I think this is a matter of preference!

Do any of the rooms rely on light coming through those glass panels to brighten up the adjoining room? Just something to consider, I think! Unless you like a dim room -- which, nothing wrong with that. :-)

I would imagine if you have pets or kids, you'll be cleaning the beveled glass more than you would frosted or other "treated" glass panels. I'm really into fluted/ribbed glass right now. I think it's interesting and distorts the view for some privacy but still allows some light.

Thanks Parker! Yes I just wondered if there were any do's or don'ts when it comes to French doors nowadays. Light shouldn't be a problem as there is a huge window right on the other side of those doors. Also pets/children won't be a problem either!

Are you hoping to gain privacy? Why are you interested in changing the glass?

I’m going through a mini renovation. The doors pictured were stained espresso and I’ve had them repainted white. Also the pictured door currently has no glass in it as I had old glass taken out as some pieces were broken and also I thought it looked a bit dated.
Privacy isn’t really an issue either way. It’s more appearance than anything

If it's any help, let me show you what some of your options look like.

I did this pocket door for my bathroom entry

Looking out of the bath you see the master closet, and the exterior french door.

for the sliding door, I got a vintage 10-lite, frosted the glass, painted and added the hardware.

on yours it would look something like this. (antique frost)

The other one is solid oak, clear one-lite

On another bath I did, (obviously not completed) we went w/this 4 lite pocket

If you want a one lite, you could always make the glass clear,

reeded, seeded, or some other etched design

frosted,

etc. whatever you like.

I've thought about the idea of doing the single window pane down the middle. Just not sure how I feel about that. Some suggest that would be more modern to do. I've always been suggested to the alternative which would be the wider bigger panes.....but i'm not sure that can be done with the doors I currently have or what costs would be involved. I'm looking to use the doors I have and not invest in new ones.

It's so funny because all the doors in the house were espresso and basically eveyone said to do them white....which I've done and they look great. However I am seeing in your suggestions and on some google searchers that some do the french doors or the framing a dark color. Hmmmm

Entry way pics

The white door is fine. you could do a darker trim color (in a darker gray perhaps) or even paint the surround wall a darker color.

You have so much white in and around the front door.

Or, paint all of those doors in a darker color. doesn't have to be black.

as a suggestion, i'd go w/a diff color rug. that one just doesn't work very well w/the tile floors.

maybe something like this, w/a hyde layered over it

or, just try a black jute or sisal, black doors and hardware. (you could do a darker gray color if you like) Here's a quick photoshop. this color looks much better w/your tile

gave you diff light that works w/the black a bit better. Bergamot light.

similar door to yours. black front and side closet doors. white trim/staircase

https://www.chrislovesjulia.com/is-the-inside-of-your-front-door-painted/

here's black w/the gray walls.

http://nyclq-focalpoint.blogspot.com/2015/08/painting-interior-doors-black-updating.html

Beth’s suggestion of black front door and black French doors looks really nice. If you want to keep white, I would do beveled glass with a new bright colorful round rug. Maybe some green wreaths on French doors?

Here's the progression of the entry way. I do need to change the entry rug for sure. It seemed to lighten up the room when I had the dark doors but now it's just sort of there. Would love to see more suggestions along those lines. The staircase is going to be redone as well. The runner has been removed and so the steps and the bannister will be black with the spindles being white.

Before

After

I had earlier tried a round rug but unfortunately it didn't seem to go with the space.

Before you get to far down the planning route you may be surprised to find it less expensive to buy new doors then change the glass.

I considered that however the doors i have are oak so I’d like to keep them

The white of the doors are a bit washed next to the grey walls, so I would paint the doors matte black and replace the glass with frosted glass for semi-privacy

those front doors are solid oak?? not a veneer? you sure? I ask because the interior looks like a fiberglass

If yes, then any glass company could easily make you a replacement piece for the upper portion

diff window styles w/muntins

from the outside with a 6 lite

I vote for clear glass or a slightly sealed or a bit wavy. Frosted reminds me of a bathroom.

