Finishing the doors with your own hands

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In a beautiful, thoughtful interior every detail is important. The design of the room will be incomplete without a neatly and stylishly designed door. In addition, it is the door that can be made the central part of the room, if properly decorated. In this article we will tell you about the ways and subtleties of finishing the doors with your own hands.

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Design of the entrance door

Selection of materials

In the modern construction market, you can find a variety of materials for finishing the front door. Their diversity will radically change the appearance of the structure. For example, a metal door can be designed in such a way that it can not be distinguished from wood or marble. When working with the entrance door, it is important to consider not only the decorative component, but also take into account the reliability and strength of the material, its resistance to various types of damage. It is known that the external side of the structure, facing the street or the entrance, will be exposed to unfavorable factors, such as humidity, temperature changes, physical impacts from the hands of vandals. So what materials can be used to finish the outside of the front door? Let's consider more in detail some variants:

  1. Furnish of a metal door can be made by means of powder spraying. In the course of such work, the surface is covered with a special compound that heats up to a high temperature, and after cooling turns into a dense and strong polymer film. This film is not afraid of virtually no mechanical effects.
  2. The outer surface of the entrance door can be given the appearance of a wild stone. To create such an effect on the door glued elements with an imitation of a similar texture, and the facing material is an alloy of acrylic and a stone composite. The surface made in this way has excellent strength characteristics and is afraid only of aggressive chemicals.
  3. The first two options are difficult to implement on their own, because for facing the door one of the above described methods you need to have special equipment and tools. But there are other materials that you can easily mount yourself. These materials include: MDF panels, wood paneling, PVC film, veneer and laminate.

As for the interior decoration of the entrance door, here the high strength and durability are not so important, much more attention is paid to the decorative properties of the lining. If you want to see the interior, sustained in one style, the material should be given special attention to the decoration of the door. There are important aspects such as color, texture, texture of the material, its compliance with the overall design of the room. The interior finish of the door can be made of wood, natural or artificial leather, plastic elements, self-adhesive film. Finishing the door with MDF panels is also an excellent design, because such panels can imitate completely different materials and textures. The most inexpensive and simple option can be considered ordinary painting of the surface.

Some useful tips for decorating the interior surface of the entrance door:

  1. If the layout of the apartment is such that the doors of the rooms go into the hallway, they, together with the interior surface of the entrance door, it is desirable to decorate in the same style and color scheme.
  2. With a small hallway, you can visually expand the space if you make the entrance door mirror.
  3. Warming the door is also better on the inside, especially if you live in an apartment building. First, external insulation will not be as effective as internally, and secondly, soft upholstery can be dirty or damaged by inaccuracy or malicious intent.

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Finishing the front door with your own hands

Let's consider two most popular and simple variants of the front door decoration. First, we will analyze the process of finishing the surface with a laminate:

  1. To make work more convenient, first remove the door and put it in a horizontal position. Then remove all protruding and three-dimensional details: handles, eyes, locks, convex trim elements.
  2. The laminate is installed on special wooden slats. Cut off the fragments of the desired length and fix them along the perimeter of the structure. When working with a wooden door, the slats can be nailed with small nails, the rails attached to the metal surface are attached using liquid nails.
  3. Make a whole piece of laminate fragments, firmly and tightly connecting the elements together.
  4. Measure the distance between the rails attached to the door. The obtained values ​​are transferred to the shield from the laminate and cut the outer fragments to the desired size.
  5. Cover the door with an adhesive compound, allow it to soak a little, then apply a laminate to the surface and leave it under the press for a while. Do not remove the load until the glue is completely dry.
  6. The last stage of door lining is the reverse installation of all previously dismantled elements.

Instead of a laminate for decoration of the entrance door, you can use veneer. On sale you can find a special veneer, one side of which is covered with glue and protected by a layer of paper. The veneering process can be described in stages:

  1. As in the previous case, before starting work, the door must be removed and laid horizontally. Then, try the veneer strips on the door leaf, without removing the protective paper layer from the material.
  2. Adjust the elements according to the drawing and apply the digital symbols to them so as not to confuse the details.
  3. It is recommended to finish the door with the veneer from the ends of the structure, this is necessary in order to close the last end of the veneer at the end of the process and make it invisible.
  4. Apply the veneer parts to the door surface in turn, removing the paper layer from them and ironing them with a hot iron so that the glue seizes. Iron can be ironed only through paper, so as not to damage the material.
  5. Inspect the joints of the elements carefully during operation. If you see the gaps, correct the situation by ironing the desired place again, and then lifting the veneer with a thin spatula and moving it to the correct position.

