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Blogger Richmond, VA on Aug 17, 2012

A good closet door alternative...

Our guest room is still in the works, obviously since there is almost nothing on the walls, but lately I've been thinking that the old wooden closet doors weigh the room down a lot. I'd love to replace them with something else! Be it painting them, or curtains, or something. I may have to replace them because one door is broken and wont shut.

There are two other windows in the room and one is right next to the closet so I am worried curtains may be too overwhelming, but I'm not sure. I do have plans to put a window seat under that window, so maybe it could work...

I've included a mood board and pictures of the room for a reference

*Just a note, painting the trim is not an option ;)*

6 Comments

SettingforFour Canada

I would remove the closet doors and add one or two curtain panels hung from a rod mounted to the wall like here http://christiechase.blogspot.ca/2012/06/492...
You could go with a fun print like this posts shows or keep it neutral with grey or white ...»
panels. If you go with grey or white use the same fabric for the drapes on the other two windows. If you go with the fun print, I would keep the other window drapes neutral. Use the same rods for the windows and the closet to give it a cohesive look....brushed nickel would work well with the grey tones in your mood board. If you don't like the look of the rod on the outside of the closet door you could mount a rod on the inside of the door as shown in this post: http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/01/look-h...
Good luck!

on Aug 17, 2012 · Like 1
Anne @ DesignDreams by An... Canada

How about those Ikea panel curtains? They would look cute http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories...

on Aug 17, 2012 · Like 1
Freckled Laundry (Jami) Elmira, NY

I agree that curtains would be great, esp. Anne's look. I like it. If the one door is fixable, you could paint them and add fabric panels to the front (tufted or smooth). I think long, skinny rectangle panels (four of them - one for each) might be nice, leaving an inch or two around the edge so you get a little frame of white, gray, aqua...whatever you paint them. (Personally, I think the aqua that's in the mood board pillow would be nice.) A subtle fabric (like a solid grey or white linen ...»
to coordinate with the bedding colors on your mood board) won't command as much of the eye's attention, although the treatment itself probably will. You could even do the curtain print on the two end panels to give it balance with the window. Just a different take. Good luck with your room!

on Aug 17, 2012 · Like 0
Eclectically Vintage - Ke... New York, NY

Curtains ... fab fabric choice to liven up the space! If you can't paint the doors -that's your best bet

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KMS Woodworks Nederland, CO

I do not think the doors are too heavy at all. They match the taller baseboards and tie everything together...if it were my place all I would do is get a lighter color lampshade and throw some art on the walls.

on Aug 19, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

I'm with you KMS, but then I always choose stained wood when at all possible. To me it's richer looking than the curtain panels or painted doors could ever look.
The door I used to make the corner shelf above is one of the hollow core doors that have a brace in the middle that allowed us to cut it in half.

on Aug 19, 2012 · Like 0