Decorative Glass Door, Replacing Old Bi-fold Doors.

Posted by on September 29, 2013 in My personal work, Portfolio | 81 comments

Decorative Glass Door, Replacing Old Bi-fold Doors.

 

Decorative Pantry Door.

Decorative Glass Pantry Door.

Replacing Bi-fold doors with decorative glass door.

My client asked me to remove the bi-fold doors from her pantry and install a different door all together.
At first she wanted me to get a door that will match the bathroom door that you see in the background of the picture above.
The bathroom door has a pre-finish that was made in California.
We had no way to find the company or the door that was installed six years ago and I had no way to match the existing door.
I showed her the frosted glass French door from one of my doors catalogs and she liked it.
I gave her a price for the total job and she asked me to go ahead and do it.
The design on the glass was done by sand blasting on one side of the door over a stencil.
The image shades changes as you move the door by the effect of the room lights in front of the door and behind it.
Decorative Glass Pantry Door.

I order the door and I hung it in a jamb at my shop and pained it white.

Few days later I came to her house, I removed the bi-fold door and installed the new door, trim and hardware.

She fell in live with this door.

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81 Comments

  1. Le-an Lai Angeles Lacaba October 2, 2013 at 1:16 am

    Very beautiful door! It would be very useful

  2. Courtney Pies October 1, 2013 at 7:30 pm

    I'm like Anita and do not like bi-fold doors – they are a pain! But this beautiful decorative glass one is amazing!

  3. Mel Montana October 1, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    I would fall in love with it if my husband install a door like that. Nice design! 🙂

  4. Jenny Taylor October 1, 2013 at 2:47 pm

    i'd love something like this for my place, but my husband keeps all his greasy man stuff in the closets and it would just bug me to no end…

  5. Myrah Falco Duque October 1, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    Makes a big difference! I remember those bi-fold doors, so unfortable. Thanks so much!

  6. Don Purdum October 1, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    It still amazes me how a door can change a room! It's funny, you see when you know it, and when you don't you know the room or decor needs something but you're not sure what. I love going to antique places for ideas and inspiration. Well done Dov!!!! It looks fantastic!

  7. Healy Harpster October 1, 2013 at 7:43 am

    Nice door and what really catches my attention is the design on the glass. Lovely, no wonder the lady fell in love with it.

  8. Daniele Holmberg October 1, 2013 at 3:56 am

    That looks like a really nice door! It is quite decorative:)

  9. Karen Cuny Bradley October 1, 2013 at 3:36 am

    I am with Anita Breeze, I think bi-fold doors are awful. This is very very nice Dov!

  10. Stacie Haight Connerty October 1, 2013 at 2:26 am

    Love the etched glass doors. We had them in our previous house and I loved the look.

  11. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 2:01 am

    Thank you

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  18. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:59 am

    True

  19. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:58 am

    True

  20. Maria Lopez-Castro October 1, 2013 at 1:58 am

    I love the decorative glass on this one. When are you going to open up shop in NY Dov? I need some work like this done on my house.

  21. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:58 am

    Thank you

  22. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:57 am

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  24. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:55 am

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  25. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:54 am

    I agree

  26. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:54 am

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  29. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:53 am

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  30. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:53 am

    The glass is frosted and obscured

  31. Kristen Ione Bolton King October 1, 2013 at 1:51 am

    What a great updated look! And the frosted glass makes it so you can't see all the stuff in the pantry. Great idea! Very elegant. Another winner!

  32. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:51 am

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  36. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:50 am

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  37. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:50 am

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  40. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:49 am

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  42. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:48 am

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  43. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:47 am

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  44. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:47 am

    Call me when you're ready

  45. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:46 am

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  46. Shapira Builders October 1, 2013 at 1:44 am

    Thank you Anita

  47. Shapira Builders October 1, 2013 at 1:43 am

    Robin Cockrell you are funny

  48. Dov Shapira October 1, 2013 at 1:42 am

    You are funny, thank you. Will you friend me ?

  49. Tiffany Hathorn October 1, 2013 at 1:03 am

    Personally I hate the bifold doors because the sometimes get stuckon the track. These look nice!

  50. Cynthia Landrie October 1, 2013 at 12:53 am

    I am not a big fan of bi fold doors. These decorative doors are just great.

  51. Pam Wattenbarger October 1, 2013 at 12:06 am

    I had a folding door on the pantry in my old house. It was awful. I would much rather have had one of these!

  52. R Dawn Gardner Bedingfield October 1, 2013 at 12:05 am

    I am in LOVE with this door. No one likes the bi fold doors it seems.

