Our customer, James, was looking for a great gift for his wife and figured out that a good looking door on her home office would surprise and please her.  We’ve completed several projects like this for customers in Houston.  Adding a French door to a bedroom is a great way to make it into a home office.  The glass in the door lets the person in the office stay connected to the activities in the home while the door keeps the noise from the home out of the office.  With the large number of people working from home these days, French doors are a great home improvement idea that will add value to the home.

Once he settled on the idea of getting his wife a door, James looked first to the big box stores, but  they could only sell him the door and have it installed; getting the door finished was not a service they offered.  James was looking for someone that could do a complete project, so he turned to Interior Door Concepts.

During our free in-home consultation, we measured the door we were to replace, and talked to James about the various options for the door.  Since he’d found the 15-lite door fitted with clear tempered lites (glass) at the big box store, that is the one he selected.  Interior Door Concepts has access to a wide variety of doors and glass styles to fit all tastes, so we are not limited to doors like the one James bought.

With the door selected, we discussed the stain process.  We use Sherwin-Williams standard stain colors.  The stain, when applied to the doors, will be unique each time because the wood under the stain impacts the color of the stain.  Even on a single door, the color of the stain will vary across the door as the grain changes.  James wanted to get as close to the color of his floor as possible, so we selected “Warm Chestnut” as the color, since it has some red in it that is similar to the color of James’ laminate floor.

With the details established, we returned to our shop and assembled the materials.  We cut and sanded the door, then hand-rubbed the stain into the door.  After the stain dried, we sprayed two coats of polyurethane onto the doors, with a light steel wool brushing between coats.

After the door had a weekend to cure, we took the door to James’ house and installed it in place of the old, ugly, flat door in just a few minutes.  James opted to have us re-install his existing hardware, but many of our customers instead opt to upgrade to new designer-grade hardware.  The designer-grade hardware comes in a variety of styles and finishes that compliment any interior design.

James and his wife were very pleased with the results.  We would like the opportunity to