Well, it seems like that's always one of the things they tackle in the room re-do shows on HGTV. They call them dated, but I don't quite consider the HGTV decorating mavens the be all/end all when it comes to what's what. I can see their positive aspects ... they can visually enlarge a room, and give you a great place to check yourself out when you've gotten dressed!

Oh no! they "tackle" them.. as in - remove them?
Well I better not install them then.
I Don't like the shiny gold trim ones.. I was thinking black trimmed ones.
I will have to check into the options out there. The ones I have now definitely do look dated. Some kind of heavy wood things with a sunk in round hole gold toned thing for a handle uggh

Dear lorriekay, No, I think that mirrored closets are out of style, I mean, there are many people that says the mirrored closets add an extra touch of elegance, but I don´t think so, maybe in the 80´s were dated. And this kind of closets are dangerous, in my personal opinion.here you could find interesting information about these topics

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Personally, I am not a big fan of mirrored closet doors. Two double closets with mirrored doors next to each other would be four large mirrors side by side. That is a whole lotta mirror! Honestly, it might feel reminiscent of the mirrored ceilings or walls from the 70's. Maybe not the look you are going for?

I think they're kinda awful. You can't hang anything on them, really, and they just look sort of fake-luxury. When I worked on a makeover show, years back, people begged us to get rid of them.

Yes they are dated. They appeared in the 70s-80s and then disappeared in homes being built. They are not good Feng Shui. They make a room look cluttered by reflecting everything, rather than serene and calming. They look cheesy. They look like something to enhance a brothel. They give flashbacks to the disco era and makes one wonder if there is piped in music too.

If you need a full length mirror for dressing, keep it on the inside of a closet door. Or if it suits your decor style, get a floor standing framed mirror. This is a great look for Victorian.

Sorry, but I also think they're dated.

Plus, four of them in a bedroom give waaaaaay too much reflection. Do you want to see yourself getting out of bed every morning? Nooooooo..... Lol....

PLUS you'd have to keep them clean. Fingerprints, dust...

PLUS PLUS they would cost a lot. Money that you could spend on nice paneled doors.

OK, I'll be the desenting one on the topic. I wouldn't let the hottest trend on TV determine what I use in my home.
BTW, how large is your room Lorrie?

We remodeled my DM's bedroom a couple of years ago and she wanted to get rid of her noisy, dragging, sliding double doors on her closet. Her room gets very little natural light and she also wanted easy access to all of her closet space. We chose frameless, mirrored bi-fold doors and the transformation in her room was amazing. We added crown molding and also added larger molding around the doors.
She never fails to comment on how much she enjoys her bedroom now.

If you decide against mirror, then check out the bi-fold panel doors. If you have the room to open them, you'll enjoy using your closet more.

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I could never have mirrors on my closets...it would scare the %!@#* out of me at night.

I added Mirror closets to my spare room a few years ago when my closet doors needed to be replaced since they were not working and never worked since I bought my home. I actually had thrown away the closet doors until I finally decided what I wanted as doors. I bought the frameless ones which make my small room look larger and I have a stepper int her room that I used to use before my car accident last year. I bought the doors at Lowe's and they were one of their best quality and they sent a quality installer who became a client of mine.

Dated or not, I can't stand great masses of mirror like that (big mirror doors or mirrored walls, and I've had both). I do NOT think that ginormous expanses of mirror make a room look larger AT ALL - in fact, just the opposite, to me the reflection of everything that's in the room creates an appearance of clutter which for me shrinks the room even further.

I suppose if one has a dance-mad (and I'm talking ballet or jazz or even skilled hip-hop, not Dance Dance Revolution, moshing, etc.) child they might be practical to have an entire wall of mirrored doors in his/her bedroom... but past that my own reaction is an unmitigated "ugh".

But, it's your house, and you have to live in it, not me, so do what spins your beanie.

Lorriekay - Funny you should mention this. I just got thru a month ago with my mirrored closet doors and here is what I did. ( I would post a picture but photobucket hasn't been working well for me as of late) Trust me when I say all my friends and neighbors have raved about this. They were stuck in the gold tone metal from 1987. I went to Lowe's and inquired about spray painting them and what it would take. Rustoleum has product called American Accents Metallic. Designer Metallic finish,,blah, blah,,I chose Satin Nickel as you'll see on the top of the spray can. I blue taped down newspaper covering the mirror part and took my time to make sure the blue tape went up to the edge so I could spray away. I did have to spray on a primer (suggest a similar color but not the same so you can see where you've missed),,,took a couple of coats of the final color,,2 cans in all. I'm very happy with it since it looks like the new nickel faucets etc. that I put in along with the other updates I made. Everyone in my neighborhood that has this same "gold" to deal with really thought I had bought new doors except for the ones I told ahead of time and now they want to do it. Give it a try since nothing was wrong with my doors. I removed the top and bottom "runner's" or whatever you call them that the doors slide/glide in...and did the same thing to them and reinstalled with their screws etc. and away we went. Well worth it!!! let us know what you do.

