Laundry Room Cabinet Door Options
I finally got some cabinet doors built for the laundry room. It will be nice to have them up so this space will look pretty-er.
I built my doors with a beadboard panel — like I often do. But after designing all the different door options for Beckie’s studio, I had a hankering to do something different. So I flipped my doors over and added an X on the back.
But I wasn’t certain which I liked better. I asked on Facebook and got 108 comments which seemed to be about split down the middle.
It’s difficult to tell what the end result would look like by looking at these doors in their half wood, half prime, half covered with streaked paint state. (That’s too many halves — isn’t it?)
So I painted them so I could at least decide based on the finished look. I used Sherwin Williams “Summit Grey” ProClassic (satin). You know I love my ProClassic!
But I STILL can’t decide. Wes likes the X doors because they’re different. I do too but I like the traditional beadboard panel as well.
yep…I like ’em both and I still haven’t decided.
I’ll add another coat of paint and possibly some wax — and then maybe play “spin the bottle” to make the final decision. I’ll like them both so I’ll be happy either way. If I could install them with my eyes closed and then be as surprised as you with the result — I’d totally do that.
But installing cabinet doors while blindfolded is not idea. I’d end up with a Three-fer week in the DIY Blunder department and that would be too much for me to handle. 🙂
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Paint: Sherwin Williams “Summit Grey” ProClassic (satin)
I loooooooooooooooooove the X doors! I agree with your husband so different. But I’m biased b/c we’re doing X’s on our pantry door as well as on the back of the peninsula. Can’t wait to see which one you choose!
I am a huge fan of beadboard but saw the X ones (all unfinished) and thought hmmm…X’s are nice! But with the paint I definately LOVE the beadboard. It is traditional, classic and if you move often I think it will be more pleasing to the buyer to have the traditional beadboard. That and I think sometimes it is better to stay in our comfort zone–with things like this. We just redid a lower level bath. I thought about getting the tiles that had more variations between them but thought in the end I would be happier with a tile that was more consistent within each tile. I stayed in my comfort zone and to what I KNEW I always liked so later I wouldn’t say “now why the heck did I choose those?” On the other side of the coin..if you DO choose the X’s it is an out of the way room–a good place to try something different. But the beadboard looks GREAT in that grey!
I love barn doors in pairs, but if you get more than 2 going it reminds me of the X’s flashing on the screen when you get a wrong answer on family feud! With my love of barn doors I would still do the beadboard in this instance!
I wouldn’t have the Barn look in my home if I wanted pretty. They both look great but I would do the Bead Board.
Normally, I wouldn’t like the X doors at all, but for here I do…I know it sounds corny, but I would add a cool hook in the center of each X…you can never have to many hooks in a laundry room…