When you move into
a home that has tiny bedrooms, you may experience a feeling of
claustrophobia. Or, if you’ve been living in a room whose
small stature is making you feel closed in, you may need a change.
Mirror
closet doors can be your saving grace in both of these
situations.
Adding an expanse of mirrors, like on a closet door system, can
literally double the feeling of a room’s size.
You will be
positively amazed at the difference. In addition to making the space
itself feel larger, it makes it much brighter, because any light in the
room is reflected as well, eliminating any feelings of gloom. For the
fashionista, such a bank of mirrors also provides an excellent dressing
room feel.
Mirror closet doors come in both sliding and
bifold varieties. Both
have their advantages and disadvantages, although both types are easy
to install.
Sliding closet doors’ greatest
advantage is the fact that
they don’t take up much room when they’re opened.
In a small space, this can be a big plus.
However, with sliding doors
in your closet, you can’t see your entire closet at once. One
side will always be covered up by the doors.
This may be alleviated if
your closet is large enough to accommodate triple sliding doors,
because less of the closet will be covered when you open up two of the
sliding panels.
Bi-fold doors have the advantage of opening
up completely, allowing you
to see the entire space at one glance. They do extend somewhat into to
the room, however, which may be a squeeze in tight spaces.
Both sliding and bifold mirror closet doors
install with a track that
runs along the top of the closet door frame. This track is screwed in,
and the doors are hooked onto it with small wheels or rollers.
Bifold
doors also have hardware installed on the floor to keep them from
swinging out of place. Installing either kind of door is an easy
afternoon project for an experienced do-it-yourselfer.
If you need
help, however, someone at your home improvement center can guide you
through it step by step.