is thick enough, then this procedure is carried out several times. Exfoliated paint is removed with a spatula.

Some use in such cases a building hair dryer or a blowtorch. But this method cannot be applied if the doors have glass inserts. They must first be removed and only then thermal paint removal should be used. It is better for inexperienced people not to resort to such methods, since when using, for example, a blowtorch, scorch marks may remain on the wood, which will negate all the work. In this case, you will need to follow the safety rules.

Often, after removing the old coating, it turns out that the wood of the door has an uneven color in the form of light and dark places. For alignment colors you can use special bleaches for wooden structures. They are diluted in a ratio of 1:3 in water and applied to the tree with a roller.

After this treatment, the paint is easily removed from the surface of the door. Then it is polished with a fine sandpaper and cracks and depressions are puttied.

Antique door painting technology

This work consists of several stages:

First, to get the desired color, practice on any wooden board, cover it with stain. After the desired color scheme is obtained, you can transfer the process to the door: the entire surface of the object is covered with stain.
For this, a special tampon is made: a piece of cotton wool is wrapped in cotton. When working, stain is added to it so that the liquid cannot leak out. The tree is covered with several layers until the desired color density is obtained. The next layer of stain is applied only after the previous one has dried. If there are glass inserts on the doors, then they must be pasted over with a protective masking tape.
To give the door an old look, it is necessary to artificially make scuffs in its corners, near the keyhole and at the handles. There are two ways to achieve this.
The first method is called brushing. To do this, with the help of metal brushes, the entire surface of the door is treated, thus removing the upper, softer layer. A rougher relief surface remains. Using toning, you can achieve the effect of "patina". With the second method, scuffs can be created using paint of different tones.
Then, with a brush or roller, cover the entire surface of the door with a colorless varnish, in several layers. Sometimes, after this operation, the hairs of the tree remain upright. To remove them, these places are polished with fine sandpaper.
A few more layers of colorless varnish are applied.
Locks, handles and hinges are installed on the door, they are mounted in the proper place.

Necessary materials and tools

Wooden door.
Putty (primer) for wood.
Sander.
Sandpaper (large and small).
Gel or paint remover.
Stain.
Bleach for wood surfaces.
Building hair dryer or blowtorch.
Metal brush.
Masking tape.
Cotton wool and cotton fabric.
Roller or paint brush.
Rubber (plastic) spatula.
Colorless varnish.
Screwdriver.

If you need antiquity new door, then all the above technologies are applicable without changes. Only the pre-preparation process is excluded.

It is possible to do this work independently only if phased implementation all of the above recommendations.

- the task is quite on the shoulder even for a beginner.

Now manufacturers offer a wide selection of different entrance and interior doors, which differ not only in their functionality, but also in design. To create original and exclusive interior many take too long matching doors. The buyer always wants them to be of high quality and exquisite. That is why antique models are very popular. Such design can make them a highlight of any interior.

Peculiarities

Antique doors are currently very popular. Them main feature is exclusivity and luxurious appearance. They are able to make any room more chic, and the interior more elegant. They look very expensive and allow you to emphasize the refined taste and high social status of the owner of the house. These designs can be compared to antiques.

Not in every store now you can find old-style doors. That is why many try to make them with their own hands. So you can interestingly change the design of the doors and individualize them.

Vintage models are distinguished by the fact that each of them is not like the others. All of them have a unique pattern, made by nature itself or artificially created by man, but still unique.

It is very difficult to find completely identical models, this is the highlight of such a product. Making scuffs on the doors with your own hands, you can completely transform their design. You can provide a gradient and abrasions in certain places. A lot of simple wooden doors are transformed with antique decor. So you can make a very simple and unsightly design more expensive and exclusive.

By aging the doors yourself, you can show your imagination and creativity. So you can very interestingly place accents in the room. A feature of real antique doors is that they carry a long history. Each scuff, chip and crack is an event that affected the life of such wooden structure. These doors can evoke memories and immerse you in a completely different atmosphere.

Kinds

All doors are divided into 2 large groups:

Interroom. This option is installed indoors, and these models are used both in apartments and in private houses or cottages. Such a door can be put in a special room or decorate the entrance to all rooms in the house with them. Usually aged doors are installed in halls and living rooms. Interior structures are not very bulky, but their size depends on the height of the ceilings and the area of \u200b\u200bthe room, as well as on the width doorway. These can be large bivalve or conventional compact bivalve models.

Input. Such structures are usually installed at the entrance to the house. They are very rarely used in apartments, because they look a little strange on the stairwell. Most often, such structures are installed in country houses or cottages. They look very nice in an ensemble with a large and spacious porch. This luxurious combination looks very status and unusual.

materials

To create such doors, wood is most often used. But some manufacturers offer plastic models with artificial aging effect. They look less attractive than wooden counterparts. This is due to the fact that the plastic itself has a smooth surface and a fairly dense texture. Therefore, a design affected by time will be very difficult to create. Such designs do not look very natural.