Agree with @Kate - frosted glass screams late 1990's remodel to me. Remember when that aqua frosted glass was EVERYWHERE alongside espresso stained wood? Good times.

We have a very similar door between our mudroom and kitchen. We ended up going with plain old glass (no treatment, no bevel). Looks clean and timeless to me.

The door and the side panels here are not oak. The rest of the doors including the french doors are solid oak.

I see some votes for the clear glass in the french doors. How about getting them beveled? I must have original pics of the doors somewhere but this 30 year old house has solid oak doors throughout it and they were a honey oak color. The french doors had frosted glass inside with a bit of a pattern originally.

About 8 years ago I had all of the doors/trim stained an espresso but as most of you can guess....there are very few houses with the color scheme. Going forward, this last month I have had all the trim and doors now painted a white semi gloss.

Picking up on the comment by Gray Space, believe this is the look being suggested.

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GraySpace and fnmroberts,

I suggested this the other day

if you read OP's comments, she's gone from dark to white.

This is what it looked like prior to her painting everything white.

rb, have you decided what you want to do? I actually liked what you had before. (except for the front doors. I really think you should consider replacing those. They seriously are the odd man out in every design sense. ) Look at the diff it makes just changing those doors

If you did something less harsh than black, did white trim, new rug and the front door, I think it would look a lot better.

I think replacing it w/something like this would look great. (with the white

this type of rug may work too. try Loloi rugs from wayfair

change out the handles to black (I think I have a pic of those up above too)

Or, why not just trying a contrasting trim and baseboard if you're keeping everything white?

you don't have to do the black trim again, but what if you did a lighter contrast color? I think I posted some pics of it in my first comment.

otherwise, what do you like?

Ha I think Beth you may be the sole supporter of the darker doors. First, I will be one day replacing the front door but it’s not in the budget at the moment as the repaint and the French doors will take up most of the budget.
I was with you on the dark doors and actually liked them when I originally had them stained. The problem is I’m looking to replace flooring in the house eventually. On almost every google search or home improvement show….white doors and trim are pretty much the norm and finding a floor to go with that seems more feasible. Darker gray walls however could be in the future.

I like either. Like I mentioned, it doesn't have to be dark. it could be a griege or blue or green or any other color except white.

To me, all those white doors so close together looks washed out. That's why I mentioned some sort of contrast. even the baseboard trim would be an option w/all the white.

My main focus at the moment would be the French doors. I believe I started that all the doors and trim were recently painted. Could those doors be repainted again? Possibly for contrast. Also the front door can and will be replaced down the road. I won’t be repainting the trim or the other 2 front closest doors as there a ton of trim snd another 6 doors on this level that would have to be done. I do however need some contrast in this area whether it be a rug or something else for the time being.

I'd leave the french doors white if all the other doors are white. just switch out your door hardware

and of course a diff rug.

try Loloi on Wayfair

Yes on this floor there are 2 closet doors (pictured), the entrance door, office, laundry, basement, bathroom and the pocket French door plus the French doors which brings it to a total of about 10 doors which are now white with white trim throughout the main level. I have seen some moving from chrome hardware to black recently which is interesting. A new rug is a must

I thought the before and after were switched. The original looks the best.

The French doors could go back to their original colour however working with dark doors and dark trim and then trying to match it with future flooring was just going nowhere. 99% of homes have white doors and try as I might it was a rare sight to find dark doors and trim in houses

Thank you Kendrah.....that was the goal. I will say that I really did like the espresso doors and trim (despite many on the houzz site not liking them) however they were really limiting my options for floor colours which is going to be my next step. My house has been 7 year process.....from doing a finished basement....my backyard....the exterior of the house and now most recently the upstairs and the lastly now the main floor. These white doors will go along way in going forward.

:)