Wow, time flies when you’re having fun huh?! This ORC makeover is cruisin right along, I even managed to clean a section of the room to snap a photo to share with you all. We’re loving the moody green walls, the room feels so “adult” like (whatever that is suppose to mean, lol). If you checked in last week you saw that I spray painted our wall sconces gold. My sweet hubby hung those for me this week, and oh my goodness they are simply stunning!
I went back and forth on the slider door design but ultimately settled on a simple paneled style. We wanted it to coordinate with our other doors but not try to match them. I think this timeless style will fit the bill.
Choose your style of door
We started with a 1/2” paintable plywood cut to the size of our opening. From there we used 1x6’s on the top, middle and bottom horizontal boards and 1x4’s in between and on the vertical side boards.
Adhere your boards with wood glue
Once we made all our cuts and laid everything out to ensure it looked good, we used Liquid Nails to adhere the boards to the plywood. You’ll want to use clamps to make sure there are no gaps anywhere. They also help keep everything in place while you nail it together.
attach boards with nail gun
You’ll want to use a nail gun for this job so that your nails sink into the wood. Also, make sure you’re using nails that are long enough to go through the trim and the plywood. We used 1” nails for this project.
fill holes and seams with wood filler
After that you’ll want to fill all your nail holes and seams with a wood filler. They make stainable wood filler if you’re planning on staining your door but we are painting ours so I just used this Minwax color changing wood filler.
sand the entire door
Once that dries, you’ll want to do a good all over sand. I like to start with a 120 grit, then finish with a 220 grit. Make sure to remove any dust before you stain or paint your door. We will be painting ours later this week and installing it over the weekend! (ekkkkkk, can’t wait!!!) So be sure to check back next week to see the finished product.
Have you been following along with any other One Room Challenge participants??? I’m blown away each week by all the talented men and women! Be sure to stop by the ORC blog page to take a look.