| When I first bought my house, it was quite the | | | | running but this didn't interfere with finding what I |
| amazing piece of work. It was built in the 1930s, and | | | | needed. |
| nothing had been done to it since it was first built. It | | | | I decided to focus on purchasing Bifold closet doors |
| was a small farmhouse with horse hair plaster and | | | | for two rooms at a time. I wanted to fix each room |
| wallpaper peeling off in every room. Nevertheless, I | | | | and complete it before going on to the next. |
| loved it at first sight and knew that I would make it | | | | However, I also wanted to keep some sense of |
| mine. | | | | continuity between room design. Hence, I focused on |
| One of the first things I did was to investigate styles | | | | two rooms at once. If you want to maintain design |
| of Bifold closet doors. It was clear to me that these | | | | integrity between rooms, the importance of color |
| would be needed because these doors use less | | | | schemes becomes apparent. |
| space when opened. Bifold closet doors are great for | | | | This held true for the color choices I made. The |
| rooms that tend to be on the small side. My | | | | lighter the color, the less bulky they seemed. I could |
| farmhouse had nine rooms but four of them were | | | | also further soften their lines by using two or three |
| little. I needed to make each room functional while | | | | colors on the Raised Panel closet doors. My little, |
| paying attention to floor space. | | | | creative heart was having a grand time with all of |
| I went to several of our community's | | | | this color coordination and design styles. |
| family-operated, lumber companies and hardware | | | | Within a couple of years' time, I was able to |
| stores. They had several styles of Bifold closet | | | | complete the renovations in six of the nine rooms. |
| doors, and they had catalogs available for additional | | | | Each room has it's own character and each room has |
| possibilities. They could order whatever it was I | | | | a set of doors that bring a sense of quiet class to |
| wanted. Back then, the internet wasn't up and | | | | the total room experience. |