What to do with ugly doors?

Our house, like most in our neighborhood, has the original doors, or doors that have been hung, painted and re-painted over and over again....  replacing them is the ideal option, however, it is not in the budget at this time...  so what to do?

Option one:  a fresh coat of paint... 
 Option 2:  Add a different color paint and some accent colors...
the lower image is a test panel I did to see if I liked the option.. it was okay, but not a permanent option for us....
 Here's the winning option...
A combination of Paint and Wrapping Paper... yes... I said WRAPPING PAPER...

and Fiona has a lovely "Butterfly" doorway to her bedroom....


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