Progress has been made on eradicating the doorway to the bed room, and now that I see this progress, I’m much more enthusiastic about this plan.
The door and the pocket door body have been eliminated, and right this moment, the remainder of the framing will likely be eliminated and the drywall will likely be patched. However right here’s the way it seems to this point.
It’s most likely onerous to inform very a lot from that image, however in particular person, it seems so huge and open and spacious. And as soon as that header is taken out and the ceiling is identical peak all through, it’ll be much more wonderful. I admit that I wasted a lot time yesterday simply standing within the hallway, staring on the spaciousness, and dreaming about what it will appear to be when it’s completed. I can see it in my thoughts’s eye, however I can’t wait to see the remainder of that framing come down right this moment in actuality.
However transferring on. I used to be about to order the double doorways that may go within the present cased opening between the music room and the hallway, however I ended myself as a result of I wasn’t 100% positive about my resolution. I had been envisioning multi-lite French doorways in that opening. I did this mockup a few weeks in the past, and I’ve shared it a few occasions already.
After all, these can be our new bed room doorways now that the pocket door into the bed room has been eliminated, so the glass wouldn’t be clear. I’ve used glass pane doorways in different areas, and I’ve added privateness utilizing window movie. I’m okay with window movie, particularly since it might save tons of of {dollars} over buying French doorways with privateness glass. I used the privateness movie on the door to the grasp toilet…
And I additionally used the privateness movie on a 15-lite door on my studio.
The primary factor I’m at all times fascinated by is the right way to have extra pure gentle in the home. I don’t like turning on lights typically, and I virtually by no means activate lights throughout the day. I choose our home to have as a lot pure gentle as potential for so long as potential, so I attempt to maintain that in thoughts as I make my design selections.
So with that in thoughts, I plan to maneuver the 15-lite door that’s at the moment on the studio and apply it to the present visitor bed room that may quickly turn into the closet and laundry space. That may permit gentle from that room into the hallway.
That doorway into the studio is finally going to be closed up anyway, so I don’t want that door for that room anymore.
And I don’t know when you bear in mind, however at one time, I had a photo voltaic tube put in within the hallway to supply a number of pure gentle to that in any other case darkish space throughout the day. This image was taken proper after it was put in. The sunshine you see isn’t coming from the sunshine fixture. It’s coming from the photo voltaic tube that was put in proper behind the sunshine.
That photo voltaic tube was eliminated after we had the again wall (i.e., the wall with the 2 bed room doorways) moved in to sq. up the room that may turn into the lavatory, and to make the hallway a lot smaller that it was initially. However that photo voltaic tube remains to be there. It’s nonetheless put in on the roof, however the backside half that’s supposed to come back via the ceiling to offer gentle to the room is simply up there within the attic. So for now, it’s offering loads of daylight within the attic.
I’ve been ready for all of my plans to take form earlier than deciding the place to place it. I thought-about placing it someplace within the grasp toilet, or the hallway toilet, or the doorway into the bed room. However now that my plans are in place, I’m going to place it again within the hallway. That may present much more gentle into this space.
So with all of that in thoughts — doorway eliminated to the bed room, 15-lite door on the closet/laundry space, and photo voltaic tube within the hallway — I’ve thought that French doorways with glass in them can be a pleasant alternative for the doorway into the bed room suite.
However I ended in need of really making the acquisition as a result of I couldn’t shake the thought that so many individuals had stated, “There’s no method I’d put doorways with glass on my bed room.” So I additionally did this mockup to see what it could appear to be with stable doorways.
If I went that path, that’s most likely not the precise fashion I might select. However a minimum of we will get an concept of what stable doorways would appear to be there. I just like the look. And it undoubtedly provides extra privateness. I’m simply unsure if I wish to sacrifice the pure gentle that I might get from the hallway into the music room. And because the doorways don’t lead instantly into the bed room, I do marvel if the privateness problem can be a massive deal. Once more, the doorways would have frosted glass, and I’ve by no means felt self-conscious about being within the toilet with the door closed and the shade on the entrance bed room window open.
In order of this second, I’m nonetheless leaning in direction of the doorways with glass except somebody can provide me a really persuasive argument as to why that’s a foul concept. 😀
UPDATE:
Right here’s an alternative choice that was talked about — doorways with half glass. I actually love this feature!
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