Laundry Room Updates: French Bifold Door – Check home Decor
Regardless of what it seems like, the DIY Fairy doesn’t dwell right here.
Should you’ve been trying out what we’ve been as much as for the previous month on this weblog, it’s been all befores and afters and rainbows and lollipops. I spotted currently that I haven’t been completely upfront with the nitty gritty that actually occurs.
Robert and I’ve been so wrapped up in portray and hauling and putting in that I’ve hardly had time to seize my digicam to snap pictures of the actual, onerous work. (Minus the occasional Instagram Story anyway.)
All that to say, I’m attempting to get higher about that since sharing precise steps of tutorials that can assist you in your individual house is my jam! I’ve fully slacked off on that currently.
Anyhow, right here is the newest that’s been occurring with the laundry room makeover…
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Final time I shared an replace, we had this rickety bifold door scenario occurring. I actually would have wished to exchange it even when it had been completely useful, however this door had popped off of its observe and was a complete ache within the boo-tay to work with.
So then I discovered this French bifold door with frosted glass panes and it was the answer to an extended checklist of issues we had occurring within the laundry room and breakfast room.
The lounge that this spot in the home opens as much as is stuffed with French doorways, so the truth that I may mimic that model on this bifold was an enormous win!
Within the breakfast nook, we’ve no home windows in any respect, so these frosted panes let in a bit pure gentle from our laundry room window to brighten up the house a tad.
And since the glass is frosted, it nonetheless hides all of our mess that usually piles up behind this closed door. To purchase the door with the glass already frosted is about $650 on Lowe’s web site, however I discovered the clear glass choice on Amazon for $312, and you might simply frost the glass with a can or two of this frosted glass spray paint.
It nonetheless prices greater than your common bear bifold, however this door is smack within the heart of our downstairs and is a little bit of a focus, in order that was value it to us.
Our door got here as unfinished wooden, so I primed it with some Kilz Premium, and painted it with two coats of Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron in semi-gloss like we’ve used on the entire doorways in our home to this point.
We wished to make the door appear like a real French door that opened within the center, so we added these two pulls we discovered at Residence Depot. I’ve thought of even taking the hinge out of the center of the door and attaching the 2 panels to both facet of the door body to make it a real French.
We’ve performed round with {hardware} contained in the laundry room to spiff it up too, like these vintage model hooks the place we will toss hats, luggage, and jackets after we come house.
After a variety of suggestions from y’all in my query from our final laundry room replace, I’ve determined to color our electrical field to make it mix in with the wall. And I’ll put an image body on it hooked up by a magnet so it may be simply eliminated as wanted.
The ground, gentle fixture, and window shade are subsequent on our to-do checklist.
Now that we’ve the cupboard doorways in right here although, it’s wanting far more put collectively. I gave them a coat of Benjamin Moore Merely White and so they’re good as new. I huge puffy coronary heart loooove how they pop towards the wall colour my father-in-law painted (Sherwin Williams Slate Tile).
To coordinate with the hooks on the wall, I discovered these vintage bronze knobs. Aren’t they the prettiest little element?
And I lastly hung up this laundry mirror that I carted together with me from the final home. It’s so nice for brightening up this darkish spot within the nook.
I nonetheless have to do some paint touch-ups and work out how you can manage our peg board and cabinets and if we’re going to construct a drying rack. I’ve to confess, doing laundry has been sort of enjoyable in a room that’s all fairly and embellished. I imply type of. When is laundry actually enjoyable? Bearable. Perhaps I ought to say bearable.
So right here’s the place we’re on the laundry room to-do checklist:
Paint partitions Sherwin Williams Slate TilePaint ceiling Benjamin Moore Merely WhitePaint cupboards and trim Benjamin Moore Merely WhiteSubstitute previous hooksChange cupboard knobsSubstitute bifold door- Cling woven Roman shade
- Swap gentle fixture
- Paint vinyl flooring
- Construct drying rack
- Cling ironing board
- Cling laundry artwork
- Manage odds and ends
- Manage peg board
So since we’re on the topic, obtained any peg board organizing ideas? Or an excellent laundry room group system? If the Group Fairy decides to point out up, I wouldn’t be against letting her work her magic in right here.
