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We‘re in Florida for a couple of weeks at our new condo. The new floors look great and I’m now trying to add a pop of color to my kitchen. My idea is to wallpaper the bi-fold doors that hide the w/D.







This is the wallpaper. I’m thinking of. It’s from spoonflower and it comes in several different options. One is not pre-pasted to handle kitchens and bathrooms better. That’s what I would do.

thoughts?

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    Agree with upgrading the door itself rather than wallpaper.

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    No I meant this door; it is very 60s




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    @mtnrdredux_gw

    I love that door also. I have done molding both ways on bifold doors in my house. The example pictured above is probably one of the easiest projects I have done.

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    Obviously different style house, but these are the doors that hide my w&d in the kitchen.



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    Sue, yours is my favorite idea but we don’t have the clearance for the large doors.

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    Found the paint! Also, need opinions on where to put the plate rack since the soffits are different depths. Should it run one level line all across the blue or should they be all at the bottom of the blue which won’t make them align. I’m thinking it might look odd if they are at different starting points, but maybe even more odd if you see blue below the plate rack? I’ve also included a picture of the finished flooring (and a picture of the old flooring as well.) I’m very happy with how it turned out.

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    chatgp’s rendition:


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    New floor looks great - what is it?

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    the floor looks wonderful! It's a sea change. LOL

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    Yes to chatgp's rendition. Like how they painted on the underside of the soffit and the laundry doors now seem a part or continuation of the cabinets.

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    That makes so much more sense carrying the blue throughout - love it. Floors look great.

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    Love how ChatGPT removed those pesky ovens! So much cleaner looking without them. 😁

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    BBSTX, so funny! I didn’t even realize it.

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    Home Depot sells the doors like in the photo with the ovens missing. Probably easier to replace than put molding on the current doors.

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    Home Depot sells the doors like in the photo with the ovens missing. Probably easier to replace than put molding on the current doors.


    New doors, made in an overseas factory somewhere, may indeed cost less than paying local labor to add molding; but then you still need someone to install the new doors, so I'm not sure... Plus, waste.

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    Folding doors are easy to instsll yourself. What is there is probably an overseas door.

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    What year was the condo built? Anything purchased now will not be equal quality, unfortunately. If those doors open and close well on the hardware STILL after ? many years I sure wouldn’t replace them. Just asking for aggravation as the tracks etc will almost certainly be poorer quality.


    The panel changes are minimal and make them look part of the kitchen. Big improvement. c

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    The condo was built in 1998 and all the doors within are solid wood. That’s why I’m keeping the bi-folds.

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    What is there is probably an overseas door.

    My point is not that an "overseas" door is better or worse. My point is that, due to labor cost differentials, it is often cheaper to buy new than to have something modified/repaired. Eg, it can cost more to replace a zipper on a pair of pants than to replace the pants, for this very reason. It is ironic/unfortunate and one of the reasons we all waste so much.


    All else equal, I agree its best not to trash a fully functioning door.

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    Whatever, I like the carved doors better than added trim. Both look better than plain, I just like the carved. This is my front door.



    ETA: Notice the side curtains pulled up. That is so the 15 pound dog who thinks he is a Rottweiler, can bark at the world.

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    I think generally when closets are designed like this (wall to wall opening with no trim, flush doors, matching hardware) that the intention is to minimize their presence. I have seen this taken to the extent of having those doors extend to the ceiling so that the doors are the front wall of the closet, essentially.

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    Actually if you look at classical architecture, when they started to put closets or service doors in rooms, there would be a hierarchy, so that rather than matching all the doors, the important doors would be designed to stand out and the other doors would have less of a presence all the way to designing them as complete jib doors that blending into the wall as much as possible.

    So why would you want to emphasize the doors to a closet, as opposed to the door to their right?, is my question.

    Wallpaper would emphasize them, but not as doors, per se.--more as part of a wall. Trim, or a paneled door especially adjacent to another flush door would emphasize the doors, and they are doors to a utility. And that seems to be the opposite of what I would want to do, at least. This isn't the only door in the condo, so I am not sure you want to change just one door to have a certain look, that's kind of designing in a vacuum.

