In my opinion, using curtains in place of closet doors looks low-rent to me. If you are selling, buyers will most likely feel that they'll have to spend money right off to buy new closet doors. If you can afford it, buy and install new bifold or sliding closet doors before your house is listed. The latest way to do this is with barn doors (see this site for pictures), although this will cost more than the other two options.

Everything looks fine visually - no cracking or split wood anything like that. The only problem is that regardless of how high I raise the door by adjusting the bottom pivot, the moment I try to stand it up vertically, it sinks back down to the point where it's almost touching the ground. The bottom pivot is supposed to support the weight of the door... right? So I got this kit from a local hardware store: https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Line-Products-7071-Bi-Fold-Bracket/dp/B00816ALJA But the bottom pivot assembly that comes with this kit is significantly fatter/larger in diameter than the one in my closet door so it won't fit - it seems there's multiple sizes for these things?

Yes. I chose CDW bc of their warranty, their financing and bc I felt the material would hold up better to the exteme heat where I live. I am not sure I would use them again. We used CDW for 3 sets of bifold doors. We love having them and they really give the indoor/outdoor feeling. However, we had them installed in Aug 2018 and there was an issue at installation that has yet to be resolved. The weather stripping was wrinkled and didn’t lay flat in some places upon installation. The Company agreed to replace the stripping. When they arrived to replace the stripping, it was black not bronze. They said they would reschedule and come back. We later found out the reason the stripping didn’t lay flat was because it was painted bronze and should have been left black. The next time they came, the workman showed up but didn’t have the stripping. The next time they came they didn’t have enough stripping. The next time they came they came with the wrong stripping. I have an appointment scheduled next month and we will see if they can resolve this. Not holding my breath. Luckily I work from home and don’t have to take off work for the appts but it is an inconvenience. Mind you the workman travel 2-3 hours to my home, so their inefficient service department is costing the company money. I note that after the install I noticed one of the glass pieces had a refraction and the Company agreee to replace it no issues. There were a few times that the doors got slightly out of allignment and they came to fix them. I think this is due to the wrinkled stripping preventing the doors from alligning properly. One time this prevented us from locking our door. We explained that this was a safety issue as this was the door to our pool and they repaired it promptly. Overall, I love the doors but their service department is not run effectively. We recently replaced 6 windows in the front of our home. The caulking around the window was terrible and looked like a child did it. (This was not an issue with our doors surprisingly). The frames were scratched in some places. One piece of the window appears to be coming away after a few weeks. The stucco work on the exterior is terrible. The wall texturing on the inside was terrible as well. (We had some construction they did related to the install). I notified their service department. They agreed to let me have my own contractor redo the stucco and reimburse me. They are going to come back and replace the window frames and will recaulk around the frames. Hopefully this won’t take 1.5 years to resolve like my doors. I had hoped to avoid the hastle of a contractor and the pointing of fingers when something goes wrong, but their construction work is sub par. I am annoyed by the inconvenience of all this as I just wanted to check these projects off my list but can’t.

What about a pocket door? You wouldn’t have to close it very often, but when you want to hide something, or block the laundry sound a bit, you could. Remove the closet doors, and have cabinets that match the kitchen installed above, and a countertop (removable, maybe) on top of the machines.