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 in the present day, the remainder of the framing might be eliminated and the drywall might be patched. However right here’s the way it seems thus far.
It’s in all probability laborious to inform very a lot from that image, however in individual, it seems so extensive 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 superb. I admit that I wasted a lot time yesterday simply standing within the hallway, staring on the spaciousness, and dreaming about what this can 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 in the present day in actuality.
However transferring on. I used to be about to order the double doorways that can 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 determination. 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 could 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 may possibly save a whole bunch 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 principle factor I’m at all times interested by is the right way to have extra pure mild in the home. I don’t like turning on lights typically, and I nearly by no means activate lights through the day. I desire our home to have as a lot pure mild as potential for so long as potential, so I attempt to hold that in thoughts as I make my design choices.
So with that in thoughts, I plan to maneuver the 15-lite door that’s at present on the studio and apply it to the present visitor bed room that can quickly turn into the closet and laundry space. That may permit mild from that room into the hallway.
That doorway into the studio is ultimately going to be closed up anyway, so I don’t want that door for that room anymore.
And I don’t know if you happen to bear in mind, however at one time, I had a photo voltaic tube put in within the hallway to supply a number of pure mild to that in any other case darkish space through 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 once we had the again wall (i.e., the wall with the 2 bed room doorways) moved in to sq. up the room that will turn into the lavatory, and to make the hallway a lot smaller that it was initially. However that photo voltaic tube continues to be there. It’s nonetheless put in on the roof, however the backside half that’s supposed to come back by means of the ceiling to provide mild 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 mild 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 could be a pleasant alternative for the doorway into the bed room suite.
However I ended in need of truly making the acquisition as a result of I couldn’t shake the thought that so many individuals had mentioned, “There’s no manner 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 strong doorways.
If I went that path, that’s in all probability not the precise fashion I might select. However no less than we will get an concept of what strong doorways would appear to be there. I just like the look. And it undoubtedly offers extra privateness. I’m simply undecided if I wish to sacrifice the pure mild that I might get from the hallway into the music room. And for the reason that doorways don’t lead immediately into the bed room, I do marvel if the privateness challenge is mostly 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 until somebody may give me a really persuasive argument as to why that’s a nasty concept. 😀
UPDATE:
Right here’s an alternative choice that was talked about — doorways with half glass. I actually love this selection!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
