Replacing a door with a curtain has some practical considerations, but talking purely aesthetics it can be a simple switch that can really soften your entrances and still allow for a 'door' when needed.

In addition to just being better looking than standard closet doors—like a rippled, textural accent wall rather than a door at all—the curtain also maxes out the space in your room because you...

One of the oldest alternative doorway treatments is a pair of curtains. Originally, curtains were popular for outside doors to cut down on drafts. This style was often carried to interior doorways. You can use fabric, reed or beaded curtains for a dramatic and unexpected pop to your décor.

A curtain was an ideal solution, softening the space, covering what needed concealing, and posing no clearance problems. {i ditched the closet doors, and instead of replacing them with bifold, i hung curtains instead}

I posted my room yesterday, and a comment made me wonder: does anyone else use curtains instead of doors? I hate having my back to doors, I don't like the brown color, and I feel I can hide or stash more things with curtains.