I am really sick and tired of the ugly bi-fold doors on many of the closets in my home. The crazy things are always falling off the tracks, or getting stuck. They make me want to scream! But screaming will not get me anywhere, so instead I decided to upcycle them into small French doors. All I had to do was to figure out how!
I took my bi-fold door off, and took the two pieces apart. After looking at the two door pieces, I realized that to make it hinge on two sides would not be a problem, however, I would have to have some kind of catch in the center, so the doors would stay shut. So, armed with my measurements, I set off to Home Depot. When I got there I discussed my project with a guy in the Home DIY department and he fixed me up with exactly what I needed to complete the job:
The tools that I needed, were simple and I already had them:
This is how I did it:
1. Remove the doors and take off all the hardware, hinges, door knob, rollers, screws, everything!
2. Remove all the hardware from the closet, the floor and ceiling.
3. Measure where the hinges will go on the door and on the door facing and drill the holes. Make sure to leave enough floor clearance, so the doors don't rub the floor.
4. Screw the hinges on the door and then on the door facing.
5. Place the magnetic catch in the middle of the top door facing, and screw down. Place the corresponding pieces on the door so they match up with the catch.
6. Measure where the door knob hole is and mark, drill a hole there.
7. Install the door knobs.
1. Remove the doors and take off all the hardware, hinges, door knob, rollers, screws, everything!
2. Remove all the hardware from the closet, the floor and ceiling.
3. Measure where the hinges will go on the door and on the door facing and drill the holes. Make sure to leave enough floor clearance, so the doors don't rub the floor.
4. Screw the hinges on the door and then on the door facing.
5. Place the magnetic catch in the middle of the top door facing, and screw down. Place the corresponding pieces on the door so they match up with the catch.
6. Measure where the door knob hole is and mark, drill a hole there.
7. Install the door knobs.
That's it! I told you it was easy! I did this and it really looks cool, and it is so much easier to get to the shelves inside.
| If you are not a fan of bi-fold doors, you can go with a sliding farm door, if you have the wall space, but the hardware for this type of door hanging is pretty expensive. It is, however still fairly easy to hand, but you will probably need another person and a level. |  |
 | If you plan to hang your bi-fold door as a farm door, you will have to brace the back of the doors so that they are rigid and do not fold in the middle. To do this all you need is a couple of pieces of strapping (shown below) to screw on the back . Then just attach the hardware to the wall and the door and hang. |
I love barn doors, unfortunately my house doesn't have enough room to use them on any of my closets. I am hoping that the next house we buy will ! Have a great rest of the week!
Jade :)
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