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From an unobtrusive jib door to a makeshift mural, these tips bring so much beauty.
As you transition your wardrobe from season to season, or you finally clean out all those clothing items and shoes you never wear anymore, consider switching up the exterior of your closet, too. And no, that doesn't mean you need to redo your entire bedroom—well, not really anyway. Your closet door is something you might not ever think twice about as you're decorating your personal space, but it's an untapped spot for personality and fun. You might paint over it if you're already coating your walls, but it's not typically the first place our minds go to when we're designing our rooms. However, you can use this entrance into your wardrobe as a blank canvas, making it a design moment of its own. Even if you want it to blend into your wall, there are plenty of designer closet door ideas you can look to for inspiration instead of leaving it plain.
From unobtrusive jib doors to makeshift murals, there are so many beautiful options out there to help make your closet door appear intentional in your space. Whether you want this to be your next DIY project or you're waiting until you can bring in a professional, these unique closet door ideas will help you perfect your personal space.
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If you like the idea of a glass door leading into your closet but prefer a bit more privacy, choose a reeded glass option. In this home gym area by Monica Santayana and Ronald Alvarez of MONIOMI Design, reeded glass doors allow light into the room and create an interesting visual break from the rest of the wall.
In the primary bedroom of the same home, Santayana and Alvarez covered the closet doors (there is another identical one on the other side of the TV) in a textured wallcovering. It's the same wallcovering that covered the drawers and alcove space that holds the TV, making an interesting, almost seamless design.
The storage closets in this lounge area by Jay Jenkins are covered in an intriguing striped pattern, tying in the darker neutrals of the furniture to the wall. It adds more warmth to the space and almost hides the actual closets in plain sight.
In this dark and moody bedroom by Ryan Austin Hagood, the closet doors are painted in a much darker gray tone than the rest of the room. They help capture the serene, stormy vibe of the space effortlessly since they are painted in a similar tone to the other walls and even the decor. Keeping within that range ensures they don't feel out of place.
Moving to the daughter's bedroom in the same home, Hagood chose double louvered doors to contain the closet spaces. While they obviously interrupt the wallpaper scene, the warmer gray tone doesn't feel too intrusive in the space.
Designer Galeana Younger painted her mother's "cloffice" wardrobe in a lipstick pink hue, matching the boldness found throughout the rest of the home. The color doesn't look at all out of place in the house, and the painted interiors are just another joyful moment.
Behind this arched pocket door is a stunning custom closet with a forest-themed wallpaper on the wardrobe doors. Ali Budd, the designer of the home, brought in Elephant's Custom Furniture to create this storybook mural, and it brings a beautiful touch of elegance and whimsy into the room.
In this mudroom, the team at Fort Design Studio chose to accent the mustard-colored closet doors with pale green curtains on the inside. Doing so brought in a cottagecore vibe to the space, and it breaks up the moody hues with something cooler and lighter.
The ceiling comes in at many different angles in this house, so designer Meghan Shadrick chose to incorporate the slanted roof into the shape of the closet door. Using a normal style of door would feel choppy in this room, so keeping the angle as it is creates a more seamless space.
Archways are a common theme in this home by Shea McGee, so it only made sense to make the closet door from the primary bedroom (as well as the door to the ensuite) an arched one. It offers softness to the space, fitting with the many natural materials and textures throughout the home.
Ensure every aspect of your home brings you joy by covering your closet doors with stunning, high-quality wall stickers that double as murals. Natalie Wong, known as @lagirl310 on Instagram, designed this flamingo and orchid-covered closet, opting to cover her mirrored doors to add more color to the room.
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This closet door idea takes a steady hand and a lot of concentration to achieve, but you can totally DIY it. For her daughter's room, designer Cate Dunning chose wallpaper and trim to match the surrounding walls, making the closet door virtually disappear when closed.
This open-frame metal closet door, designed by Twenty1Five, is made unique by the rope laced through the top and bottom. The closet's contents are obscured just enough without adding too much visual clutter to the space.
Why have a jewelry box when you can have a jewelry closet? Designer Kristen Peña explains that her client for this California home “loves the Beverly Hills Hotel and really wanted the fun vibe to be a hidden treasure in her closet,” so they went with a separate narrow closet door specifically designed to hide away her accessories.
Sliding barn doors are a clever alternative to a standard pocket door, adding both grandeur and a rustic touch. In this New Jersey carriage house, designer Elaine Santos hid away the living room with white barn doors, but this can easily function as a closet door idea as well.
If your kids are sharing a room, differentiate the closets by color-coding them. Designer Joy Cho added even more color to her twin daughters' playful space by painting one half of the closet a pastel pink and the other a light blue.
These light-colored closet doors are completely unassuming when closed. However, behind their minimalist surface lies a chic storage system that rotates 360 degrees. If you have enough clothes and shoes to fill a walk-in closet, like designer Alison Victoria, but lack the space to build one, opt for a system that swivels and hides away your belongings, saving you tons of room.
Go for a lived-in look by replacing drab closet doors with antique ones. To enclose the wardrobe and ensuite bath in the same Atlanta home as above, HGTV star Alison Victoria used French doors from the 1800s. A barn track allows them to slide open and close with ease.
Play up the pattern in your space with this closet door idea. In this bedroom, designer Elizabeth Hay used Aleta Pise wallpaper to cover the closets, walls, and ceiling, giving the room distinct cottagecore vibes.
Transform any room by swapping out existing closet doors with custom ones that feature formal molding and mirrored embellishments, as designer Tamsin Johnson did here. The soothing paint color finishes the look and epitomizes quiet luxury.
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