I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of the door.
Garage door paint looks like wood.
Part of the process of staining a garage door to look like wood is using brush strokes to allow the base color to come through just a little to give it that woodgrain look.
Paint your garage door and your front door to look like real wood with giani wood look paint.
Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home.
From cold plain white or simple solid paint your garage door to look like wood in a single morning or afternoon with giani wood look paint for garage doors.
It comes with two cans of wood tone base coat two cans of wood grain finish coat a giani paint mitt 2 brush two plastic tarps roller tray 6 roller arm and one cover and two stir sticks.
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.
This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid.
But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
The giani wood look paint kit is a simple two step application that will transform smooth embossed flat or raised panel doors into high end carriage style doors in just three hours.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
Most neutral colors would work great for this but if you ve got a bright or bold garage door color you may consider painting it neutral before adding the gel stain.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.