Is it possible for either one of them to open from the other side (meaning hinges on the other side, not opening in the other direction), or the interior one (not the one that goes into the garage) being turned into a pocket door? Can you post a picture of this area from further back?

I see that you have the little doorstop things that fit into the hinges. I suspect that the reach of the knobs is longer than that. Have you considered placing a wall mounted door stop on one of the doors? You know, the ones that you actually screw into the wall with the little rubber stopper on the back. I would measure its length so that it extends at least as long as your door knob. You might put it on the garage door so that it doesn’t swing into the bedroom door….

I googled 90 degree stop hinges. There are a few solutions. You only need the door to open 90 degrees to use it comfortably.

Not sure which is the garage door but there should be a self closure mechanism on it which would prevent it from hitting the other door. Here in Canada the self closure is code.

A 90’ stop hinge might not prevent bumping IF the door handle sticks out too far, ie: it is longer than the trim mold on the door. The OP needs to measure to see if it would work. Lorraine, how would a self-closure prevent one door from hitting the other when it swings open?

Your main issue is that the doors should never been located in proximity to one another like that. But, if you have adjusted the hinge-mounted stops properly so neither door can hit the other when one is opened and the other is closed, then you have a fix. Of course this is dependent on people closing doors after they go through them, and not having two people simultaneously opening the two doors. If you can't get family members to close the doors, then add self-closing hinges to both. You can also add an adhesive silicone button to each doorknob so that any damage is minimized or prevented.

Petreckel-self closures allows you to set the tension on the closure so it only opens so far-hence keeping the door from hitting the other door or handle but they are ugly however there are also self closing hinges again that restrict how far they allow the door to open with tension.

Thank you for clarifying, Lorraine Leroux!

Just to clarify on my end :-), the door on the right leads to the garage. The left door goes to an upstairs office. We looked at switching directions of the door & the wouldn’t work as the dryer is by the garage door & would be awkward on to switch the right & still have the same issues.
As far as saying it should never have been done, I really don’t see any other solutions that would have worked. There’s also an issue of the electrical panel being on the left of the office door. None of it is idea location… live & learn (terrible spot for a laundry room).

I found a flat type door handle that may help as it is mostly the door knob that causes the damage.

I have to agree but I live in Canada so the self closure is just normal and the door needs to be a special door too for fire code. Can you post a pic of the whole wall where the upstairs door is ? IMO unless you do laundry when people are sleeping or you are entertaining then I would just remove that door .

You are replacing the door to garage - the one on right in picture. Will the new door style be same as door on left?

If the upstairs Office door is right at the bottom of the stairs without a landing, then remove the Office door.

We are replacing both doors (long story) but the majority of the damage has come from the office door knob hitting the door going to the garage. I would use the silicone gels but the issue is according to what angle the garage door is open it can hit several places. I really think the flat style knob will solve a lot of issues (fingers crossed).
The upstairs home office is like a office/family room so hearing the washing machine run/spin is quit a nuisance at any time of the day.

Thank you all!

(Pic shows how door knob has hit it)

I have a similar door setup in my back hallway, but my ”upstairs” door is a coat closet door, and the door to the garage is hinged on the right. (Adding to the fun is the door to the laundry room, which is across from the closet door!) BUT, there’s no damage to the garage door from the closet door knob.

If your door is right at the bottom step of the stair, with no landing, then it is against life safety code. The door knob issue is moot.

Is it possible to have a door at the top of the stairs instead of at the bottom?

Barring that, put a rubber cover over your door knob (like the ones designed to keep kids from opening doors) so that the impact will be buffered.

No the opening upstairs is not a framed typed opening :-(

As far as code, everything was inspected and passed so must not be an issue here. We live in a rural area.

Maybe I need to add a self closing feature … jk!

Did you consider sliding (barn) door for upstairs?