As much as I prefer to decorate the inside of my house, sometimes the outside needs a bit of love. Adding curb appeal is so important and little touches can make a huge impact.
Last winter I painted my front door black and white {click here if you missed it} and received so many compliments from my neighbors that I decided to balance out the black and white on the other side of my house by adding faux carriage doors. This simple DIY project adds ton of curb appeal without a spending a lot of money.
Carriage door accessories can really add up, especially if you don’t have existing garage door windows. You can purchase faux windows from Amazon for $90.00, or you can choose the DIY route and paint them on like I did.
Rather than spending $360.00 on faux windows, I decided to paint them on using black Rustoleum spray paint. Taping off the window panels and adding a protective plastic barrier around the rest of the garage took a bit of time but once completed, the spray painting went rather quickly. I had to touch up the black with a fine paint brush after I removed the tape to ensure my lines were even, but that took a minimal amount of time.
Next I purchased a set of carriage-style door hinges from Amazon. You simply screw those into your existing garage doors. I spent a total of $40.00 on this project as I already had the tape and spray paint on hand. Below is what my doors looked like before the makeover:
Here is what they look like now- not too shabby for a few hours of work!
It is really difficult to tell that the windows are faux. In fact, my neighbor messaged my husband that same evening, inquiring about our new garage doors. I am really happy with the end result and I love how it balanced the front of my house.
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