A steadily growing trend over the last 5 years, the most popular interior doors are hidden doors. There is no prerequisite that trends will change; moreover, the types of finishes and the popularity of designer interiors only fuel the popularity of hidden doors.
Every day clients ask us questions related to the installation of hidden doors. How to prepare the opening? What should their sizes be? At what stage to install? How to install? And of course, how to prepare and paint the canvas?
We will answer these and other questions in this article - instructions.
At the beginning of the article, I will ask you to familiarize yourself with the catalog of hidden doors; there, at the bottom of the page, high-quality material has been prepared, we advise you to read it, you will learn how to choose the right one and what hidden installation is.
The hidden door has its own distinctive features, which lay down the, as we like to say, unlimited potential for its use in modern interiors.
At the same time, constructive solutions for hidden doors make changes to the usual, generally known, method of installing the classic design of interior doors.
The sooner you read this material, the more balanced and correct your choice will be. This knowledge will be enough to “put in place” any manager or even a builder, to control the knowledge and quality of work.
And, of course, we will gratefully accept an application for measurements or an immediate order for hidden doors and their installation.
In the first part , we will look at the options for completing and supplying doors. I think you need to know more features and configuration options.
In the second part , I’ll tell you about the dimensions for doorways so that the installation goes smoothly.
In the third part , step-by-step instructions for the entire installation process.
In conclusion , the basic rules of operation and care.
And also, I like to leave gifts at the end of the text, this article is no exception.
There are a lot of diagrams and images waiting for you, especially at the installation stage.
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Standard equipment
When ordering and delivery, pay attention to the completeness of the package:
- aluminum box (configuration and parameters must correspond to the specifications that you agreed upon at the time of purchase);
- door leaf (with finishing, without finishing, with or without aluminum end, all depending on your order);
- lock mechanism (usually magnetic AGB);
- hidden door hinges adjustable in 3 planes;
- hinge protection;
- seal;
- (attention!) mounting kit of angles and plates (often “lost” during delivery or on site;
- technical data sheet, instructions for use and care.
Key features and delivery set of hidden doors
Standard equipment for installing a hidden door
When might you need a secret door?
There are many reasons why people need to install a secret door in their apartment or house. The most popular factors for which such a design is equipped are:
- The need to hide weapons from prying eyes. Of course, some people prefer to store such things in safes. However, if there are children in the house or if intruders enter the premises of a house or apartment, a safe that is in the public domain becomes the first place where you want to get into. Taking into account the above factors, people prefer secret doors;
- Also, a secret door is often equipped to hide a safe with various valuables or money from prying eyes;
- Valuables are stored in secret rooms. For example, they hide expensive jewelry and decorative items;
Example of a secret room behind a door - For children's fun, many parents set up a room that can be entered through a secret door. In a secret room, the child feels like the hero of a good fairy tale;
- Often behind secret doors there is a dressing room or pantry for storing food. The design will make a significant place inaccessible to intruders or third parties, so you can create an unusual interior solution.
These are just some of the reasons why people might camouflage the door in their home. In addition to the above, various collections, heirlooms, and ancient interior items that are of great value are also stored in secret rooms.
Additional equipment
In addition to the standard configuration, there are a lot of additional options on how to improve the functional qualities of the product. These additions include:
- hidden threshold. A unique development of a door threshold that is mounted in the door leaf and is activated only when the door is closed, completely protecting you from drafts. Relevant for children's rooms, when babies like to crawl or play on the floor;
- hidden hinges with a closer. A handy feature when you like your doors closed, or for rooms where it makes sense to close the door behind you;
- lock mechanism with hidden handle. If you really decide to make invisible doors as invisible as possible. Not very familiar in everyday use, but definitely an interesting design solution;
- concealed mounting stopper. A real find when you need to prevent the door handle from hitting a nearby wall;
- electric deadbolt lock. Obviously not for home use, but for offices, hotel-type premises - a convenient addition to the standard package;
- mounting grid. Be sure to use it when finishing installation gaps. Without it, there will be trouble - the finish will crack at the joints of the wall and the door frame. It is supplied as an additional set, only because the installers do not do the finishing work, this is done by your craftsmen. Check with them if they have this mesh or if it is better for you to order it along with the doors.
For clarity, study and decide for yourself one or another additional function.
