An Open and Shut Case
Liven up a door's wooden personality with colorful insets. "If you have commitment fears when it comes to bold patterns, this is a fun way to give one a try," says Shane. For flat-surfaced doors like those shown, cut wallpaper squares or rectangles (find the diagrams and dimensions we used below) and glue in place. Paint pieces of 1-inch lattice wood (sold at home centers) and nail them to the door around the panels. We left 8 inches of space at the bottom of each door and 6 inches at the top, but feel free to think outside these boxes.

The doors in the photo above are 30 inches wide by 84 inches high. Drawings above are not to scale; follow measurements.

Sources (from left): "Kenzan" wallpaper by Romo, $68 per roll, Walnut Wallpaper, 323-932-9166. "Augustine" prepasted wallpaper, $45 per double roll, thibautdesign.com for stores. "Hick's Hexagon" wallpaper by Cole & Son, $110 per double roll, Boston Design Center, 617-449-5506. "Parquetry" wallpaper by Quadrille, $175 per double roll, Design Professionals, designpro@ddbuilding.com