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Finishing interior doors with their own hands

In the case of interior doors, the strength and durability of the coating is not as important as its decorative qualities. The interior door can become a real highlight of the interior, if you approach the matter with imagination and make enough effort. There are many ways to finish such doors, below we will look at some of them.

Simple and inexpensive: painting interior doors

One of the cost-effective, time and effort of the door design options is its painting. To work, you need these tools:

  • paint the right shade;
  • brushes of different sizes;
  • a piece of grinding paper;
  • adhesive tape for the protection of non-colorable elements.

The process of staining the door is quite simple and consists of several actions:

  1. Prepare the door for staining. Remove all parts and protruding elements from it. If the structure has glass inserts, cover them with a protective tape.
  2. Surface before painting should be carefully polished and free of any roughness. Check the smoothness of the door and, if necessary, treat it with a grinding paper.
  3. Determining the color of the paint, be guided by the previous shade of the door, if it has already been painted. As a material, alkyd or acrylic compositions are used most often, as well as ordinary oil paints.
  4. Handling the door is best in the open air, as evaporation from the paint is often toxic and can be harmful to health.
  5. Brushes for work should be of different sizes. Wide brushes are convenient to paint large areas, and for small and narrow elements a small tool is suitable. The pile of the brushes should be soft enough.
  6. Lock the structure in a convenient position. Open the jar with paint, mix the composition, select the brush of the right size and open the door with one coat of paint.
  7. Allow the first layer to dry completely, then paint the surface 1 or 2 times, depending on the result you want.
  8. After complete drying of the first treated surface, turn the door by the back side and repeat all operations again.

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Doors finish with

varnish Sometimes, instead of paint, the door is covered with a clear varnish. Especially relevant is the finish in the case where the door is made of natural wood and has a beautiful texture and natural woody pattern. The door lacquering process can be described as follows:

  1. The surface must be well prepared before starting work. Door leaf should be smooth, not contain roughness and roughness, unless they are specifically designed. All such shortcomings can be eliminated with a grinding paper.
  2. New, previously non-varnished wood, will have to be coated with the substance several times, as the soft porous structure of the wood quickly absorbs the varnish.
  3. Lacquering the door has a number of advantages. First, as a result of such work, the natural natural appearance of the material is preserved. Secondly, the layer of varnish does not pass moisture, protecting the door from rotting, mold formation, corrosion. Thirdly, physical damage on the varnished surface is easy to disguise, covering the damaged areas with a new layer of the product. In contrast to the paint, the processed place will not stand out against the general background.
  4. The process of varnishing the door is almost the same as painting. The dismantled design should be conveniently placed in a horizontal position, remove all the accessories from it, protect the glass, if any, and then open the surface with a layer of varnish. After letting the agent dry, the door can be treated with varnish 1-2 times more.
  5. You can use brushes of different sizes or rollers for work. As a finishing material, an acrylic or glossy varnish is suitable.

Before painting the door, some people cover the wood with stain. It gives the material a color, the saturation of which can be adjusted, applying the product in one or several layers. After the procedure, the door becomes slightly darker, its shade resembles the color of noble wood. Subsequent lacquering allows you to emphasize the texture and woody pattern, as well as give the surface a glossy and luxurious look. However, some people prefer not to use lacquer and leave the door matte.

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Door paneling with vinyl stickers

One of the simple and low-cost ways to decorate the interior door is sticking vinyl stickers. By the way, this method of decoration will help to hide small defects and damage on the surface, for example, scratches. Preparing the surface before sticking the stickers is not anything complicated. The door must be simply cleaned of dust and other contaminants, and after degreasing with alcohol or acetone. Sticker stickers are as follows:

  1. For work you will need a convenient scissors, a piece of soft cloth, a hair dryer and a vinyl sticker directly. First, attach the drawing to the surface of the door and determine the place where it will be.
  2. Then remove the sticker from the sticker, attach the sticker to the door with one end and, gradually smoothing the material, glue the image completely.
  3. Once again, smooth out the picture with a soft cloth so that no air bubbles remain under the vinyl.
  4. Wait 15-20 minutes, then carefully remove the mounting film from the vinyl sticker. Try not to damage the drawing in the process. If any parts of the film are badly removed, heat these places with a hairdryer and try again.