Additional equipment options for installing hidden doors
Painting an aluminum box
Additionally, you can order painting of aluminum profiles in the required color. During installation, you will have to adhere more strictly to the rules and be careful so as not to damage the coating. But such a decision is often justified if the basis is an interesting design concept.
Painting options for aluminum door frames for hidden installation
Stickers and stencils
If you are bored with plain doors, feel free to paint the canvas by hand. Can't draw? It doesn’t matter, because the simplest and most laconic floral or geometric motifs that do not require high artistic skills are in fashion.
To make the drawing even and neat, use stencils that can be printed in advance. They allow you to imagine exactly how the ornament will be positioned and not miss even the smallest details.
A bright and fashionable decoration tool is vinyl decals and stickers. Simple black silhouettes or laconic patterns are suitable for discreet interiors, and bright and colorful stickers, posters, and cutouts from comics are suitable for kitschy pop art.
Photo: demarse.ru
Features of delivery of structures for concealed installation
The aluminum box, for hidden installation, is a welded U-shaped structure, with technical grooves and milling for fittings (hinges, lock).
The material and installation method of the door frame differs from the classic, wooden or MDF frame. Aluminum cannot be cut on site or connected rigidly, therefore, precisely to ensure the geometry of the structure and its rigidity, transportation and installation takes place in assembled form. With pre-installed hinges, locking mechanism, seals.
In the case of pre-installation, the door frame is delivered before the leaves, but still in a U-shape, according to the dimensions specified in the specification.
External view of the supply of hidden doors for further finishing
Curtain
The simplest version of a secret door, which you can make with your own hands, involves the banal use of curtains. Straight fabrics or drapery can simultaneously attract attention and, if designed correctly, disguise the passage to another room.
In order to secure the curtain you need to use a curtain rod. This can be a regular window version on brackets or hidden, for example, sewn into a suspended ceiling. It is best to choose curtains of the same design as the window ones. The ideal option for such disguise is to place the door under the curtain opposite the window. Then such a design looks quite organic. It is also a good idea to locate the entrance in a niche or an inconspicuous corner of the room. Even a draped bright curtain will not attract much attention. In this way, you can separate an area for work, rest, study, or hide the entrance to the pantry or dressing room.
The easiest way to hide a door is to use curtains
Dimensions of hidden doors
One of the important features of doors for hidden installation is a large and variable range of sizes.
Of course, there are standard sizes, the most popular ones, they are usually kept in stock and are cheaper.
We strongly recommend considering the option of high doors, up to the ceiling, without a top lintel. Rooms with high doors look completely different, one might say, unforgettable.
For standard size, opening recommendations are as follows:
Dimensions of the leaf, block and opening for proper installation of a hidden door. SecretDoors brand table
Based on this table, it is easy to make a calculation for any non-standard opening, adding 40 - 50 mm in width in each direction. We add 50 - 60 mm in height, since in the lower part, during installation, it is important to leave a gap of 10 mm between the floor and the canvas. (1 centimeter)
Attention! The dimensions of the door block (leaf + frame) may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Mainly due to the dimensions and profile configuration of the aluminum box. Therefore, we recommend that before preparing the installation opening, you decide on both the type of door and the brand.
Types of secret doors
There are many ways to disguise a door. Therefore, there are several types of designs that will allow you to translate any idea into the interior space. Each option is easy to implement, the main thing is to familiarize yourself with the features.
Different options for decorating a secret door
There are many options for designing secret entrances, one of them is decorating and masking the opening by installing mirrors. A secret room, the door of which is hidden under a curtain, a decorative and at the same time functional mirror or a work of art, will be hidden from unnecessary eyes. It’s worth deciding what the best option is for you.
Secret door with mirror
The door frame can be standard, as in a regular door. In the future, it will in any case be disguised as a mirror frame. The entire structure of the door moving part is decorated with a mirror. This solution looks very impressive. It serves not only as an entrance to another room, but also deserves the title of a wonderful decorative element of the room space.
Dressing rooms are often installed in hidden rooms, because it is convenient to try on outfits and immediately admire yourself in a mirror showing your full length. But other things may well be stored behind the encrypted door, for example, valuables, jewelry, banknotes. To make the door completely invisible, you should pay attention to the material for the handle. This can be either the same mirror handle, or a protrusion made of a material such as a mirror frame.
