What are antique or vintage doors.
How to antique glass door.
Sets of six or eight sided knobs cost between 60 and 100 while a pair of cut crystal balls can go for as much as 500.
This way you can separate interior spaces without taking up space when you want the antique door to be open.
Our current inventory of antique interior doors includes entry doors cabinet doors commercial doors closet doors standard doors french doors and pocket doors.
For the most common 12 sided molded glass knobs expect to pay between 30 and 50 a pair.
A commonly asked question here in hippo land is how do i put beautiful antique hardware on my modern doors to support antique hardware lovers everywhere we d like to offer you a step by step guide to replacing your unwanted modern hardware with stunning antiques.
Image antique a door step 15 jpg center use the edges of the tool next to the knots to create a different type of wood grain next to the knots.
But i have reenacted the exact same process on some small glass picture frames.
Once the doors are prepped shake the looking glass can for a good minute or two then evenly apply light coats to half the panes of glass on one door holding the can about 10 from the glass.
The process is exactly the same.
Our antique doors have been sourced by our reclamation specialists who find artifacts from the turn of the century and the pre war eras.
A plain hurricane imitates antique mercury glass with a mottled mirror paint finish.
Prices for vintage glass knobs vary widely depending on condition rarity style and color.
A simple spray of special paint will create a metallic coating that harkens back to old time materials.
Sweep a dry brush over any portions of the grain that are too dark.
Re purposed antique or vintage barn doors are popular for adding sliding doors.
Wash and dry the glass piece.
Re purposed antique wood or glass doors are an eco friendly way to spruce up interior spaces.
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You will notice the paint immediately starts to dry.
Some modern doors are designed to have the same style as antique doors but simply look too new.
You can do this on picture frame glass old doors with glass old windows with glass and even glass jars.
Glass you want to turn into a mirror for this example i used picture frames with glass inserts.
Step 1 prep glass piece photo by lisa shin.