Adding trim to doors

Hollow Core Bore to a Beautiful Updated Door: Do THIS to your boring doors to make them look so much better - and it costs just $20! - A little bit of effort, and a whole lot of wow!

Prior to us living in our home, several doors had been taken off various rooms of our home. My son's bedroom was one of them, and while many of the doors were f…

Update: You can find another (very thorough) blog and video tutorial in this post! Throughout the life of this blog you’ve witnessed many DIY door transformations, like my salvaged wood look… My frosted and decaled laundry room door… Or this budget-friendly plain to paneled door: But when it came time to update the garage door, I wanted to […]

The boring, flat panel interior doors were really dating our home. However, I didn't want to spend the money to replace them all. So, we decided to use plywood…

I'm renovating a house and don't want to put new doors in the budget. I have several old hollow doors made out of that cheap would material and most have stickers all over them and yes they are a nasty dark brown. Thank you

We live in a relatively older home (built in the 1960s) with lots of finishes that are basic, old, and out of style. In one section of the home, there are seve…

My rolling French doors are taking longer than I had expected. I spent several hours on Tuesday stripping the many layers of paint from the doors (I think there were about 8 to 10 layers of paint on them), and then I spent yesterday getting them all sanded, wood filled, and sanded some more. And...

Do you have flat panel doors in your home? Did you know that you can spruce them up by simply adding molding to them? At the Airbnb that I am designing a few of the doors had no panels and looked really plain, and so to make them look better I decided to add some

The boring, flat panel interior doors were really dating our home. However, I didn't want to spend the money to replace them all. So, we decided to use plywood to give them the effect of molding. Cut 1/4" plywood into strips. You'll have to do math to determine the size that you want the boxes to be on each door. Check your math 3 times because we sure did mess it up! Draw a diagram for best results, and then tape the design onto the door to be sure. There's more details on that pr…

Another quick update that looks great and low cost! Our clients had solid panel doors throughout the house... They are fine but are ...

Remember the elephant in the room? It is finally done! It was a nightmare but the orange door is gone. I wanted it to look like an old paneled door so I used strips of wood left over from the kitchen cabinets to create four rectangles down the door. I mitered each of the pieces before glueing and nailing them down. I filled the corners with wood putty and sanded them smooth. I primed it by hand because I had just enough primer in the bottom of the can. I had to piece the three bottom…

Hollow Core Bore to a Beautiful Updated Door: Do THIS to your boring doors to make them look so much better - and it costs just $20! - A little bit of effort, and a whole lot of wow!

It gave a new and fresh look to the whole inside.

Replacing door trim is a major upgrade. This no demo door trim update will leave you with expensive looking trim for less $ and time.

Pros: top moulding and bottom trim where floor trim meets Cons: would need to buy

Adding some trim, new hardware, and a fresh coat of paint completely transformed plain interior doors.

DIY: TRANSFORMING DOORS! 🚪 This is such a beginner, friendly and easy DIY. It’s probably the most transformable DIY that you can do in the beginning to...

Want to upgrade your boring flat panel doors? This DIY door makeover shows how to update hollow core doors with trim & paint for a new look!