Sliding closet doors - one panel shaker?
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OT: 3 panel or 5 panel doors for baths and closets
Comments (13)It looks like the majority vote is for 3 panel. (Good point about the dusting, Beeps!) I saved a bunch of pictures of both options on Houzz because I like both. I feel like the 5 panel can lean either very traditional or more modern (or at least contemporary) like the 2 pictures above. The picture with the 5 panels of glass keeps drawing me in. I also like that the panels are clearly horizontal rectangles (like our windows) rather than squares. DH said he preferred the 5, but that if I want to go with the 3 for whatever reason, that is okay, just as long as I do not ask him about it again, lol! Now that we have chosen the 3 step molding, it feels like the 5 panel doors might be too busy with that molding. The new molding is being installed today in 3 of the bedrooms, so I can't wait to see it when I get home. (We did minor work in 3 rooms while we are waiting for final plans and permits for the kitchen and master bedroom/bath reno.) I need to call the door guy today and place the order so we can have doors on the closets. CEFreeman, we found the 3-step trim at a local place called Mission Mouldings (I also saw it at a door store.) The baseboards were a stock item but the door casings had to be ordered (it took 2 days to get them). I think they were around 70 cents per foot in primed MDF....See MoreShaker cupboards with six panel doors?
Comments (6)It may depend on whether you're painting or staining the doors -- paint goes a long way to blur the dissimilarities in style. If your goal is to achieve a historical look, I'd second the idea to check out all your local resources for architectural salvage, building re-use stores, etc. (If there's a local Habitat for Humanity Restore, they usually have amazing deals on doors.) I was lucky enough to get new fir bungalow-style doors for a song at a local outfit who sell remainders and project leftovers. Google around to see what's out there in your area. (And if you're anywhere near mid-coast Maine, give me a shout and I'll point you to the amazing source, they still have a few hundred doors last I checked.) You might also want to hold off a little bit? Doors do make a huge impact, and you could choose the style you most want at a reputable door dealer (I got Rogue Valley doors and am delighted with my luck at the quality), then replace one at a time over the next year or two as you can afford them? But I don't think traditional Victorian 6-panel would be totally out of place if that's the way you choose to go. Would love to see pix of your Shaker cabinets! :)...See More2 panel shaker doors and 3 panel lami glass door-weird?
Comments (1)Whenever I see glass closet doors, they always seem to be in rooms with wood doors in the rest of the room, so I don't think they have to match. I like the look of glass closet doors and think it would look fine....See MoreNatural finish hickory floors with Oak 3-panel shaker doors
Comments (2)I find red oak to have a pink/cinnamon cast to it...whereas the maple/hickory are MUCH MORE gold. I foresee a clash of undertones with the red oak. Of course, if you PAINT THEM your fine. But a natural (even a stained finish) with red oak is going to cast a different colour of wood. The maple cabs, though a pale fleshy colour right now, WILL turn to a slightly darker GOLD. In a year or so, the cabs should be a very close gold/yellow match to the gold in the hickory (which is why I like the two woods put together). The red oak, will start out a pinky fleshy reddish hue...and stay that way. It will clash until you stain them or paint them. Your current front doors are OK-ish. The brown is just about right for the hickory. A snick on the reddish side but nothing I would lose sleep over. That's as "reddish" as you want to go with hickory. Red Oak will be worse until you paint....See Moremaddielee
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