Update Flat Panel Interior Doors

Caulk every seam between the trim and the door and let dry for 24 hours.

Update flat panel interior doors.

Using carved molding and or flat trim to update doors makes for a fairly quick simple and inexpensive update to a flat door. Panel doors for every budget. This easy update only required two pieces of each size of molding which cost just over 18. It looks like a million bucks but only costs 12.

For around 15 to 25 dollars per door you can update each door in your homes interior for a beautiful look and feel. But when it came time to update the garage door i wanted to try something different. January 29 2016 diy projects. Saw off the top portion of the door leaving several inches above the middle hinge.

For a flawless paint job be sure to check out these door painting tips and tricks. That s far easier and less expensive than replacing the whole door which would have cost 64 for a standard prehung 6 panel door about 20 for new door casings and a lot more time and effort for installation. Cut your moulding pieces down to size for each door with a mitre saw and lay out your trim on the doors. You want to choose a molding that accents but doesn t overwhelm your interior doors.

Use a chop saw to cut your trim pieces and then glue them on with liquid nails. They were sooo boring and really dated the look of our house. And the style is limited only by your imagination. If you have plain flat doors in the interior of your home here is a fast and easy way to update them.

Something even faster and easier. By doing this you can also increase the value of your home. The easiest flat panel door update ever. I redid the main door and closet door in our bathroom.

To make a door like the one shown remove an existing solid core interior door and all its hardware. The black paint gives her doors an extra luxurious appeal too. Measure and calculate the size. The classic raised panel style will look wonderful in any home tutorial from the painted drawer here on remodelaholic.

Fill in the nail holes and any cracks in the corner. Another update i was excited for was adding new hardware to the doors especially a locking door knob on the main one. You can find another very thorough blog and video tutorial in this post. Measure and mark a template for the trim moulding on the door using a pencil.

Use painter s tape to hold the trim in place while the glue dries for 24 hours. You can see the original flat pine door in these photos.