Design suggestion request
 

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:30:15 GMT, Ba r r y wrote:
Folks,

I have a room which features a red oak floor, doors, craftsman style
wide trim, and radiator covers. The floor is clear oil varnished, the
rest is stained Minwax Natural, mixed 3:1 with Minwax Golden Oak, then
covered with Seal Coat and the same varnish as the floors, for just a
slightly darker color than the floors. The walls are a cool, medium
soft green.

Then there's the metal entry door, factory painted dove gray... 8^(
The door looks good from the outside, and is durable and secure, but
what to do with the inside...

Since we all appreciate wood here, does anyone have any suggestions on
what to do with the door?

I can gel stain and "grain" it, but I don't know how that would look
side by side with real wood. Painting it the wall color wouldn't
work, according to my wife (so you know it won't G).

Help! There's lots of different tastes and plenty of good eyes here.
Anybody?

Laminate a red oak veneer on the inside, and stain it to match the trim.

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Art

Design suggestion request
 

Excellent suggestion, but I forgot to mention that the door has a
stamped raised panel design.

How about filling in the depressed area with Bondo and then laminating with
oak veneer.

Lee


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Design suggestion request
 

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:19:22 GMT, Ba r r y wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:05:38 GMT, Art Greenberg
wrote:

Laminate a red oak veneer on the inside, and stain it to match the trim.

Excellent suggestion, but I forgot to mention that the door has a
stamped raised panel design.

Your suggestion has me thinking about a false panel, along the lines
of a Sub Zero 'fridge.

Thanks!

If you have access to a vaccum press, and use and soften a commercial veneer,
you could get it to follow the contours of the door. It might look a bit odd,
though, to have a raised panel door look so uniform in the grain of the wood.

It would be more trouble, but more authentic looking, if you veneered the
panels, rails, and stiles separately.

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Art

Design suggestion request
 

Ba r r y wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:05:38 GMT, Art Greenberg
wrote:

Laminate a red oak veneer on the inside, and stain it to match the trim.

Excellent suggestion, but I forgot to mention that the door has a
stamped raised panel design.

Your suggestion has me thinking about a false panel, along the lines
of a Sub Zero 'fridge.

Laminating thin plywood to the inside of the door is by far the easiest
solution, but there are some caveats. You will need to hide the edges
with molding; the molding will stand out from the surface of the door
plane and casings, which might look odd - mock it up to be sure you
like the look; the areas behind the raised panel recesses is more
vulnerable to damage, but in all likelihood you'd need some clumsy
gorilla to poke a hole in the door at those exact spots. If that last
one has you concerned, you can fill in the recessed areas with
expanding foam, let it fill the void and then cut the foam back flush
with the face of the door.

R