Bedroom Guide

What colour bedroom doors should I use with a mahogany carcass? Have just bought a new house and the fitted wardrobes in the main bedroom are really old fashioned. The carcasses are dark mahogany and in good condition so I'd like to just buy new doors. I think all mahogany would be way too dark so was thinking of going for a contrasting colour - any suggestions? Hope you can help!

How much gap under bedroom doors is needed for proper a/c air flow? I got new carpet installed that is much higher than the old stuff that came out and now need to plane off the bottom of the bedroom doors to clear. I need to know how much gap should there be in order for the air flow of the a/c system to work correctly? Thanks especially if there are any air conditioning service contractors out there.

Are lever door pulls nice on bedroom doors? I am replacing all the doorknobs in my house, and I like the look of the oil rubbed bronze levers instead of a traditional round knob. I've seen these on closet doors and french doors to the outside, but are they also nice for bathrooms and bedroom doors?

where can I purchase an emergency entry key for bedroom doors without buying a new set of door knobs? My 3 year old son has gotten into the habit of locking bedroom doors. Thankfully he has not yet locked himself into a room. I am searching for a tool that will unlock the doors (they have the type of lock that you turn) but would like to avoid replacing all of the door knobs. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

What should I do about locking bedroom doors? My children have started locking their bedroom doors at night because they are afraid of my new boyfriend. I am worried that if they are late for the bus, I won't be able to get to them. Should I have the locks removed from their doors? well, he has had some trouble with the law in the past. But, I think he is beyond that now. He is looking for work and cut way back on his drinking. I blame my parents for telling my children to watch out for him.

Why does my bedroom have 2 entry doors? The main floor has 2 bedrooms, both of which have 2 entry doors. I've heard of houses having 2 doors for funeral purposes, but what's the story behind bedroom doors? I have one in my room that's accessible through the hallway, and one through the kitchen. My daughter's room is accessible from the living room and hallway. If it helps, the house was built in the early 30's (I think).

How can I stop my cat from tearing up the carpet around the bedroom doors? My cat has a scratching post and uses it all the time. When we go into our bedrooms and close the doors he lays outside the door and tears up the carpet, mostly in the corner where the door opens. I think he wants to come in but he is shedding and I like to keep him out of the bedrooms because it is no fun trying to sleep with cat hair all over the bed.

Which colors should I pick up for my kitchen, bedroom doors and walls? I just bought a new flat, not too big. Most of my furnitures are pine wood. They appear to be the original wood color. So what colors should I choose for my living room,bedroom, study and my children's room walls? And what color should I paint my door of kitchen and bedrooms. Thank you!

Do you close your bedroom doors? Or do you let your baby roam the entire house? Do you let your baby go in and out of all the rooms (without supervision) .. or do you close the doors of the bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. while your baby roams the house?

Do closed interior doors (bedroom) affect the performance of central a/c? If the bedroom door are closed the majority of the time, will that affect the performance / efficiency of the central heating and a/c system? I have heard that it does, but my kids want to keep their doors closed during the day when no one is home to keep the dogs out. Just curious if this affects the a/c system or not.

Why do people shut bedroom doors in movies? In movies, people always shut bedroom doors at night. What's the reasoning behind this? As a parent, that makes me feel uneasy because I couldn't hear if anything was wrong (like an intruder in the house or other emergency).

Bedroom Doors Open or Closed for Children? Ok, here is a question. If you are a parent, do you require that your child(ren)'s bedroom remain open or closed? For children, do your parents require that your bedroom doors be open or closed? I grew up in a household where my bedroom door had to be open, and I know some parents who still require that. But, others believe it is important for children to have privacy, therefore permitting the doors to be closed. What are the opinions out there? Which do you do? Why? Thanks for answering!

Is this a fire code to have locks in your bedroom doors like for privacy? because i think my owner goes in when I'm not home i only put my bedroom doors lock when I'm not there she told me is a fire code to have keys to my bedroom doors is this true because i never heard of this till now leaving in NEW JERSEY all my life is this true

how much does it cost to replace bedroom doors? my sister being a genius kicks the bedroom dorr and it broke a HUGE hole in it. my dad is gonna be home in 2 hours and he will FILP!!!!! and somehow i am gonna be dragged into this whole thing.

how do you decorate your bedroom doors so it looks victorian or antique? and classy? where do you buy that from? how do you attach it to the doors? thanks.

