Adding Trim To Bifold Closet Doors

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.

Adding trim to bifold closet doors.

For this post i will show you how i added trim around the bifold door frame to finish out the door. Unlike the stick on vinyl strips that mimic molding you ll need a little woodworking knowledge to get the cuts and angles right as well as the. Using carved molding and or flat trim to update doors makes for a fairly quick simple and inexpensive update to a flat door. This video is a follow up to one of our other videos called how to install bi fold doors.

Easily install trim around a bifold door frame to hide the metal track and complete the look. It also gives our wall color a proper stopping point. Adding moulding to inside out bi fold doors yesterday i shared a quick post about my new entryway chandelier and rug. Tps header using trim to update doors lots of different styles.

The size of the finished opening was 35 wide by 82 tall. Today i d like to show you how to trim down bifold doors to fit an existing opening. Diy shaker bi fold doors for our entryway closet. My master bedroom closet had bifold doors that were plain and outdated.

When i decided to replace all the doors in the room i thought that the bifold would be the easiest. I ended up doing the laundry doors the other 2 doors on different days so my laundry door was done before the other 2. And bifold doors can quickly and easily be turned into french doors just follow the second half of this tutorial. Without this door trim our wall color has to wrap around and go inside the closet.

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