Adding Trim To Bifold Closet Doors

This video details installing the trim molding that will cover th.

Adding trim to bifold closet doors.

Adding moulding to inside out bi fold doors yesterday i shared a quick post about my new entryway chandelier and rug. My master bedroom closet had bifold doors that were plain and outdated. Tps header using trim to update doors lots of different styles. Now i m back with a long post on the final change i made in this first wave of improvements.

For the other 2 doors i waited to add the horizontal lattice until i actually hung the doors up. For this post i will show you how i added trim around the bifold door frame to finish out the door. It s best used if the door itself is wood or made of medium density fibreboard and will only work on hinged doors not on sliding or bi fold closet doors since the trim will add depth and width. I ended up doing the laundry doors the other 2 doors on different days so my laundry door was done before the other 2.

Adding trim to bi fold closet doors is an excellent way of making the door appear larger. Today i d like to show you how to trim down bifold doors to fit an existing opening. Without this door trim our wall color has to wrap around and go inside the closet. Unlike the stick on vinyl strips that mimic molding you ll need a little woodworking knowledge to get the cuts and angles right as well as the.

Using carved molding and or flat trim to update doors makes for a fairly quick simple and inexpensive update to a flat door. And bifold doors can quickly and easily be turned into french doors just follow the second half of this tutorial. Diy shaker bi fold doors for our entryway closet. Adding decorative trim to bi fold doors to turn them into something more custom is nothing new we used inspiration from room for tuesday and diy playbook and project palermo recently turned her doors inside out to do the same and we were determined to make this work for the closet in our scary room too it s a great solution to create a higher end look from an everyday item.

It also gives our wall color a proper stopping point. When i decided to replace all the doors in the room i thought that the bifold would be the easiest. The size of the finished opening was 35 wide by 82 tall.