Does your house have locks on the bedroom doors? also, do you think locks on bedrooms are a good idea or a bad idea? I dont see how they could be a bad idea but my mom is dead set against them. the frustrating thing is that no one in my family know how to knock except for me. I swear they are retarded.

Im moving into a home thats trim around bedroom doors and and hallway is not in the best ship can I paint it? Would it be better to just replace rather than paint or could painting be an inexpensive fix? Could I use some type of top coat to keep it from chipping easily?

I want to have elegant stencils above bedroom doors or around frame? I want them to give a victorian look to the doors, something like crown molding. any ideas? thanks

Is it better to have bedroom doors opened or closed while running the A/C?

why does it matter what adults do behind their bedroom doors? gays and lesbians are NOT child molesters and don't try to turn people into being gay (which can't be done anyway) so just leave them alone and let them be happy and get married if they want.

What do you think about Glass french doors on a bedroom? There is a bedroom in a friends basement and they are putting in glass french doors to allow for natural light b/c there are no windows in the room. I personally think that they should be solid, allowing for more privacy.

How do you align doors on MFI bedroom furniture? Bought some bedroom furniture. Everything has gone up smoothly but I need to correct the doors. Anyone got any good tips?

Should children's bedroom doors be closed at night? I remember being told as a kid that it was a fire safety issue and that we couldn't leave our doors open in case of fire.

can having bedroom doors closed cause a higher electric bill?? i wanting to know because my step dad doesnt allow our doors to be closed cause he say i cause the bill to be higher i think its just a personal problem he has im wanting to know this because my step dad hs a problem with my door being closed yes i mean when the ac on but the thermostat is in the living room i have a ceiling fan in my room so i dont understand how it would create a higher electric bill

How much do bedroom doors run? The only hardware store near me is lowes. So thats gonna have to be the place. In my room there is another room without a door. And my rooms really big and it gets hot. [my air conditioner is little and it's not cooling both rooms well] so i want to get a door to help keep my room cool. I've tried curtains, they work well but a door would be better. just a plain door would be fine.

I want to paint my bedroom closet doors? "Not sure how to describe but the doors open in a v shape and are rasied with beveled strips. Its a very dark mahogony color and i want to paint that a blonde color, i know i need to sand them first, but which paint would i use? and how do i paint so that all areas in between each beveled strip is covered?" in Yahoo! Answers

Have some flat pack bedroom furniture and want to paint doors and drawer fronts? I have some built flat pack furniture and wife wants a revamp in bedroom and wants the green doors and drawer fronts painting another colour ! Is the surface of this furniture melamine over chipboard? can you get paint for this job ? and will it stay looking good if painted as i am concerned about chipping ect?

why does my male cat who is 4 years old. only pee in beds.we have to keep the bedroom doors closed? if we dont close the doors he will pee on all the beds at some point. He will not pee anyplace else but his litterbox r beds

how can I make bedroom doors and cabinet doors look antique? do you have the website also? thanks.

I'm trying to cut on my electric bill, so I was wondering if I should close bedroom doors?

Anyone know of a company that sells rolling interior doors, similar to barn doors, for room such as a bedroom? My condo features unfinshed walls and several half walls. I'd like to add a door to my bedroom to keep out pets and add some privacy. I have seen some condos that half special barn or warehouse doors the roll on a large exterior wheel/roller. I cannot use a hanging door on a track nor a pocket door. I'd like the door to work on a series of rollers on each side of the threshold. I want the door to roll from right to left. Very similar to sliding doors yet I want rollers and no installed track. Hard to explain, yet I've seen it once, but I have found very little on the net concerning where to get the door and specialty hardware. Surely some sort of specialty interior design company makes this product. Any website, contact info is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

How do I make my bedroom and bathroom doors stay still? Half of the doors in my house either swing closed or open on their own. They don't stay where you put them. I have to stick a shoe in front to keep them still.

When running central air, is it better to leave bedroom doors open or close to keep them cooler?

I have a mobile home with 80 X 16 -6 separate outside doors, bedroom,shower,sink,toilet? It would be for a out of town job room for employees - per diem. Does anyone know what you could use it for or sell it?

I have sliding closet doors in the bedroom and they are on a track.? one of the doors has the piece that fits into the bottom track broken off...can this small piece which makes the slide freely back and forth be replaced? right now they are just hanging there from the top track and cannot slide because i cannot put them in the track because that piece is broken. help, please.

