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.
French doors hack diy.
Tulle curtains attached right to the doors.
Panels hung over the door frame prevent the doors from opening properly.
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.
Our french door was in bad shape cosmetically and it wasn t in our budget to replace the door completely.
Black and creamy draperies over the windows and doors.
Obscuring the gap above the french doors with a bamboo blind.
On top of all of this i keep finding extra doors in weird places like in the garage and attic.
So sliding doors were out of the question for in here.
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.
Attempting to open the doors while the curtains are closed damages the curtain fabric rods and brackets.
I like to call them diy interior door hacks but that s just me.
Burlap curtains attached in bow shape 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.
French doors are simply doors with windows from top to bottom.
That s pretty much a win win in my book.
The dining room has a door.
I painted our french door for under 50 plus the cost of new hardware project total 80.
The living room and sunroom each have a gorgeous set of a french doors.
So today i ve rounded up a bunch of awesome ideas to dress up interior doors and make them something special.
French doors are notoriously hard to dress with curtains.
The stairwell has a door.
But the kitchen also has a door.
I mean if black paint makes doors look more expensive and custom imagine what some molding wall paper and stencils would do.
My wheels are turning.
New french doors range in price from 400 1500 and up.
Neutral striped curtains over the french doors.
Building a set of french doors involves milling many parts and some careful upfront planning.
Color block cream and navy curtains over the doors.