tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post8005383534327876965..comments2024-03-29T00:17:14.265-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: Why you should remove your doors!Thrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-18236625026009739172012-04-09T22:03:49.656-04:002012-04-09T22:03:49.656-04:00This is a great idea! Our 1929 house had doors eve...This is a great idea! Our 1929 house had doors everywhere,and I pulled them off, too. Now that I am refreshing the kitchen, I was wondering how to fill up the holes (other than gobs of wood filler). Thanks for the idea.Nicole @ Simplicity and Delighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221070012262487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-13720160976009132022012-03-09T21:25:51.403-05:002012-03-09T21:25:51.403-05:00Wow! I was just looking at my entryway closet door...Wow! I was just looking at my entryway closet door this afternoon wishing I could just take it down but I didn't want to have to remove and replace the entire casing. I have to give this a try.<br />Thank you :)<br />Kim P at kimperry9767@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-4815215194324181952012-02-19T21:35:00.220-05:002012-02-19T21:35:00.220-05:00Looks great! I have also removed some doors and th...Looks great! I have also removed some doors and this is a great fix to the hardware problem. Thanks for sharing.<br />www.ashleysnest.blogspot.comAshley's Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304148457594364676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-22674832216070928382012-02-19T08:22:04.279-05:002012-02-19T08:22:04.279-05:00Because of your post I took the closet doors off i...Because of your post I took the closet doors off in my daughters room. The room is so small and when you open the doors they take up half the room. Now we are off to Ikea today to figure out how to fix up the closet to make it so we don't NEED the doors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957022922000992648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-15394537881146442882012-02-18T11:31:18.952-05:002012-02-18T11:31:18.952-05:00I so love reading your thrifty ideas! I've jus...I so love reading your thrifty ideas! I've just recently discovered you, RSS'd you, pinned you, loved you! You're the kind of clever girl I like to hang with and I'm impressed by all the ways you've used the lattice. You've got me thinking!<br /><br />Smiles,<br />Lesli :)Lesli @ BeautifullyCoastal.comhttp://beautifullycoastal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-37085731610672457072012-02-18T01:23:36.423-05:002012-02-18T01:23:36.423-05:00I love the little nook! I also just want to tell ...I love the little nook! I also just want to tell you that I love your blog, and thoroughly enjoy your ideas and sense of humour. My kids are in their teens and aren't little anymore, but I am of course always looking for frugal ways to update and make our home cozy and interesting. Your site is an inspiration! <br />Thanks,<br />Noelle Harman<br />Sooke, BCNoelle Harmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-33398886015763919662012-02-17T22:04:30.617-05:002012-02-17T22:04:30.617-05:00too. flippin'. cool.too. flippin'. cool.Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-44836148390001645902012-02-17T11:57:19.321-05:002012-02-17T11:57:19.321-05:00Thank you for this!! I can't believe it never ...Thank you for this!! I can't believe it never crossed my mind to make the same change in my boys' playroom. Awesomesauce.LHobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165222113665532293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-37865436368635683152012-02-16T18:13:05.193-05:002012-02-16T18:13:05.193-05:00I swear...we think alike! I have a beautifully la...I swear...we think alike! I have a beautifully large laundry room that is getting a S-L-O-W facelift and the first step was to GET RID OF THE DOOR! We had a handyman over for something else so he fixed the holes on it and it's just waiting for a coat of paint. The plan is to paint the cabinets (why, why, why did I ever agree to put the same cabinets throughout the house? Maybe because I had a 4yo and a 1yo and we were building a house and moving?) paint the ceiling and walls (getting rid of the red....yuck!...and welcoming a cooler, calmer color!) And...adding board and batten to an entire wall to act as a "mudroom" of sorts. I am thinking when it's all done it's going to look so good I may have to host a cocktail party in there!!! My hubby has been hounding me to let him take down the basement door too...hmmmmmmm...we shall see!! :)Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/04011952105440652818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-56244276227257435842012-02-16T18:06:03.609-05:002012-02-16T18:06:03.609-05:00Thank you so much for this idea. My house had door...Thank you so much for this idea. My house had doors removed at some point and they painted over the hinged sections. I always thought it looked like an eyesore, too. Now I'm going to try your idea!Mearihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080474930910254503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-17106510816992230942012-02-16T15:45:48.624-05:002012-02-16T15:45:48.624-05:00I have a problem with a few of the doors in our ne...I have a problem with a few of the doors in our new place opening into each other, so there is a door or 2 that I'd love to do this with!Ashley@AttemptsAtDomesticationhttp://attemptsatdomestication.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-32692107898382204042012-02-16T14:59:43.537-05:002012-02-16T14:59:43.537-05:00Thank you for showing me how to create more beauti...Thank you for showing me how to create more beautiful and lovely space for my girls. I definitely have nook spaces and even desk space in closets and such that we don't use. Thank you for showing me how to handle the holes and hinges.