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REPLACING BI-FOLD CLOSET DOORS WITH CURTAINS: OUR CLOSET MAKEOVER

Hands down the most asked questions about my recent master bedroom reveal have to do with the closet makeover that involved replacing our bi-fold closet doors with curtains. Apparently I’m not the only one with a mad hatred of those clumsy bi-fold doors! I was pretty leary about how this little project would turn out but having curtains instead of doors on our closet has been a total game changer. It’s not only way better looking than before but also every inch of our closet is now easily accessible which is huge when you’re living in an older house that’s majorly lacking in storage space!Closet transformed from a double door closet with center partition to one wide opening closed off with drapes - love!

So for those of you have been thinking about tackling this project in your own home, I’m sharing the how-to and all of my sources (includes some affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here})) for getting the job done starting from the beginning with the pretty horrendous ‘before’:

Master bedroom closet before room makeover

Most closets with bi-fold doors simply have two doors that connect in the middle, in which case you can simply remove both doors and the track they attach to, do a little patch work with wood putty, and be done with it. Our closet had a center support between the two closet doors that needed to be removed so I called in my contractor to tear that out (after making sure it wasn’t a necessary support), add a new header, and patch the hardwood floors:

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