The passage door I would keep and paint. The others I'd replace with painted louvered doors. Then, if you can get some money out of selling the 2 stained doors, great!

Unless you are going to replace all the doors in your home, I would agree with Carolyn. If they are solid wood, you should be able to get some money for them.

I would be willing to replace all the doors in the home. They are not solid wood, and I wouldn't even know where to begin to sell them.

Craigslist or the newspaper. We replaced all our slab doors in our house with six panel oak and the closet doors with bi-fold six panel several years ago and hopefully added enough quality with them and other updates to sell, sell, sell (the house, not the doors:) Suggest you use white rather than try to match the woodwork.

Hi realtour. Funny, I just had a conversation tonight about interior doors with my friend (in "real life").

I vote for replacing your doors. In my opinion, it is a good investment. Interior doors can really date a house.

Lyvonne
www.essentialsinside.com

The actual closet doors do not look like they are worth much. The door has more detail, and should stay natural, but the closet doors should be painted the wall color, so they seemingly disappear and cause less visual disruption. :D

It all depends on your budget, and if you are going to keep your natural trim.
If you are keeping your natural woodtone trim, you would have to go with wood doors IMO, and that may be pricey. If you have it in the budget, however, I would definitely go for it and go with a recessed panel/ craftsman style on the entry doors, and matching panel bifolds on the closet. It is so nice to open a closet to its entireity, rather than just one side at a time.
I would do the same thing if you were painting all your trim white, going with white doors which would allow for a less expensive door (does not have to be solid wood that has to be stained).
I would add ORB or matte black knobs and hinges to all doors, regardless of color. New doors and hardware can dramatically help update the look of an entire house believe it or not.
If changing all the doors is too pricey, I would at least change all the knobs and hinges to the ORB or matte black.
Also, some color on the walls---even a light neutral---may make you feel differently about the doors as well. And if you end up getting new doors, paint on the walls will give them a nice backdrop.

Thanks cc, the color of the trim is another battle for another day. But I do agree they go hand in hand. As far as budget goes, Jay-Z would say "top down screamin out money ain't a thang". No, not really, but I saw replacement doors as "inexpensive" (read cheap) as $20 a pop.

:)
We just built a cottage last year, and while I love the whole thing, all the "doors" are---oddly---one of my favorite features!? My trim happens to be white, and doors are white recessed craftsman style. The hardware---knobs AND hinges---are ORB. I think it's the contrast of the dark hardware on the door, all throughout the house, that added a lot of charm to the entire place.
Since "money ain't a thang", I say go for it ;)

Save the doors. replace them if you must but do not "chuck" them. Inexpensive white doors sold at the major's are hollow and lousy sound proofers. They are lighter in weight and don't squish little fingers as easily. :=)

Doors can be used for a number of projects; studio, barn, office, make great work surfaces on the horizontal. Doors take up very little floor/storage space when not being used. :=)

If they are solid core, yes to re-sale if you must.

PS. white walls always make wood look a little "not at home". What I mean to say is a coat of paint on the walls could change your mind, at least about the access door. Still, if you put a sliding wood door on top of two oak filing cabinets, or saw horses -- instant work area. Just remember, if not anchored they will tip if overloaded on one edge or end.

Paint is our first step, so maybe we try then and revisit this. My plan was to bring the house up to date and the first thing I could think of were these doors.

I would paint them first. Then if you still don't like them , you two will have to pull a number from a hat to solve it.

Change the doors! Closet doors; louvered as carolyn suggested, or if you want the room to feel larger replace them with mirrored doors instead. And make your entry door more dressy and detailed! :)

If you are going to paint, my suggestions:

1) get help from someone with experience painting doors like this (if you are not).
2) Start with one of the closet doors first b/f moving on to the passage doors.

It is a great project if you like DIY projects.

Good luck! Please keep us posted on how it turns out.

Lyvonne
www.essentialsinside.com