<br /><br />www.outoftheboring.comKatheryn Fhttp://www.outoftheboring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-19930326306023099212012-02-16T12:45:42.117-05:002012-02-16T12:45:42.117-05:00Boy, I am definitely in the minority here. I like ...Boy, I am definitely in the minority here. I like doors - closed doors. I get itchy when I see open doorways to closets, storage, etc. That's what I consider personal space and I love a tidy, closed up personal space. If my door was off to my basement, I would literally break out in hives. Or my laundry. Or my closet. I'm happy it works for so many of you, but not for me.MimiGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514473530930844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-28724836259947739252012-02-16T10:02:32.215-05:002012-02-16T10:02:32.215-05:00Dang I love this blog and all of your good ideas! ...Dang I love this blog and all of your good ideas! I plan on taking down a closet door in our master bath and maybe a closet door off of one of the bedrooms in the future but I dont have any "real" doors that can come down. But if I did, I would! Oh, and I love the lattice idea!Nina at www.ninasarena.comhttp://www.ninasarena.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-32898384647321074062012-02-16T09:35:23.787-05:002012-02-16T09:35:23.787-05:00That's such a clever solution. Unfortunately,...That's such a clever solution. Unfortunately, I cannot take my doors down. You see no one really wants to see what's behind them (namely, my hidden mess/hoarder ...)<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Linda<br />http://itallstartedwithpaint.comLinda @ it all started with painthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244682506329000538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-70384025747265514502012-02-16T08:13:18.932-05:002012-02-16T08:13:18.932-05:00I so want to do this to our closet doors, which we...I so want to do this to our closet doors, which we never shut. <br /><br />Okay, You've forced me! Thanks. ;)<br /><br /><br />Gretchen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-30093660979309351262012-02-15T23:18:22.526-05:002012-02-15T23:18:22.526-05:00Im dying to take off my master closet door. Maybe...Im dying to take off my master closet door. Maybe I can convince the hubbs its a good idea... we are ALWAYS fumbling around it. Once the kids I nanny are older I plan on taking the door to the playroom/office down too. If i didnt need to close it for naptime, i would do it right now!RachelMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052273737127147600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-55184481156945910872012-02-15T22:10:07.963-05:002012-02-15T22:10:07.963-05:00Right after reading your post, I took down our mas...Right after reading your post, I took down our master closet door also. It make such a difference.Fadjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222072449105524169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-3750198900647571802012-02-15T21:56:18.621-05:002012-02-15T21:56:18.621-05:00Funny you mention this because just today I was th...Funny you mention this because just today I was thinking about taking a door down for this reason! We took a door down between our kitchen and family room because it was a SWINGING door and little fingers were going to get caught. No good. It really opens up the space. Now thinking about taking down the door between the family room and playroom, because really, do I trust the kids in the playroom all closed away? No. :)Ali Foley Shenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709138823428425783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-87797105119180070822012-02-15T21:32:01.030-05:002012-02-15T21:32:01.030-05:00Brilliant, simple, inexpensive. What more can one ...Brilliant, simple, inexpensive. What more can one ask. Thanks, I will use the lattice idea.last minute lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112502054267152515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-16514559621967977862012-02-15T21:00:41.414-05:002012-02-15T21:00:41.414-05:00I love this idea! We have a door between the kitch...I love this idea! We have a door between the kitchen and mudroom that is ALWAYS open and I've been itching to just take it down. Now you gave me a great way to patch up everything. Just need to get hubby on board :-)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539733472880749919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-33640162833517192282012-02-15T18:53:56.662-05:002012-02-15T18:53:56.662-05:00Bondo! You need Bondo. Its in the automotive secti...Bondo! You need Bondo. Its in the automotive section at Ace.Its also called body filler. Its two part - the putty in the can and a small tube of hardener. Just mix a bit in a scrap board with a small putty knife and mush it in the holes and the area you are trying to fill. Keep it neat - it dries super hard, but you can let it cure out a bit and then shave it down to better match the door jamb profile. It gets hot when it dries. Once its cured - I think over night you can sand it just like wood and then paint it.CrazyHappyMomhttp://crazyhappymom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6475843143822389012012-02-15T18:51:23.650-05:002012-02-15T18:51:23.650-05:00so smart! I'm stealing this idea. I love getti...so smart! I'm stealing this idea. I love getting rid of superfluous doors.Emily @ EAKaHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139459890197805742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-88661194732126527432012-02-15T18:23:19.411-05:002012-02-15T18:23:19.411-05:00A whole new perspective for me. I have something a...A whole new perspective for me. I have something about leaving doors open, I need to close them. Every night before going to bed, I make sure that the bed room door, 2 closet doors, and the bathroom door (all inside the master bedroom) are closed tight. I have no idea why I do it but i go through this routine every night. My husband has no problem leaving the closet or the bathroom doors open. But freaks me out. I read somewhere that it is good Feng shui to close doors. SO now I use that as my excuse for this habit.:) By the way, that's what all builder's do in model homes to give the idea of more space.Vidya @ Whats Ur Home Storyhttp://www.whatsurhomestory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-92149064571850801382012-02-15T17:21:06.583-05:002012-02-15T17:21:06.583-05:00Kristin, that is good to know! The doors that I...Kristin, that is good to know! The doors that I've taken down would have been zero help though because they were open 100 percent of the time. For years on end. ;) (And our furnace isn't in our basement so we're good there.)Thrifty Decor Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.com