The steps below follow the order of the work for this builds project.
Doors are so functional that we sometimes forget that they can be made striking, too. Here is a collection of Handmade door projects that include tutorials for building your own doors and tutorials for adapting the doors that you already have. look at these 10 Handmade door projects for options of how to improve both the functionality and aesthetics of the doors in your home!
Handmade Screen Door
A screen door is useful in climates where a nice breeze through the front door is good to have. Screen doors also help to circulate your indoor air, making your air healthier and less polluted. Build your own screen door to your specifications with the help of this great walkthrough!
Handmade Plain to Paneled Door
Do you have plain doors in your home that do nothing to add the beauty of your home? Instead of swapping them out with new doors, try this walkthrough that uses thin plywood and paint to upgrade your doors from boring to striking.
How To Install a Pocket Door (or Two!)
A pocket door can save a lot of space as compared to a door that swings out. Try this walkthrough for a small room in your home. This would be great for a closet to save space in a tiny bedroom, for example! Here’s another walkthrough for double pocket doors. Both tutorials use a pocket door kit that you can purchase.
Handmade Dutch Door
A dutch door can be so convenient, allowing you to let air in without letting out the pets or babies! Instead of buying a new dutch door, you can modify an existing door into a dutch door. This great Handmade door walkthrough also shows you how to change the panels in your door into glass windows.
Inset Bookshelf Doorway
This is a really cool Handmade door walkthrough that shows you how to build a door that looks and acts like a bookshelf but swings open to reveal a secret room! This could be fun for an office with a bathroom or a kid’s room with a walk-in closet that’s turned into a reading nook. Love it.
Bi-Fold Doors to French Doors
Bi-fold doors can be a huge headache because they can jump off the track, hurt little fingers, and are just awkward to maneuver. If you have bi-fold doors that you’re itching to get rid of, look at these tutorials for converting your bi-fold doors into french doors.
If you have double bi-fold doors for a larger closet opening, you can turn the four door pieces into two larger doors that you just swing open when you need to use the closet.
For a smaller closet or pantry with only one bi-fold door, you can separate the two pieces into two narrow french doors. Paint them black and add fancy knobs to really jazz up your doors!
This bi-fold door conversion is similar to the last one, but this walkthrough upgrades the older bi-fold doors with horizonal slats on them by covering them up with beadboard and pretty light blue paint.
Handmade French Doors
Learn how to turn regular interior doors into french doors with memorable trim and frosted glass with this solid walkthrough. But wait, that’s not all — these french doors are actually sliding barn doors and this walkthrough tells you how to make the hardware for that.
How To Install French Screen Doors
Do you have exterior french doors? If you want screen doors that will work with french doors so you can let fresh air in without all the bugs, look at this walkthrough that shows you how wood framed ready-made screen doors can be installed to work with french doors.
How To Turn a Steel Slab Front Door into a Full Glass Pane Door
This isn’t really a Handmade walkthrough, but it’s such a great tip for homeowners who want to get more light through their front doors. Did you know that you can turn your steel slab front door into a vivid full glass pane door for only $100 with the help of your local door and window supplier? Find out how.
How To Add a Window to a Door
Maybe you want to add a window to a door to let in more light or to give a door a special touch. This walkthrough shows you how to do it with plexiglass and the great thing about this project is that it gives you complete privacy, so you could do this for a bathroom door. See part one here and part two here.
The Handmade door projects options don’t stop here! look at this solid and huge list of 25 Handmade door options that range from direct updates to more extensive door makeovers.
