Bedroom Closet Doors.

Remember those big green glass sliding doors from IKEA?  We sure do, they've been laying on the floor all week.  Pretty scary for a couple of double-left-footed klutzes.  The closet wall opening is custom fitted for these doors, but there is a problem: the rails that came with them are custom fitted for a standing cabinet.  Shit.  Four hours and three trips to Home Depot later, the decision's been made:  we're going to IKEA hack those bitches.  We called in an expert, Peter's dad came over and I watched them saw and drill through the irreplaceable rails.

Measure twice, cut once, don't screw it up.

This is what happens when I insist the doors are flush with the wall.  Start over boys.

Those doors are TALL.

Happy customers.  OK, now how bad is that wood trim?

Working into the night, after a few close calls, the doors are up.  Not too happy about the wood trim contrasting with the green doors, but there are bigger things to worry about now.

Score.

Just took the drive out to IKEA.  Got some HUGE green glass sliding doors (they're called PAX) for $50 bucks on clearance.  Regular price: $500.  It looks like we'll have to build a custom rail system for them to fit on anything else except Ikea's freestanding wardrobe.  I think they'll make perfect closet doors for the bedroom, so we incorporated a big enough opening into the building plans for the construction crew.  For now they'll stay in the box.

I'm too tired to think of a witty caption.  Big, green, sleek and slidey.