  53. Melanie Burbage September 30, 2013 at 11:54 pm

    It's a pretty door! I don't have a door like that in our house but that would be neat to have in there.

  54. Amber Louise Edwards September 30, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    I never thought to use a decorative door like this for a pantry! But I love it! It is chic and classy and looks very nice!

  55. Megan Burgess Chamberlin September 30, 2013 at 7:58 pm

    What a pretty idea to update a pantry! Bi-fold doors are such a pain. You did a wonderful job!

  56. Teddy Out Ready September 30, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    I like this door and the image is nice, would be great for our condo apartment. So many details to put into consideration, it is better for me to give my door installations to a professional.

  57. Deborah Munoz-Chacon September 30, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    I love the wheat stalk design etched in the glass. It's so appropriate for a pantry. I have my bi-fold doors on my laundry room. They never work right. Very unique door and good solution.

  58. Robert Manea September 30, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    I really like doors like this, we have plain doors for everything over here, and the doors like this give it much more character!

  59. Noor Unnahar September 30, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    I never loved bi-fold doors . Always hard to manage and kiddos love to move them inside out.

  60. Irene Saadeh September 30, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    I love decorative glass just not brave enough to have it with all the comotion I have going on here with youngs kids running around and so many dogs! One day though it will happen!

  61. Jennifer Clay September 30, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    I thought you only did like front and back doors! I love that you do other types of doors inside of a house! I would have never thought of replacing the pantry doors! They look good!

  62. Deanna Villelli Heiliger September 30, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    I love the look of these doors…a great way to "spice" up the pantry! 🙂

  63. Casey Gardner September 30, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    Dov Shapira looks like Shapira Builders is going to have to start an on-line business with all your great ideas and products!

  64. Sarah-Louise Bailey September 30, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    Those are gorgeous, I could definitely see them fitting in well in my home 😉 x

  65. Jim Striegel September 30, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    This is so much nice than those folding doors. So many homes I show, have those folding doors and they end up falling apart. What a great idea you had here!

  66. Lisa Hodges September 30, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    I really like the frosted glass. Gives some dimension and interest to a room and makes it look bigger and brighter too I bet!

  67. Teresa Moody September 30, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    Very pretty. Looks like a quick project!

  68. Robin Cockrell September 30, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    I replaced my bi-fold doors with some beautiful curtains. I hate those dang doors! When you have to cuss every time you open your closet, there is a problem.

  69. Amanda McMahon September 30, 2013 at 11:37 am

    yes – bi fold doors aren't very pretty and kids pinch their fingers in them. this looks good

  70. Robin Chiacchieri Ruehrwein September 30, 2013 at 10:00 am

    I don't have any doors like this in my house, but I have this one closet with no doors at all, so bi-fold doors would be better than nothing I suppose.

  71. Carla Gardiner September 30, 2013 at 5:47 am

    I am in love with this #door Dov. I wish you were closer there would be some remodeling going on here at home for sure.

  72. Anita Breeze September 30, 2013 at 5:35 am

    I absolutely hate bi-fold doors and think everyone in the world should replace them with a beautiful door like this one! You would be busy for years to come!

  73. John Hurd September 30, 2013 at 5:31 am

    The new installed door was lovable indeed. Also, the idea of image shades that changes whenever the door is moved is as awesome as the installed doors.

  74. Meli Horowitz September 30, 2013 at 5:03 am

    Very interesting. Good to know. So much better looking than some of the traditional doors that are available!

  75. Yvonne Brown September 30, 2013 at 4:52 am

    I am sure she fell in love with the door! It is amazing!

  76. Aisha Kristine Chong September 30, 2013 at 2:56 am

    I fell in love with it too! Such beauty this door has become! <3

  77. Debi Gerhart September 30, 2013 at 1:41 am

    I like the door.

  78. Amanda Love September 30, 2013 at 1:39 am

    I fell in love with it as well. I'm not a fan of the folding doors. They tend to jam every once in a while. I really love this one and the color white is perfect.

  79. HilLesha O'Nan September 30, 2013 at 12:58 am

    That is really pretty!

  80. Karen Hewitt September 30, 2013 at 12:27 am

    This is very pretty, Im not a fan of the folding doors but this looks awesome

  81. Terry Macri September 29, 2013 at 9:37 pm

    I have one folding door in my Hubs den. It hate them… but when I do mine, I want a full door with no window in it. I don't want anyone seeing all the junk he has in that closet.