Decorating with a painting
If for some reason you don’t want to install a large mirror in the room, a picture may be the best solution. If you are a connoisseur of art, then you can choose a real original masterpiece of your favorite painting writer as your canvas. For this option, you will need to shell out a round sum of money, because decorating with a painting requires a large canvas. If you don’t plan to spend a lot of money to arrange a secret door, then ordinary photo wallpaper can serve as an alternative, of which there are hundreds of interesting options today.
Decorating a secret door with a painting
This option for masking a door in an apartment will look elegant and rich. The main thing in this option is to think about the framing so that it fits the overall picture of the interior. The handle for opening the structure should be selected to match the color scheme of the image. This disguise as a wall will decorate the space of the room and make it special. In addition, it will allow you to hide valuables or trash that is out of place in the room from third parties.
Requirements for the installation opening
Installation of hidden doors is possible in walls and prepared structures made of different materials.
Most often these are walls and partitions made of:
- drywall;
- openings made of aerated concrete, foam concrete and similar materials;
- brick walls;
- concrete walls.
Installation of hidden doors in a plasterboard opening
When preparing an interior partition made of plasterboard, it is recommended to lay a reinforced profile for the doorway, with a wall thickness of at least 3 mm. A mandatory requirement is the laying of wooden beams in the standing frames, measuring at least 50 by 40 mm.
Below is a schematic diagram of possible mistakes that builders make when preparing openings. Show them these instructions, this will prevent the most common mistakes that eliminate or significantly interfere with high-quality installation.
Profile location in the doorway
Scheme of laying a profile with a wooden beam when preparing the opening for installation
Reinforcing the opening with wooden beams
Reinforcing the beams of the doorway will significantly strengthen the structure and ensure high-quality installation
Installation of hidden doors with one sheet of drywall
Scheme for forming a doorway with one sheet of drywall on each side
Installation of a door block with two sheets of drywall
Scheme of forming a doorway with two sheets of drywall on each side
Concealed installation in aerated concrete openings
The peculiarity of the material also implies special preparation of the opening for installation.
A prerequisite for foam concrete (aerated concrete) structures is to frame the opening with plywood or OSB with a minimum thickness of 20 mm.
Along the perimeter, using screws and special fasteners for aerated concrete, we rigidly fasten strips of plywood of the recommended thickness.
Take a close look at the images below.
False frame reinforcing a doorway in foam blocks
Reinforcing the opening from the foam block with plywood along the perimeter
Installation of a hidden block in an opening made of aerated concrete
Installation diagram in a wall made of aerated concrete
Installation of hidden doors in an opening made of brick or concrete
Solid, capital walls require less attention to prepare for installation. Here are the standard requirements for all openings:
- walls on the outside and inside must be strictly vertical;
- The narrowing or divergence of the installation opening should not exceed 2 mm. on 1 (one) linear meter.
Brick opening diagram
Brick walls, provided they are strictly vertical, are the most preferred installation method.
Installation of a hidden block in a brick opening
Installation and external finishing in a brick wall
Advantages and disadvantages of an opening without a door
A free doorway, not cluttered with doors, has a sophisticated and stylish look. This design is used both in small two- and three-room apartments, and in large-sized cottages and mansions. Let's figure it out - what is the advantage of such a solution?
Pros of not using interior doors:
- Visual expansion of space, which is a significant advantage in small apartments. The absence of a barrier in the form of a door between the dining and kitchen areas, entrance and living room, allows you to move and maneuver faster and more freely.
- This frees up the unused area behind the open door leaf. When the canvas is removed, you can place any piece of decor or furniture in this place. For example, a vase, column, cabinet.
- An area is formed that can be advantageously decorated using a variety of materials. There are plenty of options for decorating the opening.
- Passages decorated in the same style create the feeling of a complete interior ensemble.
- Free air circulation is ensured, which is very important in the heat.
The main disadvantage of unlimited space is the inability to be in a private atmosphere. But this problem is easily solved with the help of a variety of curtains. And if the apartment has a more secluded place - a bedroom or an office, it is better to retire and restore peace of mind in such a closed room.
The following disadvantages can also be identified:
- lack of soundproofing barrier;
- the aromas will spread throughout the house;
- unimpeded penetration of drafts.
