changing interior door style

13 years ago

After years of lurking, and benefitting vicariously from all the great minds on this site, I am in need of some direct help.
We are renovating a 1980's ski condo - lots of oak trim, gluelam beams, huge stone fireplace, and oak cabinets. It is in need of an overall update, nothing has been touched since 1982. We are thinking sort of mountain contemporary for the overall plan (more clean, simple lines, dark wood floors, darker trim).Our first project has been redoing a 5x8 bathroom and adding a 5x5 powder room (just in drywall stage now). The powder room will have black slate floors, pedestal sink, cole and sons woods wallpaper. The other bath is going to be for my elderly parents - barrier free shower (white subway tile walls), floor is octagonal white tile, dark wood vanity. The issue is the existing door to their bath is only 2'6", we would like to go to a 3' door. I posted a pic of the existing door (it looks better in the photo than in real life!), and wonder if we should go to a different style as we will probably end up replacing doors eventually throughout (they are pretty banged up and not solid wood). This door will only be visible from their bedroom, but their other bedroom door will be the existing style. I like the look of 4 equal horizontal panel doors (shaker style) - what do you think - replace with same style, just bigger and higher quality door or try a new style?

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palimpsest
13 years ago
If you don't know for sure when and where you will replace the other doors, I would probably replace their bathroom door with the six panel, not solid wood door just like what is there now until you are ready to do that project.

The existing style of door is inexpensive and for the time being it will match. And that might be a project that ends up being deferred,--and it would be odd to have a lone door that was much nicer, and a different style. It will make the others look worse by comparison.
Olychick
13 years ago
What about doing something entirely different from either door style that will coordinate with both? Maybe a decorative glass panel door. I did this on my master bath; it's a pocket door, but could just as well be a swing style. You can get the glass in all manner of privacy, if that is a concern.
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mtnscalling
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for the replies. Palimpset - I think you make a very good point, the other doors will look much worse in comparison! It would probably be best to live with the doors for the time being until we come up with a master plan for the entire place. I haven't priced doors yet, but our trim is also in need of help, whether it is a darker stain or replacement, so I'll need to factor that in our big picture.
Olychick - your door is very pretty, and I love your cabinets also! I wish I could have done a pocket door as it would have been very efficient but with plumbing and electrical it wasn't an option. I'm not sure the glass door works as well with our mountain style - although I certainly wouldn't rule it out completely.