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Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

08/12/2013 By Charlene 15 Comments

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Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

 

Like many of you, we have had tons of little home improvement and DIY projects this summer.

We (ok me) seem to always be tinkering away at some project or another- so much so that I often feel like Norm at Cheers when I hit the local Home Depot store.

This was one little project we did several months ago that is so affordable and so easy I wanted to mention it to you.  This is a great way to add a little more curb appeal to your home.

One of the things we did this summer was replace the garage door.  The prior homeowner had run into the garage door with a car (yes I am serious) and put a dent in it.  The dent created issues with the support of the door and after band aid repairs for about 2 years we finally needed to replace the whole darn thing for safety issues.

Replacing your garage door can be a little bit spendy and we did quite a bit of research.  We wanted the swanky doors with windows and fancy hardware and such but finally settled on a fairly plain door that matched what we had previously. (To the tune of $1500- boo!)

Once that was installed my husband surprised me by coming home with a little hardware kit.  The kits can be found for about $35 at stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot and they are often found near the new garage doors.   They have fancy names like “Decorative Garage Door Strap Hinges” and such. They are super easy to install and it turns a plain garage door into a carriage style door for a fraction of the price.

I thought it was a really nice improvement and makes the plain door we bought look much more expensive.

So here is the before shot:

Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

So just a subtle little change but I think it makes a big difference.  And believe it or not we didn’t paint the garage door- I just shot pics a few hours apart and holy cow that made a big difference!

And to install the hardware is super easy- it took about 30 minutes for my husband to do it.

You simply place your hardware onto the garage and mark your holes. Drill a few small pilot holes in the garage door.

Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

 

And then mount the hardware and drill in the screws.  It attachs firmly to the door- these have been on our garage for several months now and you can see they lay perfectly flat.

Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

 

And here is one more before picture of the entire house:

Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

And after:

Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

Has anyone else purchased one of these kits?  You can take a look at Home Depot.com and just search for Garage Hardware and several options will come up.  I can see similar hardware sets for just $20!   Order online and pick up in store to make things super easy.

Quick & Easy DIY Garage Door Upgrade

Check out my Home Board on Pinterest for lots more ideas to jazz up your house.

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Ariana says

    08/12/2013 at 4:46 PM

    Love this look!

  2. Karen says

    08/12/2013 at 5:56 PM

    Love it!!
    What a great idea 🙂

  3. Sandra says

    08/12/2013 at 6:14 PM

    What an awesome idea!!! I would never have thought of this. Thanks Charlene…you are always so crafty and creative!!!

  4. Desiree says

    08/12/2013 at 8:13 PM

    I love the added details! What a difference those little changes made. They look great.

  5. Jennifier W. says

    08/13/2013 at 2:16 PM

    Wow! Looks great! I will have to suggest this to my husband!

  6. Eric, a Garage Door Fan says

    09/05/2013 at 10:31 AM

    This made a huge difference – way to go!!

  7. Dolly McConnell says

    09/18/2013 at 9:04 AM

    I see. It really made a difference. Great too that it is very cheap. Can’t believe that such simple stuff can make wonders. Thanks a lot for sharing the ideas.

  8. Nikki says

    09/25/2013 at 10:12 AM

    I love how something so small can make such a big impact! I’m always looking for simple ways to update that won’t break the bank. Great idea! Thanks so much!

  9. Sara says

    10/31/2013 at 10:25 PM

    That looks great!!

  10. Theuria says

    03/12/2014 at 3:45 AM

    Love your way of thinking!

  11. jennifer says

    04/10/2014 at 2:05 AM

    Hi! Will your garage doors still go up with the hardware in place?

  12. Charlene says

    04/10/2014 at 8:15 AM

    Jennifer– absolutely! You shouldn’t have any trouble at all with performance.

  13. shelley says

    01/15/2015 at 12:57 PM

    love it! so much more distinguished looking!

  14. Charlene says

    01/15/2015 at 1:52 PM

    Thank you very much Shelley!

  15. Mark Brown says

    04/17/2020 at 3:37 AM

    Great tip! It looks absolutely amazing!

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