Step-by-step instructions for installing hidden doors along with the leaf
Just above we looked at the types of doorways and the features of their preparation before installation. Now we will install the doors step by step.
Concealed doors are installed before the walls are finished.
It is also absolutely important to have a final clean floor level at the time of installation. We control the gap between the door leaf and the floor at 1 centimeter (10mm.)
Main stages of installation
At the first stage , the aluminum frame is installed together with the door leaf.
At the second stage , we remove the fabric from the loops. This is done in order to avoid damage to the canvas during finishing work. We seal the loops themselves with masking tape.
At the third stage - finishing work, during which we close all the installation gaps, adjusting the finish to the very edge of the door frame. The hinges must be in the door frame - this is important.
At the fourth stage , the door leaf is installed back. The gaps around the perimeter are adjustable thanks to hinges in three planes.
We do not recommend it, but we must mention that it can be installed in one stage, without removing and reinstalling the door leaf. But in this case there is a big risk of damaging the canvas during work. If you are not ready to take risks, wrap the canvas tightly with thick plastic film, not a 100% guarantee, but it’s safer.
Sequencing
- Attach the mounting plates to the box; we do this before installing it in the opening.
Mounting plate attachments
- Use pre-prepared wedges (they are not included in the delivery) to secure the upper part of the box. Strictly parallel.
Use wooden wedges to set the level
- After the top jumper, we align the loop side. Check the level in two planes.
- We adjust the box at floor level. Using the same wedges, we fix the side of the box opposite to the hinges.
Fixing the position of the box in the installation opening
- Foam the box on all sides. At this step, do it point by point, as you may have to make further adjustments.
We foam it point by point and fix the box in the installed form.
- We wait. When the foam has dried, we perform a control check of the level and plane. As a result, when the door is slightly open, the door leaf should be fixed in any position and not close or open arbitrarily.
- We completely secure the box, filling all the gaps with foam.
Attention! The foam expands when it dries. When filling gaps, carefully dose the foam without excessive amounts. To avoid deformation of the door frame elements and loss of level, close the door leaf. Between the canvas and the inside of the box we insert cardboard or thin wooden planks of equal thickness. This will ensure that the gaps between the canvas and the box remain unchanged.
- Let the foam dry completely. As a rule, this is at least 12 hours.
- When the foam has dried, carefully, controlling the effort, remove the wedges. Sometimes it’s easier to cut them off, which is also allowed.
- Additionally, using mounting angles and plates, we fix the box.
It is important to ensure a reliable, complete fit and connection between the wall and the frame. Eliminate any possible backlash. If you do something incorrectly at the previous stages, play remains or appears over time, this will lead to cracking of the finish at the points where it connects to the frame.
How to make a secret door with your own hands
If for some reason it is not possible to purchase a ready-made structure, you can assemble it yourself. Making a secret door with your own hands is not difficult, the main thing is to follow the rules.
- The door is installed in the standard way, like a regular interior door. The main thing during the installation process is to use hidden moving mechanisms and create a design that is in harmony with the overall picture of the interior of the room;
- The door frame needs to be hidden or abandoned altogether. Installing a box is permissible if you plan to decorate it with a mirror or painting.
We disguise the structure as a curtain
This method of disguise is quite simple. Despite its lightness, camouflage with curtains will allow you to hide the presence of a secret entrance to a secret room in the room.
Closet
To hide the secret entrance in the closet, it is enough to remove the back wall in the design and screw it tightly to the wall. Thus, the presence of an opening will be completely invisible. With the closet closed, no one will even think about an additional entrance.
How to hide a door with a painting
The process of installing a door disguised with a picture is not complicated. It is necessary to first fix the image on the selected structure and fix the structure in the opening.
Disguise with a mirror
You can install a uniform large mirror into the door structure, or you can install several small ones. One large mirror looks aesthetically and harmoniously.
It is mounted on an aluminum form adjusted to fit the connector. The handle for opening the entrance to the secret room is the frame.
Transform your interior with door stickers
If a modern design is installed in the room, then you can decorate the door, which is already built into the opening, with stickers. Today there are a lot of similar offers, so everyone will find those sticky pictures that are most suitable for organizing the overall picture of the interior.