My bedroom doors act kinda weird? i have a door the leads to a hall and another door that leads to my bathroom and every time one is not fully closed but not open (for example when it seems closed because it it touching the side where the wall turns into the frame of the door, you could still push it open without turning the knob) and when I open the fully closed door,the slightly closed one opens too. wtf? it also does the same thing when you close one of the doors... so when i close one and the other is half closed, that one closes too!!

I would like to know how many people leave their bedroom closet doors open or closed?

Frosted glass sliding doors for a built-in closet in bedroom? My aunt has a French frosted glass sliding door for her closet in her bedroom, but I think that she had a get a professional to make it for her, because I don't know. I was thinking of getting the same thing, except maybe with stencils etched into it, but I don't know how much it would cost. Can anyone tell me where I could get one and how much it would cost?

Can curtains be used tactfully as a cover for a bedroom closet instead of doors? The tract for our current doors is horrible and I don't want to waste the time and expense to buy a new tract and doors(the current ones would have to go).

How to get a bedroom door from sticking? One of my bedroom doors keeps sticking to the door frame. It's like the paint sticks to each other. Is there anyway to stop this without sanding down and repainting? I don't want to put cooking oil on it either. Paraffin wax? Is this something of a liquid?

how do I keep a bedroom door from autoclosing? There are a couple of bedroom doors in my house that automatically close unless you put something in front of them to keep them open. Does anyone have any quick fixes for this problem besides putting something in front of the door? My problem is that they don't close quite all the way, and then our puppy goes in them and can't get back out. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks.

How can I decorate old ceiling to floor closet doors in my bedroom? We don't have much money to spend but we wanna do something natural looking, our room has an Native American design and color scene. "scheme" I meant....

How can I soundproof the doors that lead from my bedroom to my roommates' bedroom? I live in a railroad style apartment and one of my roommates has very loud nights. I don't want to move out, since I really like it here; however, I've got to do something about the noise! Is there a low-cost way of soundproofing the double doors that lead to his room? The doors are wooden. I can't replace them, since I don't have the money to, plus I won't be living here permanently.

No bedroom door in apartment. What can I put there that won't do much damage to the walls? I have two cats and I love them dearly, but I am alergic. I want to keep them out of my bedroom. My problem is that my apartment has no bedroom door for some reason. It is not a doorway with the door removed, there simply was never a place to put one. The entrance is like a hallway. The cats can jump over baby gates. I've looked at some temporary screen doors, but all the models I've seen will let them in easily. Any suggestions would be great.

How to use "key" to unlock bedroom door? Hi, The previous owners had a thin metal L-shaped key to open the bedroom doors. I just can't get it to work. Help, please! They're kwikset locks that you pinch and turn a quarter turn on the one side, and have a small hole on the other side. Thank you!! FYI- there is no "flat part" to the key. I just can't seem to find the right place to put that long end of the key. And, do I turn just the key, or the key AND the doorknob to get it open?

what are my bedroom doors made of? they look like wood. but someone told me they are not wood and they are hollow inside. thanks.

are there kits available to patch bedroom doors that have been cracked?

What is stronger a regular bedroom door or wall inside a house? I want to learn to do an acro trick and i need a mattress. I would do it outside but i cant bring the mattress outside. So now i need to do it inside my house. I need the wall for this trick. I need to know if a wall of the inside of my house is stronger then my bedroom door OR if my bedroom door is stronger than the wall in my house. I need to know asap, and because i want to practice without smashing a hole into my wall with my foot. Please answer. Thanks.

How can i lock my bedroom door to stop people coming in without a lock? My bedroom door i want to lock from the outside but i don't want an actual lock, so when i go college noone will be able to enter my room? My bedroom door is made out of pine and is this actually possible if so how? Thanks

How do you fix a bedroom door? My four-year-old son thought that he'd be funny and hang on the door knob of his bedroom door. In doing this, he has stripped all the hinge holes. What is the best way to repair these holes so that I can still be able to screw the hinges back in and utilize the same door? I don't want to have to replace the door. If it matters, it's a solid door; not one of the hollow ones.

I just moved in to a new house and there are no closet doors in the master bedroom. I am renting it so I? really dont want to buy new ones. I need some tips on decorating to cover the clothes. I was thinking I could put some kind of nice drapes with a few plants up on the shelves. What do you think?

How do you replace a bedroom door? Something went through the bedroom door so we got a replacement, only the replacement has three hinges and the door frame only has a place for two. How can we put the door up.

Is it bad feng shui to place a mirror facing a bedroom door? The mirror will be placed on a wall facing the bedroom door w/c is about a meter away from the bedroom door. Please answer asap!

