French Door Transformation With Window Film

Do you have a pair of interior french doors that are screaming out for an update, and you don't know what to do with them? Here is a simple way to update your french doors that you can do as a weekend project (or you could add to your "Honey-Do List"!)

Before - This french door had the ruched fabric attached to small rods on the back of the doors for privacy. While it provided privacy, it was also bulky and a dust collector.

 Then came the idea of window film! It is readily available at your local Lowes or Home Depot in 24" x 36" rolls for around $20 per roll.

Voila! Two panes complete! At this point I was pretty pumped!

It is fairly easy to install.
1. Clean the windows!
2. Measure your window pane.
3. The film comes on a paper backing. This makes it easy to draw out the shape of the film needing to be cut.
4. Using a straight edge and xacto blade, carefully cut along your marked lines.
5. Do not remove paper backing yet! Dry fit into the pane. This way you will know how much to trim off the sides. Trim to fit leaving about a 1/16 of an inch around all sides.
6. Spray a mixture of water and liquid dish soap on the window pane.
7. Remove the paper backing
8. Then place film on the wet window surface.
9. Spray on the top of the film and use supplied squeegee to get out the excess water and air bubbles.

 Here is a side by side comparison. It really works!

Completed project! 40 total window panes took 7 rolls of film (due to pattern) But the final result looks really nice!