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Coolest Closet Doors I've Seen!

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Home Inspector with Pillar to Post® Professional Home Inspections

I was doing an inspection today in Fauntleroy & I ran into these woven closet doors. They were simply the most gorgeous closet doors that I've ever seen. The home was built in 1932 & my best guess that these are the originals. These would cost a fortune to make today. (I'm sure they were hand made) I told the client I was going to make her closet door famous! If anyone has seen doors similar to these or knows if anyone manufactures anything close to this I would love to hear from you.

Front View

Woven Closet Doors Front View

Side View

Stacked Woven Sliders

4 Door Woven Closet

Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

I have seen similar doors on the islands of O'ahu and Guam. They are cool looking doors.

Oct 24, 2008 03:48 PM
Lisa Friedman
Alliance Realtors - Bedminster, NJ
Central New Jersey Real Estate

Wow, those are very interesting - I've never seen anything like them.  Thank you for posting!

Oct 24, 2008 04:11 PM
Scott Baker
Pillar to Post® Professional Home Inspections - Maple Valley, WA
Home Inspection, South & Southeast King County

Maria- I have never been to Guam, but they do have a South Pacific look to them.

Lisa- Thank you for looking. I see a lot of strange, stranger & sometimes cool stuff. I guess I'll go with the motto....."Sharing is Caring" LOL

Oct 24, 2008 04:16 PM
Tim Mancuso
Independent Coach, Trainer & Consultant - Gilbert, AZ
Elite Sales Coach - GROW SMART

Those are FABULOUS - thanks for sharing and for taking the time to get pics.

I agree that they have a S. Pacific look to them, however I could see them working with many different decors / themes / styles as well. Someone must be making something similar, I'd be interested to see what people come up with here and post.

These would be super for a beach cottage or summer home - I'll be watching this one: anyone have ideas?

-Tim!

Oct 24, 2008 04:33 PM
Ashley Berg
Realty Executives BRIO - Seattle, WA
Seattlenulls Green Real Estate Agent

They sure are gorgeous.

Oct 24, 2008 04:35 PM
BethAnn Long
RE/MAX Inland Empire - Spokane, WA
Realtor, CRS, e-PRO, CLHMS Spokane Wa Real Estate

Wow! Thanks for sharing, very cool. Never seen anything like them!

Oct 24, 2008 05:02 PM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

These are pretty interesting. Don't think have ever seen any like them and agree with you it likely would cost a lot to make them today. Thanks for sharing.

Oct 24, 2008 05:53 PM
Bob White
Woodland Home Inspections - Cartersville, GA

When I was a kid in the 50's / 60's, the next door neighbors had a woven fence -- Turn those doors sidways and they're dead ringers.... 

Oct 24, 2008 06:02 PM
Scott Baker
Pillar to Post® Professional Home Inspections - Maple Valley, WA
Home Inspection, South & Southeast King County

Tim- I agree in a beach house would be cool. All you see now a days is 6 panel, mirrored and flat. Maybe you had to be there and my pictures don't tell the whole story. This was a very simple home with out of this world closet doors.

Ashley-Yep

BethAnn- I agree! Want them in my house!

Bob & Carolin- Cost a lot? We are all in real estate. Business is booming right? I thought money grew on trees! (until 2 years ago) LOL

Bob W- My first memories start in the 70's. ( nice rhyme) Never seen anything like this and I have been in thousands of homes.

 

Oct 24, 2008 08:33 PM
Carl Winters
Canyon Lake, TX

I know they would be expensive but I think there would be a market in some of these custom homes. Very nice.

Oct 25, 2008 02:22 PM
Scott Baker
Pillar to Post® Professional Home Inspections - Maple Valley, WA
Home Inspection, South & Southeast King County

Carl & Ceil- I agree. I think there would be a market for these in custom homes.

Oct 28, 2008 10:27 AM