Also aged plastic doors do not look as presentable as wooden ones. Over time, pores appear in plastic, into which dirt clogs. Such a product does not at all look like a luxurious element of the interior.

There are also metal models semi-antique doors, usually these are entrance structures. Most often these are massive products with large quantity protruding elements. Forged entrance doors are very popular. It is very difficult to make scuffs on metal with your own hands. That is why if you want to buy metal door semi-antique, it is necessary to give preference to ready-made factory models or products that are really affected by the action of time.

Most often antique doors are made of wood.

The wood itself is slightly porous and has an unusual cross-sectional pattern. All doors will be different from each other and will have interesting design. The wood mass has a large number of interesting combinations. They are also used for artificial aging.

But naturally aged models look no less presentable. Models made of solid pine look very luxurious. Such wooden doors can be made old with your own hands, using toning, brushing, patination and other methods. Also, aged doors are made of MDF. Such designs can be bought ready-made, or you can artificially age with your own hands.

The only drawback of MDF doors is that they are quite dense and uniform in structure, which makes it difficult to age them. Therefore, veneer lining is used for artificial aging. In some cases, it is even necessary to paint such doors in several layers and overwrite them to give them an unusual old relief.

Antique doors are also made of chipboard. This material is artificially aged, like MDF. But the most realistic and elegant look vintage entrance structures made of pine, oak or ash. Some of these products are made from boards.

How to choose?

When choosing an antique door, you must first pay attention to where you plan to place it. If you buy an interior door, you need to consider the size of the doorway, as well as the humidity in the room and temperature. This is very important for antique doors, as these factors can negatively affect such designs. If such a door leads to the kitchen, then it is better to purchase the product that is most resistant to moisture and temperature.

Also, when choosing, do not forget that these can be not only classic swing structures. If you have a wide passage that leads to the hall, then you can install double doors. They will look very luxurious. For narrow aisles, it is better to purchase single-leaf swing models. These can be doors leading to a bedroom, a kitchen, a guest room, or another room.

You can also install them at the entrance. Most often, such products are made to order, since it is difficult to find a beautiful old door with beautiful design and at the same time predict its size. That is why it is better to order such products to order.

For more expensive interiors, only natural luxury products from solid wood. For inexpensive premises in terms of design, it is better to select models from chipboard and MDF.

Such a design should correctly fit into the interior of the room. An antique door is perfect for decorating the entrance to a room decorated in modern style. Therefore, the interior of the room is also important to consider. Despite the fact that these are antique doors, even if they are truly vintage, they should perform their role well. Check how good it is door frame and the canvas itself. Also check the quality and good functioning of the door fittings.

When choosing such doors, it is important to consider that the most elegant look models with locks. This detail can make the design more luxurious and interesting, especially if the lock is unusual. Customer reviews show that antique carved doors look very beautiful in the interior. Buyers write that such designs are very interesting and unique. They have very unusual ornaments that attract attention and make the design more luxurious.

Various styles

Most often, vintage doors are installed in rooms that are more classic in style or in rooms decorated in a retro theme. Usually this is an interesting design. wooden products, made in dark colors, such as brown or even black. But these doors can also be installed in a room that is decorated in a loft style. This style in itself is quite brutal. And most often, rooms decorated in this style are distinguished by unusual things.

So, you can install vintage doors on a large wardrobe. Such vintage design will be not just a closet, but a central element of the interior of any room. For children, such a wardrobe can become a place for their games, for example, to enter Narnia. Such an antique wardrobe will not go unnoticed and will gather the views of all guests.

Such designs fit perfectly into the rooms made in mediterranean style. In such rooms, you can install models with a beautiful ornament and complement them with carved shutters. You can complete the ensemble with large massive tables made of a similar material. All these antique items look very harmonious and elegant. For this, doors made of raw boards with massive fittings are perfect.

This design can be installed in a room decorated in a minimalist style. This accent detail is able to revive such a rustic, at first glance, interior. Forged doors with bars or bars will look very nice. wooden models threaded. In such an interior, artificially aged models are more suitable.

Very often, vintage doors are purchased in apartments and houses decorated in the spirit of shabby. Such models usually have cracks and even shabby surfaces. Usually such doors are made of light wood. Moreover, this style can be supplemented with a closet or screen similar in design.

How to paint?

Now it is quite difficult to find a real antique door in the store, so many people make artificially aged doors with their own hands. To do this, use a method such as patination. It is characterized by the application of several layers of paint and the creation of artificial scuffs. To paint the door in this way, you need to apply the first coat of paint of your chosen color. And it is better if the base coat is the most even. There should be no gaps or, on the contrary, clots on it.

The next layer must be applied only with a soft brush. And it is better if you apply a lighter paint a second time. After that, you should not wait until the second coat of paint is completely dry. It is necessary to take any cloth or thick paper and wipe the door in some places, usually this is done around the edges. After that, you need to let such a door dry.

When the paint dries, you need to cover it with varnish. Then it is necessary to wipe the surface with sandpaper in some places. So you can create a whole vintage masterpiece.

