French Doors Hack Diy

French doors are notoriously hard to dress with curtains.

French doors hack diy.

Attempting to open the doors while the curtains are closed damages the curtain fabric rods and brackets. That s pretty much a win win in my book. The dining room has a door. Burlap curtains attached in bow shape to the doors.

Neutral striped curtains over the french doors. The stairwell has a door. 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. Our french door was in bad shape cosmetically and it wasn t in our budget to replace the door completely.

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. Building a set of french doors involves milling many parts and some careful upfront planning. Tulle curtains attached right to the doors. Black and creamy draperies over the windows and doors.

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. My wheels are turning. On top of all of this i keep finding extra doors in weird places like in the garage and attic. 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 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. I m excited to share with you a quick diy project i completed last week.

I mean if black paint makes doors look more expensive and custom imagine what some molding wall paper and stencils would do. Panels hung over the door frame prevent the doors from opening properly. New french doors range in price from 400 1500 and up. But the kitchen also has a door.

In this story i ll walk you through the whole process. Color block cream and navy curtains over the doors. So sliding doors were out of the question for in here. Obscuring the gap above the french doors with a bamboo blind.