Pencil door hidden in the interior
Typically, this design is used by those people who do not want to hide something from third parties, but simply hide part of the room behind the design of a secret door. The pencil case is a sliding structure that is not noticeable when opened. The installation process can be carried out in two ways:
- Cutting holes for a sliding structure directly in a concrete wall. This option is reliable, but it requires skills and considerable costs for materials.
- The second option is to remove part of the concrete wall and install in its place a light plasterboard structure, into the structure of which the sliding door will go deeper when opened.
Installation of hidden doors without leaf
We mentioned that one of the advantages of hidden doors is the ability to install them without a leaf.
This need arises when it is important to reduce production time. First of all, the box is sent for installation.
This allows you to continue working without stopping to wait for the entire order to be ready.
When the panels are ready, in the second stage, door panels are delivered for installation.
In this case, the missing part of the block is replaced with rigid jumpers: top, middle, bottom.
The rest of the installation proceeds according to the instructions above.
Removing, adjusting, or reinstalling jumpers is strictly prohibited until the structure is completely and rigidly fixed in the opening.
Installation of hidden doors without door leaf
Design examples
As already mentioned in the last section, the easiest way to hide entrances in an apartment or house is by finishing the canvas to match the walls. For this, the same wallpaper, paint or other material is used.
Even laminate, slats or other wood trim are fixed to the interior fabric. The main rule in this case is to decorate the wall at the same time as the door in order to install it in a single contour.
Important! Experts usually do not recommend gluing heavy tiles or porcelain tiles onto the opening panel - this will put additional stress on the hinges and can damage them.
Additionally, you can use original decorative options: paint the wall with the door up to half the height, make chaotic strokes of paint, catching both surfaces.
Advice! It is not necessary to repeat the finishing of the walls - for high doors you can use materials for the ceiling on top and floor materials below.
The photo shows a decor option for a children's room
A convenient option for the corridor is mirrors. Secure several panels, one of which will be on the door. This way you will simultaneously hide the entrance and make the space visually larger.
If there are paintings or other decor hanging on the wall, attach it to the canvas as well. This technique will further disguise the opening and literally dissolve it in space.
Seal the seams
Hidden installation is called so because the structure does not have platbands. The installation seams are sealed with plaster and wall finishing in such a way as to hide the foam, plates, and all gaps after installation.
There are a number of important features that we strongly advise against skipping or ignoring.
- We process the aluminum box. For reliable adhesion (adhesion is the adhesion of dissimilar surfaces at the molecular level), we apply “concrete contact” to the surface of the box that will come into contact with the finish.
Concrete contact is a liquid mixture, sold in a hardware store, that acts as a connecting element between a smooth surface and finishing materials. It is easily impregnated into concrete, brick... what is important for us is metal. As a result of this finishing, the surface of the box becomes rough, which reliably fixes the plaster, tiles or wallpaper.
At the time of processing the box with concrete contact, it is important to stop dusty construction work so that construction dust does not settle on the surface.
- We cover the perimeter of the box, with an overlap on the wall, with reinforcing tape. Plaster fiberglass mesh - serpyanka.
Preparing a hidden door for plastering work, laying out the reinforcing tape
- Apply polymer cement starting putty.
This type of putty contains reinforcing microfibers, which improves the elasticity of the solution and forms a strong base and bond throughout the entire volume and perimeter. The starting putty will provide strength and prevent the possibility of shrinkage and cracks.
Principles of how to make a secret door
The issue of installing a secret entrance must be approached responsibly. After all, it depends on how well the structure is equipped, whether it will decorate the room or spoil the picture of the interior. It is worth paying attention to the general requirements for installing such an opening:
Secret door in a bookcase
- The design should not be noticeable against the general background of the interior. Often, plasterboard structures are used for high-quality installations.
- You should choose the right fittings. If we are talking about hinges or sliding mechanisms, then you need to buy ones that are hidden so that they are not noticeable on the surface of the wall.
- You should also pay special attention to the choice of handle that will open the hidden structure. Preference should be given to one that is completely identical in material to the decorative finish of the door itself.
- The bottom of the door should start above the baseboard. This will allow you to hide the fact of the presence of a secret entrance as much as possible.
Option to disguise a secret door
By adhering to the above nuances, you can create a structure that is ideally hidden from prying eyes.
Preparing and painting the canvas
At your request, hidden doors, or rather their leaves, can be supplied without finishing, for further finishing. Whether this is so is up to you to decide at the time of placing your order. If you decide to paint the doors, or apply decorative plaster, or glue wallpaper, or cover the surface with wall panels, order the doors primed for further finishing.