Lorikay, I think that what is bothering you about the room and the issue with the closet doors, is that the doors are flat and plain. Since they are sliding doors you cannot hang artwork on them or put anything in front of them. Right?

You haven't posted photos of the space but a couple of ideas to toss around is to put wood strips or glue cheapie picture frames on the door to make them more elegant and seem like raised panel doors. Another thing you could do is wallpaper them with a print or texture in something that blends in the room. Maybe grasscloth? Toile? What style is the decor in this room? I am assuming that the sliding doors are builders grade plain flat doors. You want to dress up the doors without making them a focal point.

You guys are cracking me up.. big time LOL.
dilly dally .. I cannot even put into words the style of the room . It is just something that has to be seen with your own eyes as words are not enough (wink wink)
The doors are flat panels. Above the doors are Cupboards LOL
YUP a whole row of cupboards.. they are Awesome for storage lol and go wayyyy back .. they are deep. Those cupboards had/have shiny old gold tone knobs.. which I have removed and am going to replace with new hardware. The headboard wall has
redwood diagonal siding covering it. It was Dark. I primed it and painted it green to brighten things up. It has a HIGH up long skinny mirror above the bed. LOL.
We've already replaced the carpet which was skanky.
The room is approx 16 X 20 but not sure exactly. It's naturally a sort of dark room which is why I painted the walls a light but warm Ivory.. and painted that wood crap a cheerful green. I wasn't up to the project of prying that wood off and then plastering the damaged wall.
I like the ideas of "decorating the doors" somehow.
todancewithwolves - mirrors sometimes freak me out too when I am going to sleep lol.
annz .. I have bifold closet doors on the other end of the house and I really don't like them at all. The way they stick out. There is plenty of room for bifold doors in my bedroom but I don't think that style is for me
I know some people just remove the doors and hang curtains..
I'll post pictures tomorrow :)

Wait, you have a horizontal mirror above the headboard and you were asking about adding mirrored closet doors to the room? From a decorating standpoint it would be a no-go, but of course ah, what ever.............

Anyway I was looking for some examples of wallpapered/decorated sliding closet doors to show how good it can look and now my Google Fu is weak. I know I've seen some good examples out there. I just can't find them now.

Have you considered panel track sliding 'curtains' intead of doors. The panel tracks come in wide solid planks or wide heavy slabs of felt or woven bamboo. Now that you have indicated that you have a wall of wood in the room it may be too much for now but maybe in the future if the wood wall and mirror is removed.

Here is a link that might be useful: panel track for closet

Check on the HGTV website -- put "mirrored doors" (or something similar LOL!) into their own search engine ..... there have been many shows where they have tackled this issue .....

I believe that the folks on one show etched (using a glass etching kit) the mirror with geometric patterns! On another show -- I seem to remember that they used some kind of automotive window film on the mirrors too...

Yes they are probably dated. I have them in the front entrance, and I have them in the MB. They do reflect alot of light. I have been told by some that the ones at the front door make people a little leary but I always see them checking themselves out anyway. If we were redoing or rebuilding I probably wouldn't put them back.

Linda

I think mirrored closet doors are fine---desirable, even---when access to the closet is in a dressing room, hallway or bathroom, or even a separate ell off the bedroom. I just don't think they belong in an actual bedroom.

The best question to ask is, "Would I put a mirror here anyway?" If the answer is yes, mirrored doors are just a different place for the mirror.

dilly dally ..I have a high up long skinny horizontal WINDOW over the bed, not a mirror LOL.
I miswrote lol.

Here are the promised pics of the closet doors.

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window over bed pic.. & view of room from entryway/hallway

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Curtains over Sliders

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The carpet is brand new..it's staying lol
The nightstands are all we have right now. They have Ivory marble tops that go nice with the ivory walls.
I don't like the color of the legs.
I'm not crazy about the nightstand really, period. But the size and height of them works well for us.
I am wondering if I paint the bases... (the marble tops come off) it might breath new life into these..
I am stuck on what color to try.

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1. Planning on getting new knobs for the Cupboards. I was thinking Black Scrolly

2. New Light fixtures. There is one in the middle of the room. Maybe a Chandelier

3. The wood siding I wasn't ready to tear off and do the repairs so I painted that green hoping for a "garden look" since the wood grain shows through like a lattice, trellis look. Plus it's a Darkish room and wanted to brighten it up.