    And there are all sorts of reasons to break rules, but you have to break them in the right way have it work.

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    @jojoco - what is the new floor?

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    The door to the right looks like it leads to a hallway or foyer. I thought it might be a garage door as that's what's usually seen in kitchens, but she provided a photo with the door open. Not sure why there's even a door there if that's the case.

    I think either suggestion is good. Paint it all blue so it looks like a wall and disappears or add light molding to upgrade it.

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    If you are taking votes, I love Palimpsest's idea of painting them blue.


    I had a similar situation, in my garage. I have 2 doors side by side. One is the house entry, one is a storage closet. We painted the storage closet the same tan as the garage walls and I was surprised how much I liked it. It makes a door which does not need to be highlighted disappear.

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    3katz, the tile is Crema Marfil marble. The LVP flooring is LW flooring, Riverside. The color is Orchid.

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    Have you thought of getting rid of the blue? Paint the soffits the same color as cabinets. Bring in color with a rug, kitchen towels etc. No offense if you like the blue. :)

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    Kitch4me, I would like to keep the blue for two reasons, one is I think it nicely reflects the water view and also my plate collection is basically white and currently is against a white background and looks lost. The blue will make it pop I think.(Photo of current plate display.)

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    I like what @palimpsest is saying. My parents have a beautiful apartment with abundant closet space, all bi-folds, all going straight to the ceiling. They look like a wall instead of a door. It is a more elegant approach to closet space. You don't feel you are looking at a closet. They are all painted the wall color, not the trim color.

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    Jo, you asked about placement of the plates on the various soffits. Could you put them on the surfaces that I’ve marked with yellow Xs and put something else (or nothing) in the area with the green line?



    Then all the plates could be in an even line.


    If you want them on the area above the window, I’d put everything on a line as measured from the ceiling… In other words, all of the plates would be on the same line, regardless of the bottom of the soffit.


    Did this get settled up-thread and I missed it? If so, in the famous words of Emily Latella, ”never mind.” 😁

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    I definitely over thought that, Bbstx. My plan is to measure down from the ceiling so it’s a straight line and paint the plate rails the same blue as the soffit so that the rails disappear.

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    I like this look best; I feel it’s the most calm and cohesive. I’d add some cool knobs or handles.



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    I love the blue. I am going to get a sample. I may steal your blue. I like the underside of the soffit painted blue and continued over the washer doors

    Since the doors are solid, I would keep for sure and just add the molding to the doors (painted to match cabinets). I assumed they were hollow core.

    It is going to be very nice. Love the floors.

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    Jo and Jilly, I agree, that last photo (white doors with added trim) and blue soffits is the best look. So crisp and fresh. If you want a pattern maybe consider replacing the shade with a print in blue and beige/tan or similar to the wallpaper you liked

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    Definitely more cohesive.

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    Pretty and pretty darn fast.

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    Looks great, jojo!

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    Very nice jojo. I like seeing the blue continued there.

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    Looks great just as it is. Painting the doors IMHO would be a mistake and rather than hiding them they would ” stick out like a sore thumb” as my Momma would say ❤️. Panel them if you still think they ” need it” but the blue draws the eye up and along which is what you want as far as your plate collection. The doors being blue would feel suffocating. 🙏 c

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    Nice! Much better.

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    Looks great!

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    Awesome! I also love your blue.

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    Not a fan of that particular blue. Then I see you are matching the blue accents in the living room. Lovey there, though to me it’s a bit cold and harsh with the very white walls.

    If you took it down several shades, then I’d like the doors done as well. My belief is that the softened blue would be a better reflection of the ocean as its not IN your house, but seen from afar through glass,

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    You're fast. Can I have some of your energy?

  • last month

    I like the addition of the blue! Looks great.

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    We have a very similar SW blue and it's a great color. Also love the views!

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    That looks so much better. IMO the flat white doors almost disappear and look more like a wall with the emphasis on the blue now.

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    If you were to add molding, I'd copy what is visible in the foyer

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    Yes! To above!

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