Well, we’re fiiiiinally done re-doing our master bedroom closet doors, and I’m happy to report we’re pretty stoked about how they all turned out. There really wasn’t anything wrong with them before…
…but YOU KNOW ME. Once a project idea pops in the ol’ noggin I gotta git-after-it!
They’re not perfect, but it’s all good.
The re-do was pretty simple. We just removed the doors, and their old, painted-on hinges…
…and added some new, oil-rubbed bronze hinges to each one instead…
We bought four 3-packs for around $8 a piece at Home Depot…
Then we took off the old, scuffed up door knobs…
…and replaced them with new, oil-rubbed bronze utility pulls…
We found them on the hinge/window hardware aisle at Home Depot. Here’s what the packaging looked like…
I think they were around two bucks a piece. They’re actually made for windows…
…but I thought they’d make nice-looking door pulls, so on they went!
We already blogged about how we attached the mirrors to each door, but here’s a close up of the edge of the mirror we needed to cover up with trim…
And here’s a photo of the trim we ended up choosing… (Home Depot)
We painted all the molding first, then mitered all the corners. Then we glued all the pieces to each door with Liquid Nails specifically engineered for attaching mirrors. (Not regular Liquid Nails!) After that, we fixed up our miter cuts with white shrink-resistant/crack-resistant silicone (Walmart) and gave ’em all a quick coat of touch up paint. (Moonlight White- Benjamin Moore)
The next step was to make sure the door on the far right didn’t ever accidentally bump into my bedside table, so we picked up a variety of supplies at Home Depot…
The chain was 50 cents, and the “screw eyes” were a buck or two.
Screw eyes.
*giggle*
Sounds like somebody from Scooby Doo or something.
*giggle*
I spray painted the screw eyes (giggle) with some oil-rubbed bronze spray I had, and we attached one to the door frame, and one to the door. We used a small length of the chain in between them to prevent the door from swinging open too wide…
The surface bolt was about five bucks, and we added it so that wild & crazy little ones don’t accidentally fling open Momma’s closet door and bust that chain right off.
We mounted it on the inside of the door…
…so us taller folks can push it up…
…and into a little hole we drilled…
And look! I can still access all the clothes I never wear with ease- ha!
And everybody steers clear of each other on the flip side…
I am going to get rid of some more of those clothes though, for real. We got rid of a bunch of stuff and added some new shelving to the closets a couple of months ago and Kev’s closet looks SO much better than it did before…
BEFORE
AFTER
I finally got around to labeling those handy dandy storage boxes we pull from every day, too…
Oh, oh, oh, oh! I love it!! So light and airy, peaceful and calm. I can’t believe your self control in leaving it for LAST! Very pretty.
I love how they turned out!! They look pretty perfect to me 🙂
What a great idea! I would have never thought of it! The doors look amazing. It looks like you spent big bucks on those doors!
Nope. Little bucks. 🙂
And thank you for the sweet comment!
Oh my goodness, this room is gorgeous. I love the closet doors, but the entire room is just perfect. Love!
Looks great!
Look at you, already child-proofing. 😀 The mirrored doors look fabulous!
Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com
They turned out amazing!!! Makes me want to go mirror something! lol Can’t wait till you get some little ones running around in there putting their little fingerprints all over your new mirrors. 🙂
Love ya girl!
Hugs
Missy
I really like them. I was kind of scared that mirrored doors would look 70’s dated but I was sooo wrong… Enjoy!
They turned out awesome! I may just have to take this idea for our master. We don’t really need the room to appear larger, but we do need a full length mirror & a little extra light bouncing around is always nice!!
Do you ever read the Nester? In her words, “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.”
I love your bedspread!
Yep. Me and Nester are buds. 🙂
Looking forward to visiting her this Spring!
They are gorgeous. Your room is looking so pretty.
thank you Layla! I didn’t know they had pulls and knobs in oil rubbed bronze. after 6 years of waiting, i have finally found what i want for my kitchen cabinets – thanks a bunch!!!
I love the difference the doors make in your room. You’ve got me thinking of my doors now…it looks gorgeous!
Layla they look wonderful and Kudos to you and Kevin for doing them on your own. You are making your home Your very OWN!! I love that. I too, have mirrored doors in my dining room. I will have to admit I love mirrors for the light they reflect in a room. I bet your love the fact that your room now looks larger!!
My dream for a long time has been to put mirrored french doors on my entry closet. Just so you know for a 5ft closet I got a qoute 5years ago for a mere $1400, so don’t you feel even more wonderful knowing that. If you want to see my dining room just go to my blog and you will see it on the side bar!! Great job as always,Kathysue
LOVE IT!!!! I wish I had the talent you have for putting things together!