4. My *vision* was to buy some garden floral bedding .. with the green and ivory colors in it.

5. Carpet is brand new. It stays. Brown to hide dirt and stay with warm colors

6. The closet doors. I don't know what to do??!!!

7. The window over the bed is a HUGE problem. I took down the old nasty blinds. There is a new window A/C sticking through it (we have no central A/C) so this was a necessity.

8. I want a window treatment to cover the A/C when it is not in use. I am TOTALLY stuck on the window treatment

9. I need a dresser, armoire or something. What Color or Kind should I be looking for??

Please help .. be kind lol. The room you couldn't even Go Into it.. when I started on it lol.

I can take ANY honest advice, criticism. Please tell me if my plans have any merit.
I want the room to look good and am not married to anything.
thanks

I would wallpaper all of the closet doors - cubbies included. Then trim them with a very small trim. You could do the whole door or do boxes.
I would do an upholstered headboard. Add the cute little smaller shutters to the window above the bed-I see old shutters at antique stores alot. Take your measurements with you in your purse. I think the painted slats add to your room - look at cottagey designs.

Your doing good!! But no mirrors on those doors. I would so not want to see my reflection 1st thing in the morning!!

Smiles:)

Posted by lorriekay: dilly dally ..I have a high up long skinny horizontal WINDOW over the bed, not a mirror LOL.
I miswrote lol."

LOL. I understand. Three times in posts on another board I have written *Palin* instead of 'plain'. Election time on the mind, I guess, but posting that I am looking for a "Palin hairstyle" that is easy to care for, was laughable to everyone. I just need the reading glasses.

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Are you planning on putting the bed on the platform eventually? If the height of the tables work for you then I would paint them ivory to give the shabby chic/cottage look. Look for dressers and furniture in thrift stores and paint them all the same. I like johntemp's idea of shutters over the window.

Ooooooh I love the idea of shutters and I used to have some.. like 6 pairs. I am not sure if they would have been the right size but they are gone now.
But yeah.. I hadn't thought of that! That's why I like this place.
I will try painting the nightstands ivory.
Okay... I think I'm down with these ideas including the wallpapering of the closet doors. There is stenciling too or maybe wallpaper the doors and stencil the upper cupboard doors.
Or you think wallpaper for the upper cupboards and the doors too. Maybe in a coordinating wallpaper. Like floral for the bottom and plaid check for the top (just for an example)
Thank you guys sooooo much for your suggestions.
you ROCK!

We used to have a house with a similar window above the bed. I think shutters look great on it, but I'm not sure I see it with the competing slant of the wood on the wall.

We've got an airconditioner in the bedroom too....not in a window but thru the wall. It was hideous. Finally I had a hanging bookcase like deal built with the AC on the top and bookshelves below. The AC was also off-center so with the case built around it, I could place it so that the whole deal looked centered.

I hung a vintage curtain over the top section so I can pull it back when the AC is on but hide it most of the time. I have another curtain below it to cover the books and CDs and stuff so I don't have to look at them when I have the top curtain open.

Maybe you could do something like that, incorporating the window with some storage below and even incorporate a padded headboard section or something? Your green painted wood would be cool as the "back" of the cabinet/bookcase/whatever. We just used cheap MDF to build it with and painted it out the same color as the walls. It looks like another window in the room even though it projects out from the wall. It turned an eyesore into something I actually like now.

I would not keep the wood slats painted an opposing color like green. I would paint them the same color as the walls. If you painted the walls a deep Ivory for instance and also the wood it could give the feel of beadboard. I think having a wall both looking textured with the wood slats AND painted a bright color is overkill. You say the room is small so having a wall painted another color will make it seem smaller. Bring in your color with the curtains and bedding, and a unique dresser or something. If you like green maybe paint your side tables a green to make them pop against a neutral background.

If you are going to do the closet doors fancy paint the wood wall the same as the other walls.

Here is a link that might be useful: Nice Painted Green End table.

It's called marketing. Back in the day everyone had mirrors from the floor up to check and make sure the petticoats that touched the shoes did not go beyond and that the dress was just 1/16-inch longer than the petticoats. Then came shorter skirts and mirrors upon dressers and then everyone decided they needed to see their shoes, so along came cheval mirrors and then we decided we liked antiqued, gold-veined mirrors on the walls and when those went out of style, they put mirrors on closet doors and then they took them off because they went back to the mirrors that you lean against the wall (like the Europeans) and spend money on that and dispose of the mirrors on the doors. Honey, it's call marketing and waste. Do what you want and what you need and ignore that "it's out of style, it's dated." Be yourself and enjoy being different from the rows and rows of dried heads hung in a row trying to get what is in style before it lines the shelves at the box stores of Target and Wal-Mart.