French Doors Hack Diy
But the kitchen also has a door.
French doors hack diy. Panels hung over the door frame prevent the doors from opening properly. On top of all of this i keep finding extra doors in weird places like in the garage and attic. New french doors range in price from 400 1500 and up. The dining room has a door.
So today i ve rounded up a bunch of awesome ideas to dress up interior doors and make them something special. I m excited to share with you a quick diy project i completed last week. It gave me a fabulous excuse to diy my own french doors and i no longer have to deal with that annoying bi fold door. I painted our french door for under 50 plus the cost of new hardware project total 80.
Our french door was in bad shape cosmetically and it wasn t in our budget to replace the door completely. I mean if black paint makes doors look more expensive and custom imagine what some molding wall paper and stencils would do. The living room and sunroom each have a gorgeous set of a french doors. Color block cream and navy curtains over the doors.
Building a set of french doors involves milling many parts and some careful upfront planning. Black and creamy draperies over the windows and doors. My wheels are turning. My solution was french doors that both opened into the bedroom instead of the closet and bathroom since they are both so small to begin with.
Obscuring the gap above the french doors with a bamboo blind. French doors are simply doors with windows from top to bottom. But all these stupid doors take up so much space for real i hate doors when they open so i didn t want normal sized doors. Attempting to open the doors while the curtains are closed damages the curtain fabric rods and brackets.
First of all since these doors will be exposed to the elements it s a good idea to make them out of rot resistant hardwood. The stairwell has a door. French doors are notoriously hard to dress with curtains. Turning a bi fold door into french doors is a really simple diy project and requires very little materials and know how since you re already repurposing the door.
That s pretty much a win win in my book. I like to call them diy interior door hacks but that s just me. Tulle curtains attached right to the doors. Burlap curtains attached in bow shape to the doors.