Closet doors: mirror or wood?

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Sliding mirror doors or bi-fold wooden doors?

  • Sliding mirror doors

  • Bi-fold wooden doors


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clamum

Lifer
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I never realized mirror closet doors were so tacky. I don't think they look that bad, especially if you don't have a full length mirror elsewhere. Then again, I'm not homosex nor an interior decorator.
 

mizzou

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mirrors for usefulness, wood to look nice. If you have NO full mirrors in your home it's worth having at least one somewhere
 

nageov3t

Lifer
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wood.

the only place I really care for a full-length mirror is near an entryway that you'd be passing on your way out the door.
 

Midwayman

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I thought you only got mirrored doors if you really wanted to check out your own taint during sexxxy time?
 

BurnItDwn

Lifer
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Bifold doors seem to be less likely to fall apart or get stuck vs purely sliding doors. Therefore, I prefer the bifold option. The color/finish does not matter IMO.
 

rasczak

Lifer
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I'd go with the wood simply because I have having to reset the sliding doors on their rails.
 

Murloc

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Jun 24, 2008
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mirror only if you don't have a full body mirror anywhere else.

I think it looks stupid, I don't want the bedroom to look like a gym.

I'm talking out of my ass because here closets integrated into the wall don't exist, it's always free standing furniture.

EDIT: saw a few pics, discard the mirror it's horrible. Plus unless it slides into the wall you can't access the whole closet so it's not good.
 

phucheneh

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Thanks, bother.

We will burn all of the heathen closet doors.

I wish everything was built with hallway-style 'coat closets' or whatever. That little room that a lot of people have. With a normal damn door. They could at least do french doors on closets...anything for a damn proper hinged door.
 

FallenHero

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Thanks, bother.

We will burn all of the heathen closet doors.

I wish everything was built with hallway-style 'coat closets' or whatever. That little room that a lot of people have. With a normal damn door. They could at least do french doors on closets...anything for a damn proper hinged door.

I blame Europe for this mess of doors. Everyone needs to be stylish...Now I have to replace ELEVEN closet doors that bi-fold. FUCK. THAT.
 

Midwayman

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I blame Europe for this mess of doors. Everyone needs to be stylish...Now I have to replace ELEVEN closet doors that bi-fold. FUCK. THAT.

Its more a space issue. Hinged doors need a large clear area to open. This limits how close you can put furniture, etc. I was looking into french patio doors recently and its the same issue. If you put in a hinged door you lose lots of floor space.
 

Red Squirrel

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May 24, 2003
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Skip the doors, go with ropes and beads. :D

I'd go with wood over mirrors though. When I see giant mirrors like that I can't help but think the damage if it fell on someone.
 

Pulsar

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I would not have mirrored doors with children in the house, unless the mirrors were of shatterproof material, since I know of a tragedy of the worst kind caused by a sliding glass door.

Some people have very small bedrooms, and sliding doors allow placing the bed closer to the closet.

Mirrored closet doors are not sliding glass doors. The mirror is actually glued to a stamped metal backing that is the actual 'door'. I know this because my son turned around holding an aluminum baseball bat and smashed our mirrored closet door in our entryway. They are not really dangerous, unless your run your hands over the cracks or step on the tiny bits that fall off.

Of course, we already had a wood replacement that I hadn't stained and finished yet, because mirrored doors are tacky as hell. Leave mirrors in the bar or on the ceiling where they belong.
 

Jumpem

Lifer
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For the majority saying no mirror doors, do you have something similar to this in your bedroom instead?

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Murloc

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Jun 24, 2008
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no that looks old as hell and takes up space.
I have a full-body mirror hanged on the wall in the corridor.
It has a thin brass frame.
 

nickbits

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Why the heck would I need a full length mirror? There is a half height mirror on my dresser.

However my wife wanted a full length one so I put one on the back of the bathroom door. But you don't see it unless you are using it.
 

sdifox

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For the majority saying no mirror doors, do you have something similar to this in your bedroom instead?

l33460120.jpg

full height mirror is at the back of the bathroom door. And dresser has a helf height.