Doors (Bedroom)

Here are the designs I drew in autoCAD to help me get an accurate idea of what my doors should look like. This will also give me the advantage of knowing exactly how much wood I shall need and give me a reference to draw to should I need a dimension.

The first door I decided to make was the Gregor's bedroom door. This door would be the most difficult to make as the paneling for the door would have to match the angle of the slant of the ceiling. To measure the door correctly I asked Henry Jones for some assistance.

We used a chalk line to draw out where the vanishing point for the whole room would be then used that line to mark where the panelling should go

Door with chalk lines ready to be built

I had to clamp and move the door frame to the correct size as it had warped since the set went up.

We created 'panels' out of MDF and then glued and nailed them down

We then used the router to give the centre panels a rounded look

We then proceeded to distress the door as if it had been scratched and scarred

This wire brush drill bit was particularly effective

We then gave it a base undercoat of black

Painted a light wood colour underneath

Sped up the drying process with a hot air gun

Then gave the door a dark wash of black

we then used button polish to wax the door to give it texture

We then used a combination of ethanol button polish and water to create a mould effect

Giving some fresh distress to the scarring

The finished door