Closet FarmhouseSliding FarmhouseFarmhouse DoorsFarmhouse Door InteriorInterior BarnFarmhouse BathroomDiy InteriorInterior HouseInterior DoorsForwardHollow core door makeover with frosted glass. Sliding closet farmhouse doors with gate hinges and his & hers signage never looked so good!My jaw dropped when I first saw this gorgeous and simple closet door update on the One Kings Lane blog. I love projects like this one that look expensive and complicated, but are actually easy to execute and are super affordable. I’ve done a ton of closet door updates in my day. Here are my very favorite ones from my site and from around the web. What I love the most about these projects is they are simple and inexpensive and not a huge commitment, so you can get fun and funky with your choices and who cares if you’re ready for a change at some point? I added very thin molding to this door in our old loft. I love the double square pattern and the bright pop of color! You can’t go wrong chinoiserie panels in my book, but these hot pink beauties are extra special!
PS here’s a great place to buy (more) affordable hand painted panels. In my first story for Domino, I added 30 pieces of mirror to these painted IKEA Pax armoires, dentil trim moulding and gold pulls. I think the mirror inside helps amp things up, too! Here’s another wallpaper idea – this one’s from House Beautiful. I love the bold pattern. Wouldn’t something like this be great in a kids room? It’s a great way to add wallpaper without breaking the bank. You’d only need one roll to do a closet door like this one. Another great idea for a kids space – simply paint the closet doors with chalkboard paint. Make sure to use a foam brush or roller so there are no brush marks! Here’s another paneling + yellow paint idea, but this one was made with canvas stretchers hung with my very favorite picture hanging strips! I decoupaged some pretty floral fabric on inexpensive, flat bi-fold closet doors and I made a folding screen, but obviously the same idea works when using them as closet doors.
This can be a really inexpensive way to get the wallpapered look. – the finish is wipeable! Great for a play room! I love the idea of adding nail head to a flat door for pattern and texture, the way Ashley Hicks did here. A layer of leather underneath the nail heads would be even more amazing! And here’s another favorite. This one would be a ton of work to DIY, but it’s such a luxe look! I’ve done some experimenting with glass to look like antique mirror (here’s my favorite version of that project). I love how the antiqued mirror looks on closet doors! I love the pattern and hardware used on these doors from Driven By Decor! The squared off pattern is so Palm Springs! This project uses O’Verlays and grasscloth wallpaper. I added wooden rounds from the hardware store and chunky moulding to our studio closet doors. I still love them and the glossy Gentlemen’s Gray color. And if you’re not up for a lot of work, just paint your closet doors black and switch out the hardware.
I pulled these off of an old Draper chest. I love how they look in our guest bedroom.Ugly ClosetOld Closet DoorsBifold ClosetFolding Closet DoorsCoat ClosetUpdating Closet DoorsPlain ClosetBoring ClosetEntry ClosetForwardCompletely transformed boring interior closet doors into something more upscale and trendy. Use trim to create the look of shaker style doors, but without the high price tag. Paint them and add hardware.How To's & Quick Tips > 6 Simple & Easy DIY Closet Door Transformations There’s the big stuff—renovations, major appliances, new suites of furniture—any of which can make an obvious impact in your home. But don’t overlook the little features as well, like cabinet pulls, light switches, and unexpectedly, closet doors. I mean, simply having closet doors shut has to look better than the evil that lurks behind, but with so many easy and inexpensive makeover ideas out there (most of these cost less than $35), why not take a couple minutes to explore how other DIYers have transformed their closet doors?
Mirrored closet doors, so popular during the 70s and 80s, are the bane of renters everywhere. These doors may make your room look bigger, but they will never make it look better. That is, unless you add geometric frost to the glass for a whole ‘nother vibe altogether. A coat of paint will do wonders, but a simple pattern created with blue painter’s tape is something else, indeed. Janet lives in a tiny NYC apartment but still managed to create serious architectural detail with an inexpensive, temporary solution: 3M adhesive strips and canvas stretcher bars. Kandiego moved into a new home with solid wood doors in horrible condition. To cover the holes, scratches, and paint splatters, she simply tacked up inexpensive bamboo table runners from the discount store. Imagine what other thin, inexpensive materials could be easily attached. Abby gave her dull wood doors a permanent upgrade by attaching wood casing (trim) to her bifold doors and applying a fresh coat of paint.
Faux five-panel doors for about $30 each. This super simple project yields an amazing difference. You can disguise the closet completely—and put it to good use—by turning it into a surface for art with chalkboard paint. For more DIY project ideas, consider: 5 DIY Wall Treatment Ideas 20 Clever Ideas for Repurposed Storage 5 “Make in a Weekend” DIY Bookshelf ProjectsWhether your goal is to fix, tinker, build or make something better, your next adventure in DIY starts here.No, they're not classes of ballroom dances; they're closet door types. Whatever kind of closet doors you have, or whatever you call them, we have a makeover for them. Read on, be inspired and go from slab to fab in no time. 1. Janet gave her boring white bi-folds an architectural lift with cheap canvas stretcher bars that she applied with 3M tape. Click here to read more about the project and to see the 'before'. 2. Some tape and a couple of cans of spray glass frost might be the perfect way to redo mirrored closet doors.
(For more ideas, visit this page.) 3. Susan used damask wallpaper to give her closet doors a serious punch of color. Click here to see the 'before'. 4. Speaking of wallpaper, these sliding doors were made over using wallpaper that looked like bead board and some framing strips. Click here to read more about the project and to see a 'before'. 5. The Pin Junkie ended up using fusible web and spray adhesive--to adhere fabric to her sliding closet doors--because she ran out of the fusible web after doing the first door, onto which she IRONED ON the fabric. Click here to read how to do it yourself. 6. This next makeover, although subtle, is just enough to make a BIG difference. Kara was not diggin' her brass-trimmed sliding doors, so a can of oil rubbed bronze spray paint was utilized to take care of the situation. Click here to read about the entire process and to see a 'before' pic. 7. You might not have considered painting sliding doors with chalkboard paint, but after looking at this installation, you just might want to do it yourself.