Make Bifold Doors Into French Doors

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Make bifold doors into french doors.

And 40 more. Turn a flat door into a paneled door painted or wood. So i decided that converting the bifold doors into barn doors would be the way to go. This post shows how it is possible to turn bi fold doors into french doors in order to get some more additional space in a closet laundry area or pantry.

I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door. Purchase pre hung french doors. We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive. I think they totally up the style in any room and definitely give it a unique look.

Some might ask why go through the trouble well after countless hip bruises from bumping the laundry basket into the door and a couple of pinched toddler fingers we needed to nix the doors or change them up. Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track. Leveling the door is important. So when the bi fold door on the closet in our bedroom broke off the track and was beyond repair i decided to use it as an opportunity to turn it into a set of french doors.

First off i love french doors especially mini french doors. Here s the easy way we turned craftsman style bi fold doors into beautiful stylish french doors for under 100. More ways to update your doors. And since i re used the doors i only needed to buy the barn door hardware which is much less expensive than buying brand new doors.

That way i get full access to the closet space without taking up any extra space in the room. Here are the bifold doors to our laundry room that i made into french style doors. Center and level the french doors. This is one of those things that when it breaks turns out to actually be a blessing in disguise.

The doors should still be attached in the corner so that they have a point to pivot from because they don t have hinges attached to a frame like a regular door. Add glass to a door. Pre hung french doors can be purchased at your local home improvement store. Turn your builder grade basic and boring doors into stylish and modern french doors with this bifold door makeover how to plus tips for inexpensive door knob options.