Many people are interested in how to decorate the door with their ownhands. There are many ways to decorate, which will help transform old doors beyond recognition. You can supplement the composition with three-dimensional decorative elements, apply the technique of decoupage, make a simulation of stained glass on the glass. Everything will depend only on your imagination and possibilities. 
A variety of door decor options will help create a feeling of comfort and individuality of the interior of the room.
How to decorate a door with mosaic made of improvised materials
You will need:
- buckwheat (eggshell);
- PVA building adhesive;
- stencil;
- building scotch;
- primer;
- acrylic lacquer;
- black and gold acrylic colors.
Painting the door with a stencil - this is the mostinexpensive and fast way to decor. Decoration on the door can be made from materials such as buckwheat and eggshell. This is a kind of mosaic that will help decorate the door with minimal cost, without using complex technologies. The first step is to select an interesting ornament, the easiest way is to buy a ready-made stencil. But you can do with building tape, for example, if you want to perform a mosaic in the form of flat bands or squares. First, you must prepare the surface: degrease the doors with a detergent or alcohol solution, then apply a primer to improve adhesion. After the primer has dried, it is necessary to glue the stencil with a paint tape. Next, apply a thick layer of PVA glue (it is better to use a building glue, since the clerical can be of worse quality), and then pour the buckwheat in such a way that no gaps remain, the material is spread with the fingers. 
Before beginning any work on decorating,the door must be washed and degreased. The work is left for a day until the glue dries completely. Then decorate of buckwheat covered with black acrylic paint, allow it to dry out. Then take a foam sponge, dip it into a gold acrylic paint, remove the excess with paper. It is important that the sponge remains semi-dry and not impregnated with paint completely, since the main task is to slightly shade black with gold, and not paint the ornament. Gold acrylic is applied with light patting movements. The result is fixed with acrylic lacquer. Eggshell is glued a little differently. After applying the glue take a large piece of shell, apply it to the surface, then gently squeeze it with your hand. Under the influence of the fingers, the shell is cracked and an interesting crack is obtained. It is important that the shell is clean and dry (without the white film inside). Egg krakle is left until the PVA is completely dry, then dyed in any color you like. Then take a gold or silver marker, draw all the cracks. The work is covered with acrylic lacquer. Ornaments in the form of patterns from buckwheat or egg krkle look very original. Your guests at first glance will not be able to determine what exactly the door was decorated with. Back to contents</a>
Door Decoration in Decoupage Technique
For decoupage of doors it is necessary to use three-layer napkins with the necessary figure. You will need:
- paper napkins with a pattern;
- clerical file;
- acrylic paints;
- PVA glue;
- parquet acrylic lacquer;
- soft brush;
- sandpaper with fine grain;
- acrylic putty;
- priming.
The first step is to prepare the surfacedoors: remove the old coating, primed, then painted in white or beige, sand with sandpaper. It is best to take as a basis the shade that is present against the background of the tissue napkin. In this case, the transition from the picture to the main background will not be visible. Next, you need to separate the napkin: remove the 2 lower white layers. You should only have a layer with a picture. Take out the motif with your hands, stepping back from the edges 1-2 cm. Do not cut the drawing with scissors, otherwise you will not be able to hide the borders neatly and instead of decoupling you will get a bad appliqué. 
Tools for painting doors. Place the file on a flat surface, on top - the torn tissue motif (face down). Put warm salty water into the spray gun, sprinkle the napkin abundantly, you should get a good puddle. Gently stretch the folds, drain the water from the file, attach it to the door, gently iron on top with a rag, lift the tip of the file, remove it. After about 2 minutes, take a soft synthetic brush (better fan), grease the picture with PVA glue, leave it to dry completely. The technique of the file allows you to glue the napkin in such a way that it literally merges with the surface without forming any folds. After drying out the motive, cover it with acrylic lacquer. Then apply on the edges of acrylic putty (the thinnest layer). This is done in order to make the transition invisible. Allow the filler to dry, then sand it with fine emery paper dipped in water, tint the background with acrylic paints, paint the shadows. Cover the fragment with a layer of acrylic lacquer, after it has dried, wipe with sandpaper, wipe off dust with a damp cloth, again cover with varnish. Repeat the operation until you reach the desired result. Usually 3-5 layers are enough, but one must be cautious, as some varnishes can become cloudy when applied multilayered. Back to contents</a>
Imitation of a stained glass window on a glass door
You will need:
- paints on glass;
- contour or stained-glass tape;
- sharp knife;
- alcohol solution;
- sheet of Whatman and pencil;
- soft artistic brushes.
The first step is to remove the glass from the door,degrease it with an alcohol solution. On a piece of Whatman paper, draw a sketch of the future stained-glass window, lay it on the table, put the glass on top so that it remains motionless during work. In this case, the easiest way is to use a special stained glass tape on an adhesive base, it is glued along the contour of each fragment of the picture. The edges of the tape are cut at an angle using a sharp clerical knife. If you could not find such material on sale, then you can use a special glass contour (sold in different colors). Before you get down to business, you need to practice on some unnecessary glass to learn how to squeeze out strips of the same thickness. Keep the contour at a slight angle, try to press on the tube evenly. If in some place you did not work out very smoothly, then after the contour dries, it will be possible to correct the errors with a sharp knife or blade. Leave the work for a day, then start coloring the elements. Paints on glass can be ordinary and baked, the latter are not suitable in this case, it is better to buy simple ones. Stained glass paints have a translucent texture, therefore, in order to achieve a brighter shade, they are applied several times with the obligatory intermediate drying of each layer. Shades can be mixed with each other. Stained glass paints are strong enough, so they do not need varnishing. After the stained glass is dry, install the glass in the door leaf. not so difficult if you use the interesting ideas outlined above and familiarize yourself with the detailed technology.
