Question

Opinions please.  looking to put doors on my office.Opinions please. looking to put doors on my office. I have a rustic/farmhouse/boho style. Do I. 1. Buy white interior regular French doors (or another color/style). Knowing that the doors won’t open all the way and may annoy the shit out of me. 2. Buy a barn door? Knowing the barn door will cross into the little section on the left (while open), possibly make me feel like a prisoner in my office (or make me feel like I’m on a vacation) and might not match the wood floors. I’m so confused! What do y’all think?  

Answer 1

French doors. The barn door style won’t be trendy forever and you’ll get sick of it sooner.  

Answer 2

Barn door

Answer 3

We put barn doors. It just felt more modern for us.  

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@brahmi9773 do you have a picture?  

Answer 4

White French doors

Answer 5

French doors. they're timeless

Answer 6

Google Barn doors with Bypass. You lose being able to open both sides at the same time but you don’t lose either side of your wall. We have on our back porch sliding glass door. We only Use the left side anyway

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Or split barn doors as well

Answer 7

Alexandrea Almodovar from A Lady and Her Tools in downtown does beautiful customer doors and csn help with design

Answer 8

I love the look of barn doors however if you ever decide to change the theme/style of your house from rustic/farmhouse it won’t match where as French can match anything.  

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@caryloncaryn181 this is also a valid concern

Answer 9

White french!  

Answer 10

I think French doors with windows would look nice

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Can’t the doors open inside instead of outside?  

Answer 11

Love barn doors but I think 5 years from now you will want to change them. I personally like to go traditional with the big items and trendy with easier to change items. But you can’t go wrong with what you love and what makes you happy!  

Answer 12

I would do French doors. We have French doors that swing into the office which makes it better.  

Answer 13

What about pocket doors? Then you can open all the way ‍♀️

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@muldrow can’t do it  

Answer 14

White french doors would match the doors on the left side. Maybe with frosted glass ?  

Answer 15

Barn doors

Answer 16

Bi-fold french doors

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@rage30288 love this idea!  

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@rage30288 this is a thing? Where has this been all my life?!?!  

Answer 17

Pocket French door?!?  

Answer 18

Barn door

Answer 19

French doors !  

Answer 20

Double barn door. Have a double rail hung so they can pass through eachother and wont hang over the opening

Answer 21

Bi folds? Pocket doors?  

Answer 22

I have French doors and I can lock one of them so only one side opens or both open. Love them!  

Answer 23

If you did barn I’d do a white door

Answer 24

Here’s what I did in our kitchen. way cheaper than French

Answer 25

You could do a split barn door so one half goes to each side?  

Answer 26

Split barn door in white?  

Answer 27

I would personally recommend the barn door style but that’s just me because I’m rustic myself.  

Answer 28

Same with this space I would do barn doors in heartbeat!  

Answer 29

Barn door

Answer 30

French doors will not go out of style! Will Barn Doors be trendy in 5-10 years! Nobody knows! We have white French doors and I love them!  

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French doors for function too. Ours can be closed and locked.  

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@jereme great point!  

Answer 31

Sliding barn doors for sure with dark hardware for the slides and handles on the door. It would go great with the dark wood you have.  

Answer 32

My office has a door that opens into the room. My dog’s crate is behind the door so I can’t open it all the way and it doesn’t annoy me like I thought it would. I use a door stop to prevent the door from moving.  

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@dhyana I like that!  

Answer 33

Barn door. Paint it to match with the wall color and distress it a bit to make it look more aged for texture

Answer 34

Curtains with suspension rod

Answer 35

French doors

Answer 36

Two Barn doors that slide open on each side. Should fit

Answer 37

Barn door would look great

Answer 38

French doors so the room does t feel closed off.  

Answer 39

White French, I love barns doors but I agree with other posters that the white french is much more timeless

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@fluted agreed. I’m working with a real estate client now who specifically said, “no barnyard (lol) theme, no barn doors, painted cabinets, rustic stuff, grey everything I will have to replace in a few few years! ”  It’s been around for awhile I’m not sure how long it will last! Now, if you love it, get it, you can always replace it! But if you’re looking for timeless I suggest glass French doors!  

Answer 40

We went with split barn doors with frosted glass. They are painted the same color as the trim. We think they will be timeless. These will not encroach into other areas of a room like french doors do. You can’t go wrong with these!  

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@phytoplankton do you have a picture?  

Answer 41

COMPROMISE! Barn door STYLE. slides across, but has FRENCH Windows!  

Answer 42

I love barn doors!  

Answer 43

We are planning to close off our dining room and the opening will look like yours. We love the barn door style and plan to do that.  

Answer 44

You can purchase a kit at Menards to make French doors into a sliding door. We did this many years ago with a kit and wood French doors on our dining room. Google "sliding door hardware kit" and you will see the options. You can attach the kit to most styles of doors. We also have another room that has glass bifold doors and they don't take up much space when they are open either.  

Answer 45

Barn doors!  

Answer 46

Barn doors are going to go out of style at some point (soon), so if you don’t want to have to replace the doors again in the future stick with French doors.  

Answer 47

I think barn doors will need you to take items off the wall

Answer 48

Put a pocket door in .  

Answer 49

Actually 2pocket doors. Has to built in but that would be perfect

Answer 50

I think french doors in black, very classy and modern

Answer 51

I say French doors that open into the office!  

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Yes i have a barn door but the french door would give you more light and you won't seem to be enclosed as much!  

Answer 52

Sliding barn doors

Answer 53

BI FOLD FRENCH DOORS.  

Answer 54

Barn door we have one & looks so nice.  

Answer 55

Barn doors are beautiful, but it might be overwhelming in an office and there will be no light. French doors are very classic