French Doors Hack Diy

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.

French doors hack diy.

I painted our french door for under 50 plus the cost of new hardware project total 80. 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. Black and creamy draperies over the windows and doors. So today i ve rounded up a bunch of awesome ideas to dress up interior doors and make them something special.

Building a set of french doors involves milling many parts and some careful upfront planning. Color block cream and navy curtains over the doors. I mean if black paint makes doors look more expensive and custom imagine what some molding wall paper and stencils would do. 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.

So sliding doors were out of the question for in here. Tulle curtains attached right to the doors. 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. My wheels are turning.

Burlap curtains attached in bow shape to the doors. The dining room has a door. The stairwell has a door. French doors are simply doors with windows from top to bottom.

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. New french doors range in price from 400 1500 and up. Neutral striped curtains over the french doors. The living room and sunroom each have a gorgeous set of a french doors.

Panels hung over the door frame prevent the doors from opening properly. That s pretty much a win win in my book. Obscuring the gap above the french doors with a bamboo blind. But the kitchen also has a door.

On top of all of this i keep finding extra doors in weird places like in the garage and attic. Our french door was in bad shape cosmetically and it wasn t in our budget to replace the door completely. I m excited to share with you a quick diy project i completed last week. French doors are notoriously hard to dress with curtains.