Ugly Garage Door Be-Gone! Carriage Door Tutorial!
16 March 2010
Thanks to Randy of Capelli Design Group, the project we've been waiting for is here!
If any of you Dallas/Fort Worth locals would like to have this done for you, while you sit back and relax, please contact Randy his email is randy@capellidesigngroup.com.
I have been scheming of ways to to make my garage doors into faux carriage doors for a while, but our friend Randy did it first! That makes my life SO MUCH EASIER!! Luckily, he and his wife took a ton of pictures too, so that we could feature it on the blog. And, I KNOW you all wanna see how it is done, well, here you go!
We have worked very hard and have spent a lot of time creating this tutorial! This project may not be reproduced on any blog without receiving Remodelaholic's written permission before posting. If you receive permission, you may use the finished garage door image only, and link back to Remodelaholic for the tutorial. No part of the tutorial may be copied except for personal incidental noncommercial home use. If you build the project, and post about it, please link back to the instructions on Remodelaholic. Thank you.
(Length according to design and panels on garage door)
Garage door opener Springs
**The space that is left at the top of the door in order to be able to operate, can be covered on the door frame (the actual wall portion of the opening) with an extra piece of case molding.
Remember that this could work for single garage doors too. And whatever design you love best you can try to imitate. Look for the carriage doors that you love, I sketched a few random options out, cause I like to sketch, no they are not perfect but you get the idea right? Good.
57 comments:
Oh wow!!! That is amazing!! Love the new look! :)
This is beautiful. And your tutorial is amazing. How sweet of you to provide this info to us.
Wow! I love how that looks!
A great project, thanks for sharing all the details. Have a wonderful Tuesday! http://lafeshiddentreasures.blogspot.com/
Thanks for letting us in on this.
This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing.
That looks awesome. Brilliant idea and execution.
I just found your blog from U-create and love it! I just spent a couple of hours tonight going through your past posts and will definitely be a follower now. Thanks! :-)
Turned out great. Well done.
How funny that I found this, I want to do a carriage door on my little one car garage. I have one question, with the crossbars..my garage door kind of rolls up..can't explain it..not sure how those crossbars work, does your door roll up? Does this question even make sense? LOL...
OH MY GOSH! I wish I had a garage so I could do that project. lol. I might have to talk my parents into letting me revamp theirs. WELL DONE!
Arleen, How many horizontal sections do you have on your door. Randy, who did this project had 4, so it sort- of folds up as it rolls.
If your door actually rolls into like a curl, then you would probably have to accomplish the look with paint... Maybe you will have to send me an image of your garage door,
superific job
Wow! I have a carriage house but it has just regular stock doors. I love this idea.
Wow!!! You have to stop, you're making my "to do" too large :). I'm husband won't be very happy, hehe :). Anyway, so awesome!!! Do you live near Kansas because I really want you to come to my house and show my your skills, you're amazing!!
Kaysi
Oh my goodness! Great job! I love the carriage style garage doors. They are incredibly aesthetically pleasing. I just wish I had a garage to try this out on...
KUDOS!
P.S. I'm your newest follower! Love your site!
Wow, that looks like a lot of hard work, but it definitely paid off, they look great!
Very impressive. Thanks for sharing the tut...maybe one day we'll get to do our garage doors.
Coming over from My Frugal Family. Finally a post I can share with my husband! I'm bookmarking this one - thanks for sharing!
New follower!
Incredible! To think I used to live in that area...
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This is an awesome tutorial and your garage doors turned out FABULOUS! I bet your nieghbors now want some.
I sent this to my husband and he loved it but had one question. We have an older house with older garage openers. How do you determine if your current opener can handle the extra weight?
Thank you!
SHUT UP! That is amazing! Where did you find your hardware?
Wow! I think I might have found my blog of the year here!. Your 5R's (I am working on my 4R's) in your header went straight into my heart! I have this weekend saved to read through your blog posts. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work of the garage door re-facing. I came here from Amy's AP Tuesday.
Wow! What an accomplishment! Your instructions are so thorough too. Very very inspiring. Good for you :)
Wow, what a fantastic transformation!
That is one detailed tutorial. So easy to follow. I love the way your garage doors ended up even though it isn't my style. If I ever end up owning a garage I might try my skills on decorating my garage door and when I do I will let you know.
Well that is impressive! Curb appeal galore! Nice job.
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Thanks!
Awesome..I am off to contact Randy...I just love it..
No worries--we can call this the glamourous extra edition of my linky party :)!
wowzer!!!! super duper for sure!!!
smiles, alice
Great tuitorial, you should write for books.
As usual, This is amazing. I featured it at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
Wow, this looks amazing! I am wishing I had a garage right now.
Thank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy with Life in the Pitts.
WOW! This is wonderful!
Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thursday. Please join me next week for another great party. Don't forget to stop by and enter my giveaway. I'll announce the winner at next week party!
That is amazing! Seriously looking at your pics I wouldn't have guessed that you put this on your existing door! Great job! I love it!
That is so cool! I love it! Great job!
This is amazing! I just love these garage doors - and what a huge impact for a low cost. Great project! Thanks for linking it up to Be Inspired this week.
Chelsea
Those are awesome! What a brilliant idea!
Amazing as always! What a transformation. Thank you so much for bringing your hodgepodge to the party! I love seeing what you are up to...and hope you will join again!
~Gay~
itsahodgepodgelife.blogspot.com
That is just fantastic! It looks wonderful. You are truly amazing!!!!
XOXO
Jen
Beautiful thank you! Our handyman is working on our front porch door right now! The old door was very mangled and rickety...and he's refitting the space with a beautiful, at least 100 year old, door I rescued from the cellar of a house my mom and I moved. I definitely need to "back date" my carriage house and barn doors too!
Have a wonderful weekend!
: )
Julie M.
What a great idea!! You've given me something to consider....thanks!!
Amazing difference! I'm surprised the wood isn't too heavy for the garage door opener. LOVE the new look!
Thanks for linking it up to SNS!
FJ Donna
Wow! What a huge impact is has on the front of your house!
Thanks for linking up to Make it Yours Day at My Backyard Eden!
Just beautiful!! Keep up the great ideas for us.
Seriously?! Who does projects like this?? AMAZING!
AWESOME!! this is just beautiful.....I wish I had a garage!
Thanks for linking up to I'm Lovin' It! Hope to see you again this week!
wow!!! it turned out amazing! thanks for linking up this week!
This post will be featured Friday on Creative Cats!
Andy
Poppies at Play
Wow - I want garage doors like that - wait, I want a garage! LOL! Thanks so much for planting your creative seed at Plant a Punkin Seed Party! Come plant another seed on Friday and sign up for a give away! =0)
Kristi
Punkin Seed Productions
I totally think my hubby and I are going try this out!
BEAUTIFUL! I love it!!
Thanks so much for linking up last week.
Be sure to link up on today's link party too!
marvellous and great tutorial - very useful resource - thanks for sharing
okay that is by far the coolest DYI project I have ever seen
LOVE IT, I thought od doing this for a while now. The only thing that kept from doing it is I was worried about springs and a new opener. What do you think that will run me? How many horse opener and what type of springs. I have a 2 car garage door. Thanks, Joe
Hey Joseph, THe cost break down is listed at the bottom of the post, but I will copy it into this post.
Good luck, I would love to see pictures of this if you try it.
Cost Breakdown:
Lumber $250.
Stain $30.
Hardware $75.
Tension Springs $140.
Total $495.
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