mrs. jones has had to be away from custom work for just a bit, but a project for a wonderful neighbor was just too good to pass up. two doors down from the little pink house, an extensive renovation has been under way for several months. my neighbors had found some yummy old doors in new orleans, but the existing paint was a shambles – falling off in chunks – and had to be professionally stripped. the doors arrived at our studio bare, clean, and ready to go, but my lovely clients really wanted the crusty, crumbling look back again. a little paint, plus a secret (!) ingredient, we were able to (almost) replicate the look of years of weather upon layers of paint.
a layer of wax on top of the paint gives it some protection, but we left it barely-buffed and matte for a more authentic weathered look.
they’ve designed a bar/storage area to be hidden behind the doors, mounted on a track, barn-style. i love their minimal-and-clean-but-rustic-and-textured-kitchen.
Stephanie Allbritten says
Hi Stephanie,
We are loving our beautiful painted doors done by you & your fabulous paint! The pics turned out great. Thank you again, for a wonderful job & I’m ready with another piece of furniture… Please.
XO
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Pia says
Wow!! Stephanie these turned out beautifully!!! Thank you for sharing such beautiful work!
stephanie says
thanks, pia! can’t wait to see your doors – i know they’ll be gorgeous. pictures please! xo
Tami says
So this is just a how to paint :/
stephanie says
hi tami – sorry, you seem disappointed…is there anything i can try to answer for you?
Kathy DeGreif says
I have these doors and would love to do that to ours
Where can we get the hardware ?
stephanie says
thank you, kathy! my clients sourced the hardware, so i’m not sure…sorry i can’t be more help. (i would google barn-door slider, maybe?)
Denise LaGrand says
The doors look fabulous, and I plan to do something similar to replace a flimsy pocket door (which would require dismantling the wall to put in a new one).
Do we get to know the secret ingredient?
Mrs. Jones Admin says
hi denise! if you promise not to tell, the secret ingredient is…shhhhh…sawdust. xo
Victoria Walker says
I’m looking for doors exactly like these for my bedroom, I love the shutter look but also the solid panels at the bottom!do you know where I can get some?
Mrs. Jones Admin says
hi victoria! thanks so much for your comment…these were old shutters that my clients scored while salvaging in new orleans…i’m afraid i don’t have a source. happy hunting! xo
Nancy LaFountain says
Beautiful doors, now I am going to try it! How did you use the secret ingredient? Did you do three coats of paint seperately? In order listed? Did you use steel wool to distress? Exact colors I wanted, but so afraid to try it. Got my doors, just need to start. Want to come and do it for me? Ha.
Mrs. Jones Admin says
we sprinkle it in to the wet paint, and smoosh it around with a little more paint on a brush…scrape it off when the paint is just dry to the touch to leave less texture, or let it dry completely for more texture.