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…
This room is amazing! I’m so impressed with your DIY skills.
Perfection!
**SWOON** Your room looks just as gorgeous as your inspiration photos! LOVE the mirrors AND the rest of the room! The lock for the top of the closet is an awesome choice! When my youngest was little I baby sat another little one who was a total escape artist. We had to put them on our exit doors and we still use them at night for security. 😉
I love every inch of it. The doors are amazing, what a great thought! -denise
Great job on the mirrored closet. The molding info was especially helpful; I might have to venture to HD or Menards in order to find a trim that fancy-schmancy (as my local hardware store is *ahem* limited in its selection)
Can you share the heights that worked for you in closet organization? I spy three shelves – their capacity must be dreamy!
thanks!
Thanks for the tutorial on the doors. We need to upgrade our scary seventies doors at our lake cabin! Your master bedroom is looking so, so pretty, Layla! 😀
I am amazed at how such a “simple” alteration can completely customize the look of a space! I love the light mirrors bring in and of course you have balanced it perfectly with the textured wall behind the bed. Great job!
Wow! Love it. Now you have my noggin’ going for my bedroom. Thanks…
Have a great weekend.
Wow. These look fantastic. I was very skeptical at first. I thought they were going to be hideous and 70’s, but you have really proved me wrong!
Beautiful. You guys did an awesome job and it really adds some character to the room!
Have a lovely weekend! 🙂
I’m kinda new to your blog so you may have answered this before, but where did you get those storage bins in your closet???? I’ve been looking for some just like those!
Love the look! What a great idea.
It looks great Layla! Thanks for sharing the “little” details, like how you managed to secure the door so it won’t bump into the night stand. Those are often the little things I forget to do and then regret it later!
Beautiful! What a huge difference in the before and after picture! I love it!
I also LOVE what you did with the wall behind your bed!
Just found your blog yesterday, I think. It’s great! 🙂
Greetings from Canada! Just wanted to express my sincere gratitude for your blog. I love that you are so open with sharing not only your ideas, but your sources!! Thanks to online shopping I can now get hold of some of the stuff you reference that I normally couldn’t get in Canada! We are about to embark on our master redo and loves these closet doors. Our “master” is only 12 by 11 🙁 . In fact our entire main floor is only 500 square feet (finished the basement out of necessity!), so needless to say any ideas to create the illusion of more space/light are welcome.
Oh, this post just makes me smile -I heart your fun photo shop extras – they add something special and I so appreciate your humor as well! Our 2 boys are big into Scooby these days and my husband and I were just commenting that the show always ends with that same ‘meddling kids’ quote – HA!
Your doors look just lovely and the professional organizer in me wants to give you a big pat on the back for the work on the INSIDE as well!
Cheers!!
~h
I just love these doors!! I’m exactly like you: I always have tons of projects!!
Looks great!!
Those are awesome! They work for you young girls, for we middle agers…I only allow mirrors from the stomach up in this house. Anything else makes me cry. Great tutorial and photos!!!!!!
Layla, I love it! We each have 2 closets doors per closet and we are constantly bumping into each other with the doors. I was actually thinking about taking them down and putting up a big pretty curtain.
I am showing my man this picture though, because I think you have me sold!
Layla & Kevin.
You’re bedroom looks amazing.
Everything you “switch a roo” comes out looking like
a BILLION bucks.
I use to love HGTV for all the great shows they had on
transforming rooms into beautiful spaces for less.
They are so missing the boat these days, especially
when everyone is not having tons of money to decorate with.
You have brought back the fun and excitement of decorating
and creating and redesigning on a very small budget.
HGTV should take more notice to where they are lacking…
A Layla and Kevin & A Lettered Cottage.
Speaking of closets… I have a question.
Do you have any recommendations for how to set up an organizing system for your closet?
We are doing some renovations to our new (old) house before we move in to it, and I would LOVE to set up our closets (kids, too) before we take residence. And while the closets are empty.
any ideas? anyone? resources?
Layla,
I LOVE your closet doors-am showing my husband this tonight for our next project! We have a similar bedroom layout & need to do something with our doors. I have searched your blog for the last hour looking for the color of your bedroom floors-the only mention I find is about the laminate floor your purchased off e-bay-but the bedroom flooring looks much lighter and I cannot tell if they are laminate..Can you please share your master bedroom floor info with me?
Thank you so much….I also purchased the Penny’s bed and am painting it this weekend…Had been stalking the PB version and just could not justify the price—then I saw your blog entry and called JCP’s immediately and ordered! Thanks so much….I love how YOU make ME feel about decorating my home.
Chris
Hi Chris! The floors in the master bedroom are also laminate and were purchased from a local liquidation store. Thank you for stopping by and for the sweet comments!
speechless.
