Before & After: French Doors

A few weeks ago we decided to update the window treatments on our french doors. They were masked with a few sets of sheer panels and while they did provide privacy and diffuse some sunlight, I wasn't happy with the appearance. Here is a quick before shot:

Not really doin' much for me... in fact, I could not wait to (gently) rip them off of the doors...

We drove down the street to Home Depot to pick out plain white blinds that would be consistent with the rest of our windows. Of course the pre-boxed blinds were not available in the exact size we needed for the doors. However, the helpful orange bib'ed man in the blinds department custom cut two sets of blinds to my exact measurements. So I left the store with the perfect size blinds and was able to install them the same day, beat that Next Day Blinds. (And by me... I mean the drill wielding man in my life.) Here is an after shot of the new blinds:
I love sitting in the sun room with a cup of coffee before starting the day... I can open up the blinds just enough to let in some light and still block the neighbors view enough so they can't tell I am in my bath robe...
The set of blinds each came with a trim to hide the brackets above the window. Since we used blinds on doors in this case, we bought a few L-shaped brackets to drill into the door below the blinds and super glued them to the bottom slat so the blinds wouldn't slam each time the door is opened or closed. It was a super easy option to update and improve the look of our french doors and since each blind was under $30, it was pretty cost effective too.