The use of vinyl stickers is also good in that the boring pattern can always be easily removed, simply by heating it with a hairdryer and peeling off the surface.

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Decoupage of interior doors

Beautiful and unusual technique for designing interior doors is decoupage. This design is suitable for rooms made in retro style or in the style of "country".The technique of decoupage is slightly more complicated than ordinary painting of a door or a sticker of vinyl stickers. However, for such work does not necessarily involve professionals, you can do all the work with your own hands. As materials for decoupage, you can use napkins with different images, but it's easier to buy special decoupage cards right from the store. Let's consider step by step the whole process of work:

  1. Getting to work, first prepare the door leaf. It is not necessary to remove it from its hinges, but it is still necessary to clean it thoroughly. Wash the door with a soap solution, clean water, and then dry it well.
  2. With the help of paint tape, select the area where the work will be performed. Adhesive tape, pasted around the perimeter of the working area, will protect the rest of the door area from contamination.
  3. Treat the door with a primer, then smear it with paraffin and paint with white acrylic enamel. When the enamel dries, once again paint the door in the desired shade, it is desirable that it is combined with the overall color scheme of the interior.
  4. Using decoupage cards, they must first be soaked in cold water for about 10 minutes. After that, you can start decorating the door.
  5. Remove the cards from the water, remove excess moisture with a dry cloth and cover the treated area of ​​the door, as well as the reverse side of the picture with PVA glue. Then transfer the drawing to the work surface and carefully level it with a soft cloth, driving out all the air bubbles. If in the process of work the edges or some parts of the picture are slightly erased, you can give them clarity with the help of glitter.
  6. After allowing the image to dry completely, treat its contours with putty, and when it hardens, polish the surface with fine-grained sandpaper.
  7. With the same sandpaper, the door can be artificially aged, creating scuffs on other sections of the door leaf.
  8. Finished the pattern and cover the entire surface of the door with a clear varnish.

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Crackle door

Craquelure technique will give you the opportunity to make the interior door unusual and distinctive. If you like antiquity and retro style, adore antiques, read our instruction on the original design of the doors. The secret of technology lies in the fact that 2 layers of varnish with different composition, consistency and intensity of drying are applied to the working surface. The work on the design of the door in this way is carried out in several stages:

  1. First remove the door from the hinges and lay it horizontally. Clean the canvas from dust and dirt, and then degrease.
  2. Cover the prepared surface with a varnish varnish and wait until it dries.
  3. Then open the door leaf with another layer of varnish, only the second time you need to use a special aging material, which includes bitumen. It is bitumen that will help to make the cracks formed more expressive and clear. In order to save and simplify the work, some people do not use aging lacquer. They just open the door with a one-component cracelair compound, and then paint it with a paint of contrasting hue.
  4. When one surface of the door is processed and dried, the structure needs to be turned over and done again.

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Stained glass painting of glasses

Another interesting variant of the decorative finish of the doors is the stained glass painting of the windows. The creation of these stained-glass inserts will require you to have special skills and skills, the availability of certain tools, as well as expensive multicolored glasses. You can simplify the procedure by imitating a real stained glass with a painting. For this work, you will need a preliminary sketch of the future image, special stained-glass paints and processed glass, which must be previously extracted from the door. The process of stained glass painting can be presented step by step:

  1. First you need to draw on the paper the picture that you want to see on the glass.
  2. The glass surface before painting should be well degreased and wiped dry.
  3. You can then transfer the sketch directly to the working glass and proceed with the painting.
  4. After finishing the work, the stained-glass paints should dry completely. This process is long enough, the drying of colors can take more than a day.
  5. When the glasses are ready, they should be neatly put in place and secure.

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Decoration of the slopes of doors

Doors in the interior will look complete only if, along with the door leaf, you also beautifully decorate their slopes. To process slopes, you can use several types of materials:

  1. Docks, which can be combined in color with the door itself, or, conversely, contrast with it.
  2. MDF panels, laminate and plasterboard - these finishes are mounted on a prefabricated frame. In the process of decorating slopes with such details, you need to carefully adjust the elements and follow the smoothness of the ends. You can mask the cropped ends with decorative corners, matched to the tone of the material.
  3. Plastering and painting slopes are considered the cheapest option for finishing.
  4. If the overall style of the room allows, slopes can be tiled, decorative stone or mosaic. Such materials will give the walls additional strength.

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