Adding Trim To Bifold Closet Doors

Now i m back with a long post on the final change i made in this first wave of improvements.

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. It also gives our wall color a proper stopping point. Easily install trim around a bifold door frame to hide the metal track and complete the look. As part of my hallway refresh i transformed my bifold linen closet door to look like a barn door for 15 in this diy bifold barn door tutorial.

For the other 2 doors i waited to add the horizontal lattice until i actually hung the doors up. Today i d like to show you how to trim down bifold doors to fit an existing opening. This video details installing the trim molding that will cover th. This video is a follow up to one of our other videos called how to install bi fold doors.

Tps header using trim to update doors lots of different styles. And bifold doors can quickly and easily be turned into french doors just follow the second half of this tutorial. 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. When i decided to replace all the doors in the room i thought that the bifold would be the easiest.

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. Without this door trim our wall color has to wrap around and go inside the closet. For this post i will show you how i added trim around the bifold door frame to finish out the door. Using carved molding and or flat trim to update doors makes for a fairly quick simple and inexpensive update to a flat door.

Diy shaker bi fold doors for our entryway closet. The size of the finished opening was 35 wide by 82 tall. Adding trim to bi fold closet doors is an excellent way of making the door appear larger.