These look really great! I love how the light just bounces off of them making the whole room feel larger. Good job on organizing the closets – I am on a quest to get mine done soon…I guess I should get to it!
where did you get those handy dandy storage boxes?
Wow! Looks absolutely amazing!!! Everything about it looks incredible! What a transformation!! One question – how did you fill the holes from the old doorknobs? Thanks jaime
I never look at the names on the posts but love reading them.
I was so surprised when I just happened to look at one random name
and it was yours.
Too Funny.
Glad you are still loving Layla & Kevin & The Lettered Cottage.
They still make my (decorating) day. geri.
You’ve done it again! Ain’t no one surprised. I’m in awe, El!
Any good ideas for cheap bi-fold closet doors?
the whole stinkin’ room looks amazing. UH-mazing. the closet doors blow my mind. 😉
Wow! this looks like you actually added square footage to the room! >:[ I have nowhere to do this and the handiest hot husband…I’m wandering around the house visualizing every closet with a mirror…I need to move! (in with y’all, hahaha)
OMgosh, the presto-chango there is FABULOUS! What a wonderful retreat! (And believe me, when those little feet finally arrive in your home, as much as you will ADORE them, you will need a restful retreat now and then!) 🙂 Kev’s closet looks so much better. One tip for maybe getting a bit more storage space: We recently had some shelving added to our master closet and the lady who designed them recommended we hang our slacks ON THE TOP RACK and the jackets/shirts on the BOTTOM RACK. I know that’s totally bass ackwards, but because the pants don’t hang down as low as the upper body clothing, it leaves 6-12″ to put things (like folded sweaters) on the shelf that the lower clothes hang on. Once I got used to it, I was able to pull my outfit together with the pants on top and am lovin the extra storage space! THANKS for the eye candy on a cold and dreary Friday!
Your bedroom is gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing!
Layla,
The mirrored doors are wonderful. They open the room up and probably give an added sense of spaciousness and I really appreciate the step by step tutorial. The bedroom looks so serene…love it!
Your room is stunning! I’m in awe! It is really coming together. Love the mirrors – especially the four of them.
Beauiful!!! I’m so inspired. I want my bedroom to be this beautiful!
That looks pretty close to perfect to me! Your room is lovely; you guys are so gifted….
WOW! Your doors look AMAZING! (Well…….your whole room does!) Seems most people are taking mirrors off the doors these days, but you add them, and make them look AWESOME! GREAT JOB!
Looks perfect to me =)
Love how your room is turning out.
WOW. now this is how you do mirrored doors. your bedroom looks like such an escape, love it.
I really like the mirrors. I wasn’t so sure when you initially mentioned the idea, but they turned out great. Your bedroom is so beautiful!
WOW!
I have to admit, i was a little skeptical about this project at first. Usually large mirrors scream “80’s” to me, but I judged too soon! These are BEAUTIFUL!
Great work!
Totally impressed! Love it ALL!!! 🙂
It’s come together so nicely! It’s funny that “mirrored doors” are totally 80’s (you know the ones I’m talking about) but you go and make them totally modern and beautiful. It’s really a lovely room. If you ever come to DC you must visit and give me some ideas for our tiny little master!
LOVE it!! you have given so much character to your space. Very smart of you to add mirrors to those doors in a room w/only one window. so much light in the room now. you have shown how good design is also good problem solving!
I know you have like a thousand comments on this already. But just wanted to add one more 🙂 Your room is Perfect. Love Everything about it.
I love how the closets turned out they look so special. kinda think I might need to do something like this.
Beautiful! I usually buy those cheap floor length mirrors and have to hide them on the back side of a door. This looks so much better. You’ve probably already answered this question somewhere and I missed it, but what is the bedding you’re using?
Sheila-Noticed your question as I was looing to see if Layla answered myine–here is the link:
https://theletteredcottage.net/our-king-sized-pottery-barn-style-headboard
chris
Just wanted to tell you that I loved your grammar in this post. 😉 and the mirrored doors are fabulous, of course.
-shaunna 🙂
Love the new doors!! And I about DIED when I saw that you call them “undies” too! LOLOLOL
My teenage son about has a heart attack everytime I say the word undies. “Mom PUHLEEEEEEEASE don’t call them undies……… they are called UNDERWEAR.”
SORRY! We wear our undies with pride!
WOW! THIS IS STUNNING, LAYLA! I HAVE THE SUDDEN URGE TO MIRROR A DOOR.
XOXO,
JAMI
My favorite part of this post was when you wrote, “Momma’s closet”. Sounds so good! Been praying for you two and your soon-to-be little one(s).