“They meet by clothes, see off by mind” - basically these words are applicable to people, but if we talk about our home, then such “clothes” can be called the door of the house. She plays important role: creates good impression both about housing and about the owner himself. In our age artificial materials, many have forgotten that natural wooden doors have always been in trend and were considered a symbol of reliability. And things made antique attract people with their sophistication and appearance. Therefore, let's look at how to make an antique door with your own hands .

Before starting work, the doors should be removed from the hinges and placed horizontally on a hard surface. Two stools are suitable for this purpose. Then with the help building hair dryer you need to remove the old paint. How to do it? By heating the paint, which will swell under the influence of temperature. Now it can be easily removed with a spatula.

The next step is to seal all cracks, cracks and potholes formed during operation. To do this, you need putty, the color of which should be close to the shade of the tree.

Ideally, use a furniture polish based on beeswax. It is not cheap, however, if you want to make your front doors beautiful, reflecting color and texture. natural wood in full glory, then you should not save on finishing material.

The final step is grinding. In order for the paint to lay flat in the future, you need to polish it well. Doing it manually is difficult and time-consuming, so it will help Grinder. Now you should decide how to decorate the door.

Consider 5 technologies, thanks to which you can age the door:

Patination.

The beauty of this method is that in the end it will be difficult to determine whether it is a fake or a real rare thing. Only a professional can understand this.

This technique includes 4 main steps:

First you need a metal brush. Choose a brush with a stiff wire. With its help, you need to remove and deform the soft layers of wood. After such processing, the surface will become embossed, and you will give the canvas a structure. This should be done carefully, controlling that the surface and depth of the structure is uniform.
During work, the surface becomes shaggy and with villi. This effect is not needed, so the wood will need to be put in order. Here the same metal brush comes into play, only with soft wire. It will not pull out new fibers, but will get rid of old burrs. Such work is carried out exclusively along the fibers, in no case do it across, as the structure will deteriorate and the tree will look torn.
To bring the surface to the desired "condition" you need a soft polymer brush. With its help, we remove a small pile. We do everything as in the first and second stages.
The last step is applying decorative coating. To do this, use an oil containing wax. First you need to fill the recesses with dark-colored oil, and cover the entire surface of the canvas with lighter ones. You can do the opposite if you wish.

It is important to note that not all types of wood are suitable for such manipulations. For example, birch or beech products have a poor structure, but oak or pine doors are ideal.

This is a fairly cheap and easy method. You will need a stain that has water base. This process is quite painstaking, so please be patient.

The product is covered with a layer of paint. Next, the stain is washed off with a sponge. Also, cavities and chipped wood are additionally processed with a brush. After drying, the surface is applied last layer stains. When re-drying, the workpiece is covered with alkaline soil using a brush. After that, you need to apply antique wax and carefully rub it with a metal brush along the fibers. After such processing, the doors will retain an aged look for many more years.

This method involves the use of several paints with different shades. The method is not the easiest, so you need to follow a clear sequence and rules. The order of work is as follows:

Base coat of paint. A spray bottle is best, but if you don't have one, a brush will do. The main condition is not to leave stains and streaks from the brush. It will be difficult to achieve this, and someone will even say that it is simply unrealistic to do this with a brush or roller. Although, if you wish, you can do everything, you just need a little patience. After painting, the doors need to dry. It is advised to start the next stage in a few days.
When the surface is ready, apply the next coat of paint with a different shade. In this case, you do not need to use a spray gun. Need a brush. It is important to apply the paint in a thin layer. You should not immerse the brush deep into the container, since you cannot do without streaks. The essence of these manipulations is in drawing structural stripes.
Then we wait for the paint to dry, but do not let it dry completely. We create scuffs with a dry rag. Finally, through light tone paint, the lower, dark base will be visible, which will give the door a shabby look and the feeling that it was painted more than once with a difference of a couple of decades. All this needs to be varnished.

The work is also carried out in several stages. At the first stage, the surface is painted, after which paraffin is applied to different areas.

After that, it is treated with another layer of paint. The tone of such paint should be lighter. When everything is dry, the paraffin is carefully removed with a spatula. Then the surface must be sanded and stained.

A worn effect front door will be the perfect complement to your interior.

The technology for obtaining deep and small cracks on a painted canvas is called craquelure. Why? Craquelure is a material that creates the effect of breaking an integral layer. Everyone can age entrance or interior doors with this method. If you strictly follow the instructions, then the result will be the best.

The first step is to apply the base paint. When the surface is dry, spray on it. top coat(craquelure). As a result, the components will cause the base layer of paint to become covered with cobwebs in the form of decorative cracks. This will take several minutes. Oddly enough, but that's all. There shouldn't be any difficulties.

What color of paints to choose is purely your decision, the options for shades are very different. There are no rules or advice here. You can take into account what color the decoration is in your house or room.

Of course, there are still many technologies for aging doors: carving, adding metal or wooden overhead elements, painting, and more. But these methods are quite complex. The methods described above will be enough to give your door several decades.

Video

You can learn how to make a door with a cracking effect from the video: