Using Curtains Instead Of Doors

Get some cafe rods the length of your cabinet base.

Using curtains instead of doors.

There is a large cased opening between the large front parlor and the living room there are french doors from the living room onto the deck and also a doorway into the dining room. Obviously the closet door s primary task is to hide away clothing and clutter. Slap anyone who uses them for a towel. 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.

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. You could use those pinch curtain hooks so you don t have to deal with a casing for the rod. Need a quick no sew alternative. Install the rod just under the counter or drawers.

Add a chest of drawers with cubbies next to the hanging clothes for a cute design splash. Today the curtains are used for more practical and even fun purposes. Closet door replaced with colorful curtain. One of my favorite uses is to block off my living room in the winter.

I have a very old large house. But there s also no one stopping you from considering how you can use. Replace closet doors with curtains in children s rooms offering easy access to the closet s contents without endangering little fingers. Here are some other great ideas for using drapery in your home.

Despite our obvious bias towards tracks we do think the use of a curtain track instead of static attachment or a rod would have made opening and closing the curtain and accessing the contents of the closet a bit easier. A curtain was an ideal solution softening the space covering what needed concealing and posing no clearance problems. Put them any place where you want to liven up a wall with fabric color and texture as opposed to the flat surface of a door. In that era elaborate door drapes were used to add flair and drama to entrance doors.

Door curtains have been in use since the early nineteenth century. I ditched the closet doors and instead of replacing them with bifold i hung curtains instead. You ll have a curtain bottom instead of chopped up empty space. I often use curtains as you do.

Choose curtains that are 75 per cent wider that the width of the closet doorframe. By hanging the curtain just a few inches away from the shelves behind it david maxed out his floor space beside it. The most common types of closet doors are the regular hinged doors bi fold doors wooden sliding doors and mirror sliding doors while these traditional closet doors are great on their own they can be too common to the point of boring. In addition to just being better looking than standard closet doors like a.