Leanne Ford’s Junk Pile Find Became the Most Remarkable Shower Door
When renovating a bathroom, you may feel as though you only have a select few options to choose from when it comes to your shower door — glass, acrylic, or fiberglass. That is, unless you opt to go with a shower curtain. But Leanne Ford proved that you don’t have to be pigeonholed into choosing a glass door if you find it uninspiring. Instead, take a stroll through your local junk yard to see if you can find an unexpected alternative that has a bit of character.
“From trash to treasure!!” Ford captioned a recent Instagram post sharing how she and her designer friend Grace Mitchell opted to install a refurbished steel door in the shower of their Round Top, Texas, farmhouse renovation.
“Grace and I stumbled on this old salvaged door, buried under a pile of others at Jardin De France in Round Top, TX,” Ford wrote in the second slide of her post. “One knowing glance is all it took — we both knew it had to become the shower door at our ‘Round The Round’ project.”
A Vintage Find Became a Unique Shower Door Alternative
Ford continued that she and Mitchell made a few “soulful swaps” in the farmhouse’s bathroom, which had already been modernized — but it was too modern for their liking. So, out went the contemporary glass shower doors, and in went in the old door.
“A fresh coat of paint, Tadelakt right over the existing tile, and unlaquered brass hardware later … suddenly the whole space feels warmer, more welcoming, and entirely ours,” Ford wrote.
And this trash-to-treasure door hack is a great alternative to glass doors that look too modern for a homey space. “You give me courage,” one person wrote in the comments on Ford’s post. “Honestly I look at showers and I’m like: do they HAVE to be like that?”
Another person added, “Love this! I live for the magic of turning found treasures into chef’s kiss moments. Better for your eyes, pocketbook and vibes.”
The shower is now the centerpiece of the farmhouse bathroom, whereas before it was just a plain-old shower. A little thinking outside the box and digging through junk piles really paid off, and now the space is totally one-of-a-kind.