1960's reno internal sliding door fix
Two bedrooms in our house have these ugly sliders, we would like to change them but the doorway is in the middle of the room with built ins on either side. Considering internal sliders but they're not my first preference for bedrooms. Can anyone offer some advice thanks.
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Comments (14)Corrie Z, everybody has their own taste. Your wish to remove the 1960's doors as you say they are incredibly dated and ugly is exactly opposite to many of my clients who purchase 1960's houses that still have these original features. I have even had clients who have wanted to re-instate glazed sliding doors that have been removed as they like the flexibility and ability to partially close a room off. So while they may be original not everybody agrees with you that they are ugly. Hopefully somebody who does appreciate them will be able to buy them if you put them on ebay or gumtree rather than go to landfill. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See MoreFront of house help. Removing sliding door.
Comments (14)Thanks for your help so far.. I have had some chats with the builder, he said it's not prefarable to remove the top section and put window to match others, as you'll be spending alot more money doing that on something that you may be able to cover and not notice. I woke up this morning with an idea. What about if I move the front door to meet the middle of the porch (this has been something commented on before on here, how the door is really tucked away and not noticeable enough) , do some panelling or rendering in a dark blue/charcoal colour. Then use that same effect where the sliding door is surrounding it, including to the top. I have done a little mock up so present my ideas... I could even do the same on the front window to carry the theme, or that might be overkill, i think it probably is..... Rendering would obviously be the easiest, or even just painting those sections of the brick... Don't want it to look too higgledypiggledy....See More
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Wow I too have the same glass above my doors. Mine are all internal swing doors therefore I don't have your delema. I'm in the middle of renovations and mine are staying. My walls will be dark and modern with all the trim white with the original character and it looks great.
With your wall, it's a lot to deal with therefore would suggest replacing the slider with a glass door with timber trim, keep your walls light modern and bright and paint your trim dark (any colour you favour)
here is my example to give you an idea of what I'm talking about hopefully you can see the value
here is a snippet of my renovation
good luck....hope my idea gives you plenty of ideas
PRO11 years agolast modified: 11 years agoAdd wallpaper to the door and the walls either side - easy and will brighten them up and make them a more pleasant feature. Here is an example of where I have used wallpaper on doors.
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11 years agoLove this door. I modeled mine on this in the media room and get loads of comments!!
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