https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d9e9d0dd-bb9a-4325-91d4-7d87ad3f8769 Apply panel molding to a featureless door to create a grand entrance to any room. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Cost: About $50 Time: 4 hours over two days Difficulty: Easy. A miter saw and a pneumatic nail gun make the project go smoothly. Shopping List for How to Dress Up a Hollow-Core Door: 1 1/8-by-1 3/4-inch poplar nose-and-cove molding. Get four 8-footers, 18-gauge 1-inch nails for pneumatic nail gun, Wood glue Wood putty, 120-grit sandpaper, Latex primer and paint, New lockset (optional), Note on proportions: A typical interior four-panel door has three equivalent stiles with a matching top rail and a deeper base rail. Mock up simple patterns cut from cardboard to see what size panels will look best on your door. Tools for How to Dress Up a Hollow-Core Door: Flathead screwdriver, Phillips-head screwdriver, Combination square, Framing square, Miter saw, Clamps, Pneumatic nail gun, Rounded chisel, Mallet, If you're living with builder-grade slab-style doors, just think of them as so many blank canvases. You can mimic the look of a traditional panel door simply by applying frames of molding. It's an easy project with endless possibilities, since you can match the moldings to any existing ones and re-create the look of any panel style you like. Follow along as This Old House contributor Christopher Beidel, owner of Pernt [https://www.perntstudio.com/], a handmade-furniture company in Brooklyn, NY, leads us through the simple steps of adding character to a plain door. Molding: Poplar nose-and-cove molding, $1.20 per linear foot; at home centers. Cut list: 1⅛-by-1¾-inch poplar nose-and-cove molding for the rails: eight @ 8 inches 1⅛-by-1¾-inch poplar nose-and-cove molding for the top stiles: four @ 28 inches 1⅛-by-1¾-inch poplar nose-and-cove molding for the bottom stiles: four @ 18 inches About This Old House TV: This Old House is the No. 1 multimedia home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine, and an information-driven website. This Old House and Ask This Old House are produced by This Old House Ventures, LLC and are presented on PBS by WETA Washington, DC. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Dress Up a Hollow-Core Door | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:29:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d9e9d0dd-bb9a-4325-91d4-7d87ad3f8769 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.