Wash and dry the glass piece.
How to antique glass door.
This way you can separate interior spaces without taking up space when you want the antique door to be open.
Once the doors are prepped shake the looking glass can for a good minute or two then evenly apply light coats to half the panes of glass on one door holding the can about 10 from the glass.
You can do this on picture frame glass old doors with glass old windows with glass and even glass jars.
A plain hurricane imitates antique mercury glass with a mottled mirror paint finish.
Faux painting techniques and a little distressing of the wood or finish makes that new door look.
Three coat the panes with the looking glass paint.
Re purposed antique wood or glass doors are an eco friendly way to spruce up interior spaces.
You will notice the paint immediately starts to dry.
Step 1 prep glass piece photo by lisa shin.
Re purposed antique or vintage barn doors are popular for adding sliding doors.
A simple spray of special paint will create a metallic coating that harkens back to old time materials.
Our current inventory of antique interior doors includes entry doors cabinet doors commercial doors closet doors standard doors french doors and pocket doors.
Glass you want to turn into a mirror for this example i used picture frames with glass inserts.
Sweep a dry brush over any portions of the grain that are too dark.
The process is exactly the same.
For the most common 12 sided molded glass knobs expect to pay between 30 and 50 a pair.
But i have reenacted the exact same process on some small glass picture frames.
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Vary the direction of the wood grain in different parts of the door for a more natural appearance.
Image antique a door step 15 jpg center use the edges of the tool next to the knots to create a different type of wood grain next to the knots.
Some modern doors are designed to have the same style as antique doors but simply look too new.
What are antique or vintage doors.