The primer will protect the doors from weather conditions and also improve the contact of the paint with the surface of the door.
Preparatory work
You should start preparing for finishing work by removing the top layer of primer. Take fine-grain sandpaper 160 - 240 microns, without skipping places, we process the door leaf well. First remove it from the hinges if you installed it with canvas, this will make it easier for you to prepare and paint. Don't worry, they are easy to hang and adjust.
Let's start painting
It is best to paint doors with a roller, squeezing it well before applying paint. Treat one side first, then the other, then the ends of the door leaf.
It is a normal situation when after the first coat of paint the color differs from the desired one. Let it dry a little, apply a second coat.
The materials that make up the door leaf are made of wood or MDF; they tend to absorb moisture unevenly, so we paint the doors in one approach. First, cover completely with the first layer, then, after complete drying, with the second.
Important! The lock and hinges are not painted. Leave them in their original finish.
Preparation process, painting of the hidden door panel
Decoupage
Decoupage is a simple and accessible technology for finishing old doors, facades and furniture. The technique requires virtually no special skills, materials or tools. Sometimes ordinary paper napkins and glue are enough, because at its core this is a complicated applique.
Decoupage requires a perfectly smooth, sanded and grease-free surface. After this, you can paint the door with acrylic paint for contrast, but be sure to dry it. To glue the drawings, a solution of PVA with water is used, and to fix the result, a transparent furniture varnish is used.
Photo: proffstroygroup.ru
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Adjusting hidden hinges when installing invisible doors
So, the hardest part: installation, preparation and painting is over. It's time to hang the canvas in the door frame. Hidden hinges allow you to adjust the perfect gaps.
Follow, step by step, the instructions in the image, carefully studying each diagram. Difficulties may arise only on the first door, then, having understood the essence, you can quickly adjust each door.
Scheme of step-by-step adjustment of a hidden door after its installation
Fabric decor
Pasting with fabric resembles wallpaper, but it looks more interesting due to its texture. If you have unnecessary but beautiful scraps left, you can make a real patchwork quilt on the door. This will fit interestingly into ethnic styles, boho, country or Provence.
You can fasten the fabric with glue or using special furniture staples - like upholstery on a sofa. The advantage of mechanical fasteners is that they are easy to remove to replace the boring coating. To decorate, use lace, beads, tassels, fringe, braid and any other decorative little things to your taste.
Photo: sdelai-lestnicu.ru
Door care instructions
Subtotal. We have covered in detail all the stages of installing hidden doors. If you have studied it carefully, you can safely proceed, the manual is before your eyes.
Still, I must note that experience is important in every business. Installation specialists install hidden doors every day and know all the nuances of each manufacturer. They can solve on-the-spot the most non-trivial problems that suddenly arise; this happens when mistakes are made at the stage of measuring or preparing an opening.
Therefore, I recommend using this instruction not only for self-installation, but also for supervising specialists at the repair stage, when openings are being prepared, doors are being installed, and finishing is taking place. Installation specialists only install the doors, but the preparatory and finishing work is carried out by your repair specialists.
Now you know the nuances of installation, be demanding and attentive at the stage of accepting work, the result will please you.
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Aging
This is not a mistake: to breathe new life into old doors, age them even more. There are many techniques for this: from mechanical processing to special paints and coatings.
The roughest and most striking aging for loft or country is brushing doors made of oak, ash or coniferous trees. The surface is treated with a hard metal brush, which destroys all soft fibers. The relief of the tree appears even more clearly and expressively, but this is not suitable for all varieties.
Photo: dvernoiguru.ru
Elegant abrasions for Provence or shabby chic are created using a paraffin layer. First, the canvas is painted with bright colored paint, after which it is thickly rubbed with wax or paraffin. A contrasting light or pastel coating is applied on top, which is then sanded with sandpaper. The paraffin is removed in some places and reveals the bottom layer of paint.
The second method of elegant aging is the dry brush technique, which designers borrowed from artists. It is extremely simple: take a little paint onto a thick, flat, dry synthetic brush and brush it over the base. The hairs will not leave continuous strokes and lines, forming an intermittent scratched layer.
Photo: vitdoors.ru
