Any ideas about decorating a wardrobe door please

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Waterlily24
Waterlily24 Posts: 1,328 Forumite
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We have very plain white wardrobe doors and are looking for something to decorate them with. We've had Shortwood Carvings before but I think they are a bit too fussy and I don't want gold.

Hubby made the wardrobes himself. There are 6 floor to ceiling doors on one wall, two either side of the bed and 5 small doors above the bed. They all have 'crystal' round handles with small silver bits attaching them to the door.

I'd just add that there is skirting underneath and coving at the top so not quite floor to ceiling lol.

Any ideas please.

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  • Silvertabby
    Silvertabby Posts: 9,023 Forumite
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    If it's just the plain white that's the problem, how about painting them the same colour as the walls - but in satinwood rather than emulsion?
  • spo2
    spo2 Posts: 245 Forumite
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    Could you decoupage them?
  • Debbie_Savard
    Debbie_Savard Posts: 430 Forumite
    edited 8 January 2018 at 3:28PM
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    Stencils? Easy to do and you can paint over if you want to change.

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  • -taff
    -taff Posts: 14,504 Forumite
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    Cover with fabric, PVA it on. I did my front door [in a lock of flats] looked fab.
    Shampoo? No thanks, I'll have real poo...
  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
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    Change the handles? Makes a bigger difference than you might think if you get really nice ones: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/explore/cupboard-knobs/?lp=true
  • rach_k
    rach_k Posts: 2,236 Forumite
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    If they're covering large areas of the wall, why not use less obvious handles and treat them as wall? I think decorated wardrobes look pretty dated unless they're quirky old ones.
  • Waterlily24
    Waterlily24 Posts: 1,328 Forumite
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    Thank you everyone. Don't fancy them the same colour as the walls and I love the handles so wouldn't change them lol.

    In our first house, we covered spare bedroom wardrobe doors with fabric and must admit it did look nice - looked like sacking but that was nearly 50 years ago. Good idea but a lot of work.

    Quite like the ideas of decoupage and stencilling though
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