I’ve been collecting mirrors because I’m planing on making a collaged wall of oddly shaped mirrors. I’m glad to see this! =D
what do you mean they’re not perfect??! they look beautiful and i want the same now…
Perfect solution! They turned out great. I love your bedding – very restful! 🙂
You have a very Pretty Bedroom!
Your room is beautiful and the mirrored doors really must open up your room. The chain and slide lock are a brilliant idea.
Love the doors! I was a little skeptical when you first started but they turned out great! I should’ve known! 🙂
Looks perfect to me!
I love what you have done and who knew what those little mirros could do to your room and reflecting all that light. You two are very clever and thank you so much for sharing all your ideas. Kathy, Brisbane, Australia.
THAT turned out fabulous and sure makes it look bigger! (and your floors look super too!) Questions….if you did a mirrored treatment to a window and hung it above a door, would it look anything like a transom window…or just like a mirror above a door?? Thinking of maybe trying that somewhere here…And, what did you do with the PB Clearlake quilt?…am patiently waiting to see it somewhere in your cute house.
kelly
Hey Kelly!
Thanks for the compliments!
I’m not sure about the mirror transom. I have a feeling it would just look like a mirror. But who knows? 🙂
The Clearlake quilt and shams will make their way onto the bed in Spring and Summer….can’t wait!
You guys did such a great job! I love being inspired by all you do!
Looks great! A lot better than all the mirrored doors we just removed from our closet doors.
Some of our bedrooms are pretty small though, so we’ll probably introduce mirrors somewhere!!
Thanks for the inspiration!
OMG…. I knew this was going to be fabulous !!!!!!! There’s no doubt about it YOU ROCK .
I love the mirrored doors. Great decision girl!
Christine
greatoakcircle.com
I wasn’t sure how the doors were going to look with mirrors, but they look great!!! Love the peacefulness of the colors you’ve used in the bedroom 🙂
It looks beautiful! On a related note … A couple posts back, when you posted the new lamps and the lenda curtains, there were four or five of us wondering how you got the tap top Lendas to look like rod pockets. I’m being pushy and asking again in case you didn’t see the questions amongst all the comments. (If you saw and are choosing to ignore, then please excuse my pushiness and continue to ignore.)
Hey Julianna!
I’ll be blogging about that in an upcoming post. 🙂
Stay tuned for the super simple switcharoo!
Oooh! Ooh! I smell a weekend project for the hubster! Do you happen to know what kind of trim that is? Chair rail maybe?
It looks SO good!!
stunning!!
Let there be LOTS of light!! Fabulous job guys!
WOW!! The doors look fantastic. I can’t believe how much they changed the look of your bedroom, very beach cottagey.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!! that means I Lovies a-LOT!
You guys are so sweet and cute!
Wow- thanks for sharing! I have the same problem with a closet door in my girls’ room constantly being flung into a little end table. I’m definitely going to add a chain, … and then retouch the paint on the table!
Wow. Wowsa. I am.in.love. Does it let more light in and make your room feel bigger? Wow. That rooms is amazing!
That looks awesome! Some day I need to send you pictures of how my house has changed because of your inspiration. Keep it up, lady!
THey look AWESOME! I am so going to do this on an armiore we have in our bedroom! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow! I love it!
Love them! They look great and I love that you are already Kid-proofing!
1st time posting; from an avid diy fan, “beauty is in the imperfections”
Love the mirrored doors – It’s unreal how much larger it makes the room seem!
I am sure you are enjoying the new look.
Blessings,
Jamie
of course, i love everything you do. But, when I saw this post my jaw dropped because I just loooove it! When you had said you were going to put mirrors on your closet my first thought was “ugh..” but ohhh my! You have blown it out of the water! So much inspiration! I’m stealing the oil rubbed bronze hinge look! Do you think that would look good throughout a ‘modern-cottage’ style house? I’m loving it!
Ashley
The doors turned out great and I can’t believe how much they open up the room and make it look bigger! Your room is really shaping up. Love it!!! Love & blessings from NC!
Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! Love, love, love, love, love them!!!!
Woah….still too many steps for me! But turned out beautifully none-the-less.
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The doors turned out beautifully! How funny is it that I am in bed with my sick little boy watching scooby doo? And the words ” and I would’ve gotten away with it too if it weren’t for you meddling kids and that mountainf climbing dog of yours!” was just said!
It looks smashing! Love how it turned out and you make it look so easy. Wondering wish project you will now pick up.