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Faux-Finished Door and Finishing Touches From "DIY to the Rescue" episode DTTR-201

After: The Schulers' New Study Cost of Professional Installation: $3,500 Cost of Materials: $1,025 Amount Saved by "Doing It Yourself": $2,475

The original door leading from the pipe organ room to the garage is metal. To create the warm appearance of wood, Amy Devers teaches Dawn Schuler a wood-graining technique.

Materials:

Sandpaper
Tack cloth
Paint brushes
Paint base coat
Aniline stain
Linseed oil
Turpentine
Varnish
Spray varnish

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. Remove door from hinges and bring to work area. Scuff sand the door to knock off sheen on original oil-based paint. Use a tack cloth to remove the debris.

2. Apply base coat of oil-based paint (figure A). We use a burnt umber color to start our replication of pine, but any color can be used depending on the wood you want to replicate. Tip: Oil-based paints tend to dry quickly, so be sure to finish working in an area and feather the coat out the the surface edge before it has a chance to dry.

3. Dry thoroughly, preferably overnight. Next, create a mixture of 1 part varnish, 2 parts aniline stain and 2 parts linseed oil. The aniline stain is a non-grain raising stain and helps create texture. Brush this mixture onto the door with a dry brush.

4. Before the coat sets up too much, drag a pattern through the applied stain with a separate dry brush in long strokes. This creates a grain-pattern undercoat (figure B). Allow to dry thoroughly.

5. Next, lightly scuff sand the second coat and clean debris off with a tack cloth.

6. Create a mixture of 3 parts turpentine with one part aniline stain. Brush this onto the door in sections using a dry brush. Use long, flowing strokes.

7. Immediately "knock down" the mixture with a dry rag. Use a separate dry brush to drag in a wood grain movement (figure C). Continue this process until door is complete.

8. Allow door to dry thoroughly overnight, then finish with a coat of spray varnish. Allow varnish to dry thoroughly before hanging the door.

To complete the room, gray primer is applied to the walls and allow to dry before a deep red paint is added. The crew also adds new shelves, removes a window and adds a stained glass panel. The result? A study that's rich, cozy and turns "organ room" into "organized room"!