Doors

Brian and I spent a few days last week doing a small inexpensive project in the house that made a drastic improvement.  The doors to all 3 bedrooms and the guest bathroom were cheap flat doors painted white a long time ago, and poorly.  We finally decided to go to Home Depot and buy new doors that were also cheap, but have some molding and design to them.  We purchased them primed and ready to paint, and also ready to install the hinges and knobs.  This was our economy route.  We had paint leftover from painting the floorboards (well that project is actually only halfway done, I decided to put that on hold while we consider redoing the tile floor) and we just took the knobs and hinges from the old doors and transferred them to the new.  Bought this way, each door was only $27 so we replaced 4 doors for only $135 + tax.  I didn't get many good pics of the doors before but here is an idea.  This is an old door sitting in the garage after it has been replaced. 

This is a new door in the garage before painting and knob installation

This is the construction area where we did the painting (ie future baby room, more on that room to come!).  Right now we are pre laminate flooring installation in this room so we can drip paint everywhere with no worries for the time being.

Sometimes watching paint dry is like... well you know...

(oh the folding door is the kitchen pantry door.  We had previously replaced the door for the kitchen pantry and the 2 coat closets but had yet to paint them so their day has also come.)  The kitchen pantry door is much happier now with the glossy paint because as it was it was getting pretty dirty.  Now the dirt (yes, when you have 2 dogs it is actually dirt and sand, even in the kitchen) will wash off much easier. 

This is one closet door not painted yet, followed by the opposite door painted (minus the knob)

This is my bedroom door pre replacement, followed by new high class door installation.

One pic is with flash, the other isn't.  I hope it just gets across how much of a difference a $27 door can make in feel and appearance. 

This is the door leading into the guest bathroom which is soon to be gutted in order for stupid non functional shower to be replaced by new tub and tile, THANK GOD.  Much more work to come in this awful bathroom.  Tub and tile replacement, paint, drywall repairs from the old leaky skylights.  Then whenever we tile the rest of the house we will finally be replacing the toilet and vanity.  I CANNOT WAIT.  I hate this bathroom right now. 

So as to not leave you with a pic of the awful bathroom, here is a happier pic of the baby room door and the guest room/office door.  Yay!!