We replaced 16 flat interior doors in our 1980s home with 16 six panel doors from Lowes. It was easy and fairly inexpensive. We also put on new hardware, which was also easy but NOT inexpensive. I have seen many easy methods for updating doors on Pinterest if you choose to go that route, but you will still have flimsy old 1980s doors and will have spent quite a bit of time on them. Either way, you will need to paint them the white color of your trim. Good luck whatever you choose, and congratulations on your new home!

One of the best ways you can make your home look "expensive" than adding architectural details. Crown moldings and doors are a great place to start. Making those existing doors look great means priming and painting. To add architectural interest you can buy molding, miter the corners and glue them on to create the look of panels. Personally, I'd rather beat my head against a wall. A new, pre-hung 6 panel 30" wide door will run you about $200. You'll need new knobs as well. To me, new doors are worth every penny. Post some before and after photos!

We bought a house with ugly brown doors. I replaced them all with new two panel white doors. Our contractor advised us that hanging new doors on old frames was a recipe for disaster, they wouldn't hang right, close evenly, etc. so we bought the prehung doors with the frames. They were not that expensive and much easier than painting 17 doors. Look at lowes or Home Depot. If you or husband is handy you may be able to do it yourself, but it was over our skill set, so we used a contractor.

Linda- did you buy prehung doors or just the door itself?

I would recommend pre-hung doors. They make prefinished hollow core doors that are sturdier and weigh more so most people think that they are solid. It would give you the look that you want without the expense of solid doors. Keep in mind that if you do pre-hung doors then you will need to take off the casings and hopefully they will not crack, break, etc. so you may reinstall, otherwise you will want to plan for new casing.

I recently remodel an old 1970 home and after a huge rip out all the way back to the studs, new everything at the end I had to paint the old dark brown doors to save a little bit of money,

It wasnt my first choice, but they came out fine, and walking into my home, I highly doubt anyone really looks at my doors, when they are busy looking at all my other beautiful renovations choices. We did do new baseboards and added extra chunky molding around all the doors and windows to add a lot of character.

Brooke, we just bought the doors and had our handyman install them. No problem -- and they were under $35 per door. They are probably closer to $40 now. They came white, but they still needed painted "our" white. That was almost ten years ago, and the doors are still fantastic. The expensive handles will be coming out to be painted soon... brass to antique bronze. No need to spend all that money again!

Brooke I nit my husband painted a few doors. Bought and had neighbor carpenter hang others. 80s house looking more modern. I look younger also. lol. with new and modern men can cook women can paint.

Do you have 200$ for each door? Are they solid wood or those made with cardboard? If they are solid wood I would buy a mitre saw and molding and be creative, plenty of sites show you how to do it, its easy and kinda fun, then paint