Giani Wood Look Paint Kit for Front & Interior Doors (Honey Oak)

I’m honestly impressed with how this turned out. It gave my door a total refresh and actually looks like real wood, not paint. The process was pretty straightforward and worth the time. Makes such a difference from the curb.

I really enjoyed this project and is a cheap way to change the look of things without the added cost. I used this for my mantle and the back of my front door. And it was plenty of material. The kit made it very simple and I was able to finish it in about 5 hours including dry times. I will add I am not the kind of person who tapes before I paint but because the mitt was thick I didn’t want to get the second coat on the wall so I didn’t tape. There were very few spots that bled and I was able to clean it off with a soap and water towel.

I’ll be honest—I was a little skeptical at first when I started using this front door paint kit. The process felt a bit different than regular painting, and at the beginning I wasn’t sure it was going to turn out the way I expected. But I decided to trust the process and keep going step by step, and I’m really glad I did. As it started to dry and everything came together, the finish began to look more and more like real wood. The final result honestly surprised me—in a good way. Now my front door has a completely different look. It went from plain and boring to something with character and a nice wood-like finish. If you’re on the fence at the beginning like I was, just stick with it. It’s worth it in the end.

Before and after. Super simple process but took me about 7 hours total. No complaints, just can be time consuming. Definitely plan on getting another set for other doors in my home.

This was such a great turnout for such a simple process and low budget! Highly recommend and already planning more projects! The only downfall is that there was BARELY enough product for my standard front door. I only painted one side of the door and two edges and I was scraping the paint out of the can.

WOW! After getting multiple quotes for thousands for new interior wood doors I decided to try this! And wow it looks great and saved me so much money! Before and after photos below!

Updated Review: I decided to try a 4th coat on the door eventhough the manufacturer suggests 3. It looks much better after the 4th coat of the stain. It is still streaky in places from the stain drying too quickly, however, it does look nice from afar. I had high hopes, however, this was a total fail. Base coat went on fine, but the step 2 coat dries so fast, you are left with a streaky sloppy looking mess. The mitt is too large and bulky, I ended up trying to fold it up and use it that way. It does give the door a wood look, but only if you want it to look like it was poorly stained.

I’m a thorough reviewer so I’ll try to summarize as best as I can . Overall, I like my final product, I bought two kits of the black walnut for both sides of my front door. My husband was weary and couldn’t envision it working , but by the end he was a bigger fan than me. That’s not to say there weren’t issues. Issue 1 - tape; I was skeptical that the process could be so quick given the use of tape to section off vertical and horizontal sections. I just envisioned the painters tape peeling off freshly painted base coat sections. When I did the first side I was so happy that this wasn’t an issue. However, the same cannot be said for side two. I did these on the same day- one side after the other. On side two I had multiple issues of tape pulling up the base coat . I even waited a full day to go paint the horizontal sections and it peeled up the vertical wood paint on one small section. So, I think it’s kind of a crap shoot. - it’s worth noting that before painting or moving on I did feel and look to see if paint was dry- no rushing on my part. Issue 2- the mitt; I didn’t think there would be much to complain about with the mitt , but it ended up being the worst part of the project. So , as I was doing the first side I noticed that the mitt deposited a lot of little fuzz on the door. When I did the second side I wrapped the mitt with painters tape and took the tape off to get any loose fuzz, it lessened the problem but it still was still there. The worst part of the mitt was the size of it and the plastic coating that protects the inner part (where your hand goes) and the outside (where the paint goes). There is a plastic in between to keep your hands clean and this plastic makes the mitt almost move uncomfortably and it becomes harder to control your motions because the outside goes one way and the plastic goes another. It sounds weird until you experience it. The size is also just so large that it just makes it hard to control all aspects of the mitt. I know we want free flowing natural motion but the mitt doesn’t need to be that large- most 32-36 inch doors have small vertical and horizontal sections and this just makes it clumsy. Nevertheless, I would repurchase it as it does make the door look very wood like and have the effect I wanted. I will also say that these kits and another brick kit I bought from this brand are so complete and nice. They have drop clothes , full rolls of painter tape, which is a great deal. I would have liked a tray for this kit , but you can’t get everything. I would say give it a go, just be aware you might have a few issues. UPDATED: since about September with the air conditioning off I’ve been noticing a weird melted plastic / varnish smell in my home. The smell would only hit me in the middle of the day when the sunlight beat down on the front of my house. I smelled the door and sure enough it emits this weird odor now. I think the sunlight and heat makes the smell come around , but my air conditioning keeping the door cooled but also messing with the air hid the smell.

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