How do I open the bedroom door accendatally latched and got locked? The door latch was in lock position and I dragged the door form outside. There in None inside bedroom, to open. How does the locksmith open? Refill did not work, did i do any thing wrong?

How do i insulation my loft doors 2 in 1 bedroom.Floor standing.? I use these door often as 1 as the boiler in.And the other is for storage. The door depth is around 4 half inches.Dont want to use the insulation that is ichy.

How would I go about installing a lock on my bedroom door? I have a sister who steals absolutely everything she can from me: clothes, deodorant, movies, shoes, etc. You name it, she's taken it from me. I have decided that I cannot take it anymore. I would like to install a lock (preferably key-opened) on my bedroom door. I am not terribly handy, so I would love for it not to be overly-complicated. I would love basic instructions/ideas, materials and where to get them, and maybe an estimate of how difficult this will be. Thanks to everyone who tries to help with my pest problem.

Hello...What can i put for a bedroom door that doesnt have a bedroom door? I want to know..if my bedroom dosen't have a door and i am unable to put one in...what can i put it as a way to give my bedroom privacy and seperate it from the rest of the apartment??

How can I seal a BIG gap under my bedroom door? I have a big (3 inch or more) gap between my bedroom door and the hardwood floor. No available 'door sweeps' seem to be large enough. Does anyone have any ideas on something I can use to block this gap? I rent so I don't want to do anything too permanent.

How do I get into a locked bedroom when the door knob has no hole? I have accidentally locked my guest bedroom door and there is no hole in the knob. There are not screws on the knob either - just a little indentation. How do I pick the lock?

Can a bedroom door be made to swing out of the room instead of into the room? The house is old and the bedroom is small and the door hits the bed when it is opened. I was thinking I could make it swing out into the hallway leaving the hinges on the same side and the door knob on the same side but not sure how to proceed. It is old woodwork and don't want to damage it. Any advice? The trim of the door jamb that stops the door is rounded on one side and flat on the other. I am thinking this would also have to be changed. How do you get that off without damage?

how to stop my cat from banging my bedroom door? Due to my allergies i can't let my cat into the bedroom. But she would stay in front of the door banging and whining so loud that she keeps me from sleeping! How can i stop her?

What is the easiet and cheapest way to soundproof my bedroom door? The door into my bedroom is connected directely to the living room. Other people in my house may be watching TV or talking in the living room after I go to sleep. I am pretty sure tha the door is the main source of the sound leak into my room. What is the best, cheapest material to soundproof my door with? Price matters more than quality to me. How would I install the soundproofing material? Superglue? Thank you in advance!

How do I get part of a doorknob out of my locked bedroom door? My 4 year old son (yes, he's too smart for his own good) locked my bedroom door, and tried to "fix it" by using his daddy's screwdriver and taking the doorknob off. The problem is the locking mechanism is still stuck in the door. How do I get it out without breaking the door down?

How do I keep my cat from ripping apart the carpet outside my bedroom door in the morning? We lock him out because he won't stop playing on the bed and bothering us in the morning, while we are trying to sleep. He has decided that in order to get our attention he will sit outside the bedroom door and meow, as well as scratch the hell out of the carpet and door. Anyone have any good solutions for this? I've thought about putting him in his portable crate when he does it, but I know he would cry a lot.

how do i fix this? paint on the bedroom door has cracks? we live in an apartment, we arent planning to move anytime soon... this picture is of the bedroom door. In the bathroom this is also the case except I feel there are real cracks in the door that have just been painted over? what can i do? if there are cracks in the wood is there some way to remove the paint and then smooth them out? any ideas?

What would you consider a "Super Freak" to be in the bedroom behind closed doors? I personally think it is a person going beyond the call of duty to satisfy the one he/she is with sexually. Latina Bonita: You know what I am talking about girl, you are always telling the truth. Mari: Once the deed is done, you will notice Kat in a dream world, on cloud 9 and mentioning my name alot more. Her new address will be in a city called "XT-C", lol.

How do you fix a door knob so it will lock? (On a bedroom door)? I want to lock my bedroom door, but when you turn the little thing to lock it, it doesn't lock. I know it locks because I've done it before, but I think someone took it apart and fixed it so it won't. Any help? (tell me if you need more details)

I want an alarm for my bedroom door? My family and I are moving pretty soon and I want to to make my space something fantastic and different. To make my space feel more superior and even secure from my little brother and cousins (Im 17), I want a small alarm for my bedroom